Allergies In New York NY

Allergies affect millions of people in the United States and can interfere with your quality of life. An allergy is an overreaction of the immune system as it thinks it is being invaded by a parasite rather than a food or harmless allergen in the environment and therefore it rallies its defenses to fight off the enemy.

Chiropractic care can help with allergies in New York NY by reducing stress to the nervous system, enhancing immune system functions by removing subluxations and supporting your overall general health. A subluxation is when one or more of the spinal bones is misaligned into an abnormal position. When that bone is out of place it causes irritation to the nerve structure and interferes with the flow of nerve energy throughout the body.

It is the nerve interference associated with the subluxation that causes the nerve system to be hyper excitable, causing increased sensitivity to allergens (things in the environment or foods) that start the allergic reaction. Once the chiropractor removes any nerve interferences and your body’s immune system is running at an optimal level again, you are able to deal with the invading allergens without as severe of an allergic reaction (the sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes).

Many patients who have come to the office for chiropractic care due to common back and neck pains have also noticed a difference in the severity of their allergies, both everyday and seasonal. This often comes as a surprise to them, but is a very welcomed added benefit of their treatment.

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Chiropractic has been used to treat these common allergies in New York NY:

• Food
• Pollen
• Grass
• Pet Dander/Saliva
• Dust
• Mold
• Perfume

Allergy Symptoms

• Runny nose
• Sneezing
• Watery/itchy eyes
• Asthma
• Frequent ear infections
• Sinus headaches
• Nasal polyps
• Muscle/joint pain
• Fatigue

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Natural Allergy Relief

Chiropractic care is a natural alternative to help with your allergies. Many people who suffer from allergies use over-the-counter medicine to reduce and manage symptoms, but this form of therapy ignores the cause of the allergic reaction, not to mention, taking these medications every day can be harmful to your body.

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What are Allergies ?

First of all, it must be understood that our brain controls all activities and structures in our body through the communication pathways in our spine. These nerves, originating in the brain, exit through spaces in the spinal column to supply every structure in your body. If the communication is blocked by any factor, most commonly misalignment of bones in your spine, dysfunction of that structure supplied by that nerve occurs.

In the case of allergies, the nerves supplying the immune system have been damaged by the bones in your spine causing them to be hyperactive. Where a person with a healthy/aligned spine would be able to adapt to a stressor such as an allergen, a person with nerve interference due to a vertebral misalignment views it as a threat and is unable to adapt. This helps explain why one person eating seafood at a restaurant may break out in a rash or have a wild fit of sneezing, and another person eating the same food simply enjoys their dinner.

To understand this concept, we can use the analogy of filling up a bucket. The bucket will represent our ability to accommodate, react, and adapt to the various stresses in life. As everyone knows, a bucket is made to hold only so much water or in this instance stress. To fill our buckets, chemical, emotional, traumatic, and allergic stressors all contribute. As long as our nerves are communicating with our immune systems properly, we can continue to adapt to these forms of stress and our buckets should never reach a point where they overflow. However, in some people, their nervous system is functioning improperly, and as a result, their immune system overreacts to normal stresses causing allergic reactions.

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How can I keep my bucket from overflowing?

Our chiropractors at 57th Street Chiropractic have been trained not to directly help with allergies, but to locate these areas in the spine that may be causing the interference that is contributing to the development of the symptoms. Through a careful evaluation of the spine, our chiropractors will locate the specific abnormalities and carefully adjust them to attempt to restore proper nervous system function. As many chiropractors have said, the people that don't understand how chiropractic can help conditions such as allergies, are the ones who have actually never been to one for care.

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If you are interested in addressing the cause of your allergies in New York NY and the possibility of eliminating the potential for a life full of antihistamines and allergy shots, please contact our 57th Street Chiropractic office today.