Safe Effective heartburn treatment in Escanaba

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD/Acid Reflux), is becoming more and more prevalent throughout the world, especially among middle aged and geriatric population. However, even young kids are developing GERD signs and symptoms at an alarming rate, ignoring GERD symptoms or failing to eliminate the cause, can lead to ulcers and esophageal cancer. 

While diet, smoking, stress, caffeine intake and certain drugs all are contributing factors in GERD. Recent studies suggest that lumbar kyphosis- or abnormal curvature of the spine- combined with back muscle weakness, can have a "significant effect" on the presence of the disease. Furthermore, increased thoracic-mid back- curvature called hyperkyphosis has also been found to cause and /or contribute to the signs and symptoms of GERD.

Kyphosis increases the pressure placed on the stomach and esophageal system; in cases the pressure is so severe, it will cause a displacement of the stomach downward leading to a condition known as Hiatal Hernia.  Through spinal adjustments and soft tissue work the esophageal sphincter can once again function properly and the esophagus and stomach can begin to repair the damage caused by the sphincter not functioning properly.

Studies have shown that patients who received chiropractic care for their stomach ulcers healed faster than those who didn't.

Furthermore, the altered spinal (postural) alignment will cause the gastric musculature to be inhibited, so motility will be affected and digestion of food will not be as effective. When food is not properly broken down poor digestion reeks havoc on your body and poor nutrition doesn't fuel your body properly. 

Second is a neurological effect. Even moderate spinal misalignment's will put unnecessary and often detrimental amounts of pressure of the delicate nerves coming out of the spine. Since the nervous system is responsible for EVERY function of the human body, including the function of our vital organs, it should be apparent that altered and inhibited nerve activity (as a result of poor posture) can lead to disturbances of stomach function. Doctors of Chiropractic call these altered nerve functions from vertebral column misalignment's - " SUBLUXATIONS "

SUBLUXATIONS can greatly diminish the amount of vital nerve energy reaching the body organs, including the stomach. If left untreated, the stomach and digestive system will go into a state of dysfunction and eventually become diseased. Many heartburn and GERD sufferers under chiropractic care have reported significant reduction in their overall symptoms. That's because realigning the spine back to its healthy shape and strengthening the back muscles reduces the mechanical pressure on the internal organs and allows nerve energy to flow freely throughout the body; therefore restoring normal function to the stomach and other vital organs and true healing begins.

No matter how many bland diets you go on, lifestyle changes you make, you can even take as many purple pills and proton pump inhibitors as possible. The source of the dysfunction and disease may not properly go away, until your spinal misalignment's are addressed and corrected.