Description

A patient-oriented brochure describing the stress response of the brain and how it effect the body.   This brochure describes the effects that an upper cervical misalignment has on the limbic system.  It also describes multiple ways the stress response can be initiated properly and improperly.

“Stress causes significant changes in the way the brain and body function.  This stress response in the body is called the fight-or flight response.  It is a normal response of the brain to something that could threaten your life or hurt you.  You brain will cause the following changes very rapidly:

• Increased stress hormones
• Increased muscle tension
• Increased heart rate and blood pressure
• Increased reflex response
• Increased adrenaline
• Rapid fatigue
• Decreased immune system response
• Decreased digestion
• Decreased excretion and urination
• Dramatically slowed healing responses
• Decreased cognitive function

You may have experienced this response in your body when someone jumped out at you to scare you.

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Conditions and Symptoms covered within this brochure:

• Stress
• Adrenal Fatigue
• Inability to think well
• High Blood Pressure
• Muscle Tension
• Decreased Immune Response
• Hormonal Imbalance

Other Brochures in this series include:

• Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care
• Family Upper Cervical Care
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics
• The Limbic System
• Posture Changes
• Sensory Integration
• Peak Performance
• Activate Your Brain
• Brain Blood Flow