Can Chiropractic Adjustments Lower Your Blood Pressure?

San Francisco Executive Express Chiropractor Comments:

There has been some favorable research lately that supports what chiropractors have known for a while...that Atlas subluxations (misalignments) in the upper cervical spine (neck) can cause an increase in blood pressure. And that adjusting (correcting the misalignment) these subluxations with chiropractic treatment can cause blood pressure to drop, or normalize.

The most recent blood pressure study was done at the University of Chicago and published in the American Journal of Hypertension...these results are real.

In chiropractic college, we learn quickly that the upper cervical spine is "Houston Control"...your brain stem is here.   Your brain stem connects the brain to the spinal cord. There are some very vital functions in addition to blood pressure that are regulated by the brain stem. Functions like breathing air, digesting food, and circulating blood. Subluxations up here can wreak havoc. The last thing you want is pressure on your brain stem.

When I do an initial exam at Executive Express Chiropractic in downtown San Francisco, I always check the Atlas...no matter what the patient came in for.

And get this...the Atlas Vertebrae...is also the most freely movable vertebrae in your spine...it is what enables you to turn your head back and forth. Because of this, it is more prone to subluxations than any other bone in your body.