With much evidence as support, chiropractic and wellness care has proven to be a positive influence on health behaviors and general wellbeing, as well as lowering traditional medical costs. Still, not much has been known about chiropractic adjustments’ effect on the chemistry of biological processes. Chiropractic thus met the field of genetics.
According to one study, chiropractic care acts upon physiological processes that determine oxidative stress and DNA’s ability to repair itself. Such findings scientifically explain the positive effects that chiropractic patients experience. Even though there needs to be more research in support of chiropractic in the field of biology, current studies regarding chiropractic have been favorable.
As part of their studies, researchers compared serum thiol levels among patients who were receiving short and long-term chiropractic care, and conventional medical care. Serum thiols, which are primary antioxidants, act as evaluators of human health status. These serum thiol tests act as a stand-in for the DNA enzyme activity repair, which is linked with aging issues. The findings showed that long-term chiropractic care of two years or longer could re-establish normal physiological states for a wide spectrum of patients. Patients with an ongoing disease had lower mean serum levels than those patients who did not show symptoms while receiving chiropractic care. The patients without symptoms also had greater serum thiol levels (even more than the normal wellness values).
During a lifetime, people undergo physical, chemical, and emotional stress. These have a direct effect on how the nervous system functions. Nerve function is linked with oxidative stress, as well as DNA repair on a cellular level. A dominant theory shows that the metabolically-generating free radicals that work as oxidative stress determine our way of aging and disease development. Oxidative stress arrives in the form of DNA damage and keeps the DNA from repairing itself. When the DNA is able to recover on its own, it can repair environmental harm.
