Fight Colds With Chiropractic

Health and Wellness

We’ve heard it before - you call in to cancel your chiropractic adjustment because you’re sick. We actually suggest that chiropractic care can help with your illness and improve your overall well-being, including your immune system. Here’s how it works:

How Do You Get Sick?

The way you actually get sick and the way you think you get sick are probably pretty different. Most people think you get sick because of germs. But germs are everywhere…and we mean everywhere. So if germs are on every light switch, every door handle, every copy machine, why is it that sometimes you catch the bug going around the office, and sometimes you don’t?

The fact of the matter is whether you get sick or not is entirely dependent upon you and the activity and health of your immune system, not the presence of germs. If your immune system is active and healthy, you will be better prepared to fight off illness-causing bugs. On the other hand, if your immune system is compromised and you aren’t able to fend off germs, you lose that battle and will get beat by the common cold.

Chiropractic Care and Colds

If staying healthy isn’t centered on avoiding germs, then what is it? An important factor is keeping your immune system strong. When your immune system is down and out, you are more likely to catch a cold or sickness. When your body is functioning optimally, you lessen your chances of getting the latest bug going around. That’s where chiropractic care comes in. A chiropractic adjustment can boost the amount of activity of your immune system. When you combine regular adjustments with healthy habits like a nutritious diet, drinking plenty of water, and exercise, you will increase your chances of developing a strong immune system that can fight to keep you healthy.

Additionally, chiropractic adjustments can increase lymphatic flow. The lymphatic system is what removes waste from the body. If the waste system gets clogged up, you can imagine that moving things through the body will take more time. Imagine a kitchen sink that is backed up - dirty water fills the sink and takes longer to drain. Eventually, the sink will empty, but not as efficiently as if the pipes were clear. So, when the lymph system (the body’s waste transport system) is flowing properly, your body is better able to get rid of sickness quickly and efficiently.

The Bottom Line

When you come down with a cold, chiropractic care will often lessen both the intensity and the length of the symptoms you suffer from. We frequently hear our patients state that after receiving an adjustment, their sinuses drain, headaches lessen, or their cough breaks up. Chiropractic care, even when you are sick, may not only boost your lymphatic flow and immune system, but can also clear your nervous system as a whole, allowing it to function as it should. Then your body is able to recover faster.

Next time you’re thinking of calling to cancel your appointment because you are fighting a cold, think again. We want to help you achieve the best health possible! Want to help boost your immune system? Contact us and schedule your next adjustment!

Hear From Our Patients

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I have been going to Williamsburg Chiropractic for two months. It is clear that the doctors at this practice are dedicated to helping their patients feel the best that they can. I love that the intake process includes taking x-rays, as it provided me with a clear picture of my structural imbalances and helps me understand more deeply how the adjustments are helping to realign my spine. There are also incremental body scan check-ins which reveal the progress my nervous system is making as a result of the adjustments over time. The office is also very efficient with wait times. Highly recommend!

Carolyn

Williamsburg Chiropractic is a quality practice all around.The front desk staff are always kind and responsive, Dr. Hoffman & Dr. Thomas are informative and consistently demonstrate expertise in their field, and I've never had a single billing issue (even while using my medical insurance plan).I highly recommend scheduling an appointment with Williamsburg Chiropractic if you're experiencing any pain or discomfort - no matter the severity - as they may be able to help!

Collin Schumacher

I suffered from a pinched nerve from my neck running down my arm for 3 months. It stopped me from working out which I had been doing daily. Went to a physical therapist for 2 of the 3 months. Did acupuncture regularly. Visited a neurologist. I did not want to take any medication to get rid of the pain, but nothing was working. Until I found Williamsburg Chiropractic.After very thorough examination and 1 week of treatment, we had established the reason for my pinched nerve and the pain had reduced by 60%. 2 weeks after that the pain was completely gone and I am now back to my routine of lifting heavy weights. BIG BIG thank you to the amazing people at Williamsburg Chiropractic. I am forever grateful and VERY HIGHLY recommend them to anyone suffering from any sort of body aches.

Phillip Semaan

Super professional, and human. I felt seen, heard and I feel there is a real path to higher well-being through this practice.

Caroline Siouffi

I tweaked my back weightlifting, and it was pretty painful to say the least. Within one session with Dr. Hoffman, I was in significantly less pain, and in two sessions in two days I was near back to normal. If you're debating a holistic route to pain, this is a great place to start. They x-ray you so they know exactly what they're working with and are very patient with explaining everything going on with your body. Would recommend!

Olivia Leopre

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