Sinusitis/Allergies

Sinusitis

Sinusitis is the inflammation of the lining of the membranes of any of the paranasal sinuses. This inflammation causes a swelling of the mucus membrane which begins to over-produce secretions. The narrow channels that provide mucous drainage become swollen and clogged. When this happens, bacteria, which are always present in our nasal cavity, multiply quickly and cause infection. While the multiplication of the bacteria that causes infection, bacteria do not cause sinusitis. What causes sinusitis is the inflammation of the sinuses. Often, the cause of the inflammation is the body’s inability to deal with something in the air.

Because the bacteria do not cause sinusitis, antibiotics do not work. Chiropractic treats the cause of the sinusitis. Because the nervous system controls the body’s ability to fight infection, chiropractic makes sure there is no interference with the nervous system through safe, gentle manipulation of the spine.

Allergies

Allergies are a hypersensitive immune system’s reactions to normal antigens in the environment. Allergens may be airborne, substances in food, or chemicals. While these allergens may normally be harmless, when someone’s immune system is compromised, the body recognizes these as poison. The hypersensitive immune system tries to protect the body from these poisons but the immune system has become overloaded.

When this overloading happens, the organs that are responsible for eliminating waste become inflamed and become easily irritated when they come into contact with allergens on both the outside and inside of the body.

Because all body functions are controlled by the nervous system, any interference to the flow of nerve energy from the brain to the eliminative organs can contribute to allergies. Instead of treating symptoms by taking medication for ’temporary relief’, chiropractic works to normalize the body’s immune system with gentle spinal adjustments to restore the flow of nerve energy.