We measure brainwaves while you are under stress to determine how well your nervous system is functioning. The different types of brainwaves that we measure are; Beta, Theta, Aplha, SMR. These brainwaves should be used at different times for different reasons. Here is a general description of when these brainwaves should be used. Beta- Processing information, Responding to stress. Theta- Relax and recovery Alpha- Relax and recovery SMR(Sensory Motor Rhythm)- Used for postural muscle control. Increases when relaxed.

Can Chiropractic Help With...?

This is something we get asked a lot. Most people want to know if chiropractic care can help them with a specific symptom they or someone they know is experiencing. My answer to your surprise is usually yes, but it warrants an explanation.

The reason is simple, if the chiropractic care you receive is aimed at restoring balance to the nervous system then most of the time it will reduce or eliminate a lot of common ailments. Your nervous system is the control and coordinating center for the entire body, so all function is determined by how your nervous system interprets information from the environment and then reacts to that information.

The more appropriate and proportionately your brain and spinal cord respond the better you will adapt to situations. You must not only respond to the environment but recover from the events that occur as well. If you insure an appropriate and proportionate response coupled with the ability to recover the less susceptible to illness and injury you will be. The latest research states that 90% of all illness and disease is directly related to how you respond to stimulus.

If you are experiencing symptoms that is a sign that your nervous system is having issues dealing with the environment. The nervous system will always play a role in the disease process, so making sure it is functioning properly should be your first line of defense against illness or injury not your last resort.

Call and schedule a Stress Response Evaluation to see how your Nervous System is dealing. 734-244-4383

Sudden Cardiac Death

New research in the Neurocardiac field is showing that sudden unexpected heart attacks from disruptive life events in seemingly healthy individuals is directly related to the nervous systems influence over the heart.

It seems that a sudden increase in stimulation too the nervous system will cause elevation in catecholemines, which is a stress hormone. This increased level of hormone has a toxic effect on direct contact with heart tissue and is what causes the attack to occur.

These disruptive life events were categorized the following way:
1) Collapse or Death of a close person
2) Acute Grief
3) Threat of loss of a close person
4) During mourning or an anniversary
5) Loss of status or self-esteem
6) Personal danger or threat of injury
7) After danger is over
8) Reunion or triumph

All were said to involve overwhelming excitation, giving up, or both.

A lack of balance in the body's ability to deal with stress has serious implications and consequences. It is directly related to how your brain and spinal cord transmit information. If there is interference to this information then there will be inappropriate responses. Sudden Cardiac Death is an inappropriate response to the disruptive life events listed above.

1) MA Samuels, The Brain-Heart Connection (part 1), Contemporary Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, Circulation. 2007;116:77-84.

Interesting Fact About the Brain

The weight of your brain is only about 3% of your total body weight, yet it uses 20% of your energy.

Stress, The Nervous System, and Immunity

Stress will activate your autonomic nervous system, and lead to an increase in stress hormones being released. Hormones like; epinephrine, nor epinephrine, and glucocorticoids. These hormones act on the immune system and increase activity and also bring the body back to base line. A short term increase in immunity will follow, but if the stress is prolonged then an actual decrease in immunity will occur and possibly lead to auto immune disease.

In fact long term exposure or elevated levels of glucocorticoids(stress hormones) has been linked to a host of problems. Too name a few...fatigue, muscle atrophy, diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, reproductive decline, and immune suppression.

Do you know how your nervous system is reacting to stress and how that is effecting your body? Do you want to find out? Call Now 734-244-4383. Or visit our website www.chiromonroe.com

Pain and the Nervous System

The only reason you percieve pain is due to the Nervous System. As a matter of fact, pain or any symptom for that matter is simply the manifestation of an unbalanced Nervous System. The more unbalanced you are the more suseptable to illness and injury you become.

If you would like to discuss this matter further and how it applies to your health: call for a free consultation 734-244-4383.

Stress and Cholesterol

Long term stress plays a serious role in cholesterol levels. This is how...stress be it real or perceived causes the release cholesterol from the liver into the blood stream. Why? If your brain perceives a threat it prepares and calls into action a host of physiologic responses. One of the responses is to prepare for bleeding, or to stop bleeding. Cholesterol contains sticky platelets, and this is what your body uses to stop bleeding and form clots. This response occurs whether you are actually getting ready to fight a bear or you get cut off on the way to work. The degree of the response is what matters. So you can feel free to eat all the egg yolks you want, but take a minute to relax, breath, and get into the chiropractor to get your nervous system balanced. At our office we actually measure how your nervous system is responding to stress. Call for a consultation 734-244-4383.