Can Chiropractic Care Improve My Breathing Disorder?

Do you feel breathless, constantly fatigued, or foggy-headed? Due to issues with breathing, a function of respiration that aids in the transport of oxygen throughout your body and limbs, your body may be having difficulty obtaining and transporting oxygen. Breathing difficulties are widespread across the world; fortunately, chiropractic therapy can aid in the improved breathing of those who seek out this powerful form of care.

Every year, over 35 million people in the United States suffer from chronic lung disease. This can include asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and other conditions. Countless more individuals deal with respiratory issues on a daily basis, yet never receive a medical evaluation.

This might be due to a single reason, such as an untreated illness or condition, or the consequence of a number of variables: allergies and other environmental pollutants, body structure and size, anxiety and digestive problems, and viral and bacterial infections that cause inflammation and an overactive immune response can all contribute to poor breathing.
After a while, some people may not be aware that their breathing has worsened—instead, they may simply notice that they are frequently exhausted or weary, suffer from brain fog and forgetfulness, or recognize that their physical performance (endurance, muscular power, flexibility, etc.) is deteriorating.

In other situations, people may be aware that they have blocked breathing, but they feel powerless to change it. This might be due to a past diagnosis, a known genetic or birth defect condition, or simply age-related improvements in health.

Breathing helps every system in the body work better.

Breathing is essential to the survival of the human body, making it an “all or nothing” process—sort of. It’s true that if you don’t breathe, your body won’t be able to keep you alive for long; however, the quality of your breathing has an impact on how well your body’s systems can carry out their basic functions as well as any unforeseen events that may occur during the day. In other words, are you breathing enough to live but not enough to thrive?

Structure also plays a role in breathing quality. Because excellent breathing quality is built with functional breath support, you can adapt to the instinct to run swiftly. The body will adjust as the oxygen intake capacity increases in line with the amount of energy required to perform the physical activity. Furthermore, all other bodily systems, including the cardiovascular system, immune system, and muscular system, will be entirely dependent on oxygen inspired by the respiratory system to generate energy for responding to the advance at hand.

However, not all physical requirements need to be exercised; and not all individuals have good breathing quality—only activities such as sitting, standing, or working (including in an office or other sedentary role) require excellent breathing, and the better one’s breathing is, the better their performance will be in every job they undertake.

Digestion, elimination, sleep, heart rate and rhythm maintenance, cognitive activities such as thinking and creating, immune protection against viruses, bacteria, fungi, and other diseases that require optimal breathing are just a few of the many basic tasks that benefit from proper breathing. When good breath is lost, each of the body systems that performs these functions falls short of expected standards.

How you breathe affects your mood.

The quality of your breath affects your mood, in addition to maintaining your health. The amygdala, a part of the brain that is believed to control survival responses (i.e., fight or flight), revealed that altering the depth and quality of one’s breathing can, without consciously attempting to do so, cause anxiety, fear, anger, and other emotions.

On the other hand, research suggests that deliberate attempts to improve one’s breathing and increase its quality (i.e., in the context of breathwork or breathing meditation) has a measurable impact on mood, especially in the prefrontal cortex which is linked to reasoning, problem solving, and creativity. When respiration improves as a result of deeper breathing, people feel better and have an improved attention span.

If you have poor breathing quality, it can affect the quality of your life—it can also increase the speed of aging.

Quality of life may be significantly improved by improving the functioning of your body’s systems and affecting your mood, breathing quality. Quality of life can be determined by answering the following questions: how do I feel most of the time, physically? How do I usually feel emotionally? Do you feel prepared to deal with both present and unforeseen issues in your life (stress)?

The quality of your breathing, along with a variety of other physical and mental health factors, has the potential to influence your life in significant ways. The good news is that chiropractic care may help you improve it.

How Chiropractic Care Improves Breathing Quality

Chiropractic care can help you whether you have a diagnosed breathing issue or simply want to see how much more breathing you can do.
Increasing the quality of your breathing can be accomplished in a number of distinct ways through chiropractic treatment:

Stagnation is reduced by chiropractic treatment.

Most types of chiropractic therapy involve some form of bodily movement. Bones and joints, muscular and tissue, fascia, skin, ligaments, or tendons might all be involved in this motion. The release caused by any type of movement in the body is one of the most dynamic and beneficial effects of chiropractic therapy.

Chiropractic treatment minimizes the effects of tension by moving sections and layers of the body that may not be frequently visited or have been “stuck” in a certain posture owing to either poor posture, lifestyle, or injury. It allows for the elimination of toxins and cellular waste from those areas by breaking up stagnant regions.

This is a very important part of the respiratory system’s function, which is to transport nutrients and oxygen throughout the body. Areas that are restricted or stagnant may have problems reaching due to this.

Chiropractic care helps improve blood flow.

Chiropractic therapy decreases stagnation by the same mechanism as chiropractic treatment increases circulation. This occurs when areas that were previously stagnant are unblocked and new blood, lymphatic fluid, and oxygen enter the tissues that were formerly neglected by the body’s systems. These regions may be found in muscles (shoulder, neck, back), bones and joints (across the spine), tissues, ligaments, tendons, etc.

A chiropractic adjustment, which might be carried out via traction, adjustments, manual tissue manipulation, and other forms of therapy, increases circulation long after the treatment is finished. The supply of nutrients and oxygen from the lungs to the body is enhanced as a result of this.

Chiropractic therapy restores the bones and joints to their proper positions.

Chiropractic is sometimes credited for assisting in the realignment of bones and joints in the body – how does this relate to breathing and breath quality?

Bones and joints that are misaligned can result in failures in the activities of numerous body systems. The more severe the misalignment, the more likely it is that many body processes will be hampered — particularly nerve function. Nerves in your body are responsible for relaying information between one another as well as sending instructions and requirements to organs. When nerves do not communicate properly, breathing is also hindered.

Chiropractic care can help to decrease pressure on the organs.

Bones may actually compress internal organs in severe cases of misalignment. Scoliosis is the most usual cause, as it occurs when an abnormal s-shaped curve forms on one side of the lateral spine.

Scoliosis causes the ribcage to contort, forcing the ribs to change shape and collapse one side of the lungs. This alteration, or changes in the lower portion of the spine near the diaphragm, can seriously limit breathing function.

Chiropractic care helps the nervous system to work correctly.

Chiropractic treatment can aid in the management of the nervous system. Nerves that are pinched, compressed, bruised, or broken may begin to heal when bones and joints are moved closer to correct alignment. This restores the connection between parts of the neurological system and extremities and torso, allowing nerve energy to be dispersed uniformly once more.

Ready to breathe more easily?

If you or someone you care about wants to support your breathing or improve its function, a professional chiropractor can assist. Visit our directory to find a Chiropractic BioPhysics® certified chiropractor near you.