Article in The American Chiropractor: Magazine of the Chiropractic Profession. Volume 37.
"The human body is in large part controlled by autonomic or automatic nerves - the kind that function without your control. The question that has arisen throughout the years in chiropractic is: Can the chiropractic spinal adjustment have an effect on those nerves, and with that, can disease process or
pathology be influenced? The question of the chiropractic spinal adjustment positively effecting pain through the brain connection (central nervous system) has already been conclusively established."
"The autonomic nervous system is the part of the nervous system that supplies the internal organs, including the blood vessels, stomach, intestines, liver, kidneys, bladder, genitals, lungs,
pupils, heart, and sweat, salivary, and digestive glands."
The autonomic nervous system controls many internal body processes, such as blood pressure, heart and breathing rates, body temperature, digestion, urination, defecation, metabolism, the balance of water and electrolytes, the production of body fluids and sexual response.
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"When we consider disease care, it is critical to consider the autonomic connection and the effect of chiropractic care because that is part of the equation for scientifically validating many observational conclusions that doctors of chiropractic have realized in their offices over the past century. In addition, this and other central nervous system connections show promising results as the foundation for
determining how organs and disease react to chiropractic spinal adjustment."
