Asthma and Chiropractic

By: Dr. Alan Rosenthal

During an asthmatic attack the bronchioles become swollen, go into spasm and fill with mucus. Asthmatics often feel as if their lungs are being strangled. They struggle to get air into their lungs and once in, the air is trapped behind the mucus, making it nearly impossible to exhale!

Standard Medicine

The standard medical approach offers no cure for asthma, bronchitis or emphysema. Patients are told to avoid physical or emotional irritants and are given drugs such as cortisone and bronchodilator inhalers that provide temporary relief. These drugs may be addictive, and heavy uses of common asthma drugs have a greater risk of dying from the disease. Many people with respiratory ailments feel condemned to a lifetime of taking drugs while many others, however, are turning to the drugless healing of Chiropractic wellness care.

How Our Bodies Heal

We have an innate intelligence within our nervous systems that continually regenerates our bodies by sending messages from the brain through our spine and to our body. Subluxations are spinal nerve blockages that prevent the body’s innate intelligence from transporting these life-giving messages. A Chiropractor’s objective is to first locate all areas of nerve interference and set a plan to remove them through adjustments.

Asthma and Chiropractic

There is an intimate connection between the spinal column, the nervous system and our lungs. How Chiropractic wellness care helps asthmatics is by correcting the subluxation that correlates to the nerve supply needed for lung function. The fact that nearly half of children with asthma will become symptom-free before they become adults (“they grow out of it”) affirms that the body has a natural healing ability that is capable of affecting the course of the disease.

If you or a family member suffers with asthma and would like the opportunity to get off chronic drug use, call us today and live a healthier life.

Optimal Health = Optimum Function

Whole Health Family Chiropractic in Thousand Oaks, California has a team of highly specialized health professionals that will help you reach your Health and Wellness goals. Chiropractic wellness care improves your body’s natural ability to heal and enhances your overall quality of life. Imagine living a healthy and holistic lifestyle free of asthma, low back pain, ear infections, menstrual pain, headaches, ADHD, and many others. Take the first step toward better living and contact us today at (805) 449-0061.

Dr. Alan Rosenthal also dedicates his time to health awareness and education within his community. He offers free lectures and workshops to businesses and organizations. If you would like to schedule Dr. Rosenthal to speak at your next event or to view his list of chiropractic lecture topics, please go to Free Lecture Topics.