Find Seasonal Allergy Relief with Chiropractic Care
If you live the Chattanooga area, there’s a good chance you, or someone in your family, suffers from seasonal allergies. After all, Chattanooga is comfortably seated on the list of challenging places to live for allergy sufferers. The price to pay for living in the Scenic City, for many of us, is seasonal allergies.
In this article, we’ll discuss how to find seasonal allergy relief with chiropractic care.
What are Allergies?
Seasonal allergies, sometimes called hayfever, are your body overreacting to some outside source. Typical sources of seasonal allergies are pollens from grasses, trees, and weeds. Mold can be another allergy trigger.
Common seasonal allergy symptoms include:
Stuffy or runny nose
Itchy, watery eyes
Sneezing
Ear congestion
Postnasal drainage
Itchy throat, sinuses, or ear canals
Rashes
Headache
Wheezing
Coughing
What’s an allergy sufferer to do?
There are plenty of medical interventions out there to treat allergy symptoms. Skin creams & ointments, nasal sprays, anti-histamines, eye drops, inhalers, steroids -- you may have tried some or all of these to ease your suffering. But they often come with unpleasant side effects, such as fatigue, drowsiness, dry mouth, and dry eyes. Plus, they only treat the symptoms and don’t address why your body may be overreacting to allergens in the first place.
Chiropractic for Allergy Relief
Unlike medical interventions, chiropractic adjustments offer a safe, all-natural approach for reducing the symptoms of seasonal allergies - with no uncomfortable side effects. Plus, the adjustments reduce allergy suffering by preventing allergic responses, rather than treating their symptoms.
Our brains are command central for our bodies, and our nervous systems are information superhighways that send chemicals and signals to keep our bodies functioning at their best. Chiropractic adjustments improve our bodies' function, in a safe, natural way. By correcting any structural misalignments that may be interfering with our nervous system’s messages, chiropractic can help your body reduce or stop its reaction to allergens.
Chiropractic care can give your immune system a boost. When your spine is out of alignment, your brain can’t communicate effectively with the rest of your body, which can keep your immune system from operating at its best. Because your nervous system and immune system work hand-in-hand, removing subluxations can enhance your immune system and decrease your allergy symptoms.
Research supports chiropractic care for seasonal allergy relief
In a 2008 study, researchers followed the care of a 7 year-old who suffered from allergies, asthma and colds. He regularly missed 1-2 days of school each month because of these conditions. Within two weeks of beginning chiropractic care, his symptoms had improved. After two months of care, his parents chose to stop his allergy and asthma medications. Because he saw such significant improvements - and stopped missing school due to allergies and asthma - they decided to continue his regular chiropractic care every 3-4 weeks to maintain his health. Read the full study.
Other tips for seasonal allergy sufferers
In addition to seeking chiropractic care, you may also find relief from your sneezing, sniffling, and other symptoms through these preventive measures:
Keep your windows and doors closed to keep pollen outside
Shower after being outdoors, to remove pollen from your hair and skin
Use high-quality air filters, and change them frequently
Spend less time outside when pollen counts are high
Vacuum once or twice a week
Delegate outside chores, like mowing the lawn and pulling weeds, to a family member who doesn’t have allergies
Rinse your sinuses with a neti pot or squeeze bottle for nasal rinsing
If seasonal allergies are impacting you or your family members, consider chiropractic care as a safe, natural treatment option. Contact us to schedule an appointment or learn more about the ways in which chiropractic care can boost your health - during allergy season and all year long.