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2 Things You’ll Learn About Homeostasis During Your Chiropractic Training
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As you begin your chiropractic training, you’ll learn how chiropractic helps keep patients healthy through the use of preventative and non-invasive care.
At the center of this preventative and natural healthcare model is the concept of homeostasis. What is homeostasis and why will it be an essential part of your chiropractic education? Read on to find out.
Homeostasis is Important for Maintaining Health
If it was a warm summer day and you were outside enjoying the sun, you might feel warm. In order for your body to bring its temperature back to an optimal level, it might begin to sweat, or signal thirst. Yet, if you were outside on a wintry day, your body’s temperature would also be out of its ‘normal’ range and become cold. You might shiver or want to bring your arms close to your body to keep warm. In both cases, your body is trying to bring your temperature back to normal levels, which is homeostasis in action.
Homeostasis refers to the body’s ability to maintain a stable state within an optimal range of values.
Homeostasis is in many ways a key to health and life. Whether it’s the kidneys regulating minerals in the blood, or the liver ensuring a consistent blood glucose levels, the body is seeking balance. In chiropractic science, the human body’s ability to maintain health and balance is often referred to as its innate intelligence.
Chiropractic Training Helps Ensure that Subluxations Are Corrected Before they Can Interfere with Health
From fighting off infections to keeping cool on a warm day, homeostasis helps ensure the body stays healthy. But how does the body know to sustain these optimal levels? Through its nervous system, of course!
As the human body’s ‘command center’ the brain helps to regulate each organ and body function. The brain carries messages through the spine and nerves to each part of the body, helping to maintain homeostasis. But if an interruption occurs along that system, it might be unable to maintain that balance.
Professionals with chiropractic training know that subluxations can interfere with normal nerve function, making it harder for the body to maintain homeostasis. A subluxation occurs when vertebrae in the spine move out of position and put pressure on the nerves passing through. This pressure may go unnoticed by a patient, but it can interfere with the brain’s ability to communicate with the organs to maintain an optimal state of health.
Fortunately, when a chiropractor locates and corrects these subluxations, normal function can return. This allows the brain to continue maintaining homeostasis and help to prevent symptoms or dis-ease before they occur. In this way, chiropractors work with the body’s innate intelligence to keep patients healthy.
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