It has been proven that chiropractic care has had a positive effect on overall wellness and health behaviors. Furthermore, it has also helped in reducing general medical costs. Lately, though, new evidence has shown that chiropractic adjustments can actually affect the chemistry of biological processes (on a cellular level). As a result, chiropractic has entered the field of genetics.
A study found that chiropractic care could affect the basic physiological processes that influenced oxidative stress and how DNA repairs itself. Findings, such as this one point, to scientific explanations for the positive effects were reported by chiropractic care patients. Despite the fact that more research is needed to further support the chiropractic role in countering biological processes, current evidence in favor of chiropractic care is very promising.
In a specific research, patients undergoing short-term and long-term chiropractic care had their serum thiol levels measured and compared to those undergoing traditional medical care. Serum thiol acts as primary antioxidants (measuring human health status). The test provides a substitute estimate of DNA’s repair enzyme activity that is associated with lifespan health. The results from these studies show that patients who have been receiving chiropractic treatment for at least two years have maintained normal physiological states. Patients who were free of symptoms while undergoing chiropractic care regimens showed higher mean serum thiol levels than patients with an ongoing disease. These patients also showed serum thiol levels in higher concentrations than normal wellness values.
Throughout a person’s lifespan, one experiences chemical, physical, and emotional stress which affects the functioning of the nervous system. Researchers agree that cellular DNA repair and oxidative stress levels can be influenced by nerve function. According to experts, oxidative stress (free radicals that are churned in the metabolism) affects how we develop diseases and how we age. Through oxidative stress, DNA is damaged and prevented from repairing itself. DNA repair is the way to fix the damage caused by environmental impact.
