As explained by the doctors at a chiropractic clinic, our bodies use gravity to work properly.  Gravity is something that we don't give a lot of thought about. "What goes up must come down" is part of our daily existence. We are careful when we hold fragile objects so as not to drop them at gravity's beckon. We are careful when we climb a ladder, or a mountain peak, so as not to plummet to gravity's call. We ease off the car's accelerator when we drive downhill so that the effect of gravity doesn't earn us a speeding ticket. We rely on gravity to place the ball where we need in order to score; to provide running water to our faucets; to rely on scales to check our weight, and of course, to drop that apple from the tree's highest branch.

The doctors at the chiropractic center have said all of the above to say this..."Gravity is directly influential on your body's function." Of the millions of nerve fibers that make up the nervous system, those that send information to the brainstem about where you are in gravity transmit the fastest. This information arrives first above all other sensory transmission. This is so that the brainstem can prioritize for the safest and most important needs regarding the entire function of the body at any moment. Blood pressure, digestion, ambulation, vision, hearing, organ and muscle tone, and thought processes are just a handful of functions that rely on this nerve information being available to the brainstem through response to position and gravity. Decrease this sensory experience and these functions can be seriously disturbed.

So, where does this sensory information originate? Again, the doctors at the chiropractic clinic explain that there are microscopic size clusters of nerve receptors in the ligaments and joint capsules of the spine. When they are stretched and compressed as you move through gravity, they signal your position and motion to the brainstem. When a spinal bone becomes displaced and loses its ability to move fully, it compromises the stretching and compressing of these receptors. This alters the transmission of gravitational information up the nerves and ultimately the brainstem's interpretation of where you are. You may not feel lost, but your bodily and mental functions will not be balanced at their optimum. This, in turn results in both physical and psychological jeopardy.

This is one reason why so many conditions respond to chiropractic treatment, sometimes almost immediately. The integrity of nerve circuitry has been restored to the nervous system by allowing spinal movement to stimulate the information on which so many functions depend.

Remember:  The best way to benefit from gravity's "pull" is to keep the spine in adjustment, thereby providing the best information to the brain about what is going on beneath your head.

Be sure to visit a chiropractic center at the first sign of problems or pain in your body. Call McKim Chiropractic or go to https://www.mckimchiropractic.com for more information and to schedule an appointment at one of our convenient chiropractic clinics. Our licensed and certified staff is committed to helping the residents of Nampa, ID, receive the best chiropractic care possible!