If you’re already familiar with chiropractic health, you may notice how heavily your provider emphasizes controlling inflammation. Although a normal defense mechanism against infections and injuries, too much of it can be damaging to your body.

Consider the following reasons why you should pay more attention to inflammation:

• Harms Joints: When the inflammation reaches your bones and joints, it can cause severe damage in the form of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). As a result, you will experience swelling within your joints, stiffness, and restricted movements.

• May Result In Spinal Damage: When inflammation is localized in your back, there may be a problem with your spinal muscles, nerves, bones, discs, or tendons. Inflammation causes discs to swell, putting more pressure on the nerves. If left uncorrected, degradation can compromise your chiropractic health. 

• Creates Persistent Pain: Inflammation is supposed to hurt. Because blood flow to the area of injury or infection is increased, it leads to redness, warmth, and swelling. This could stimulate the surrounding nerves and cause discomfort. When you’re experiencing chronic back pain, it’s most likely due to inflammation of the injured tissues in your back.

• Can Induce Digestive Issues: Chronic inflammation can also occur in the gut. It is usually present in people with an overactive immune system. This results in digestive problems like cramps, diarrhea, indigestion, ulcers, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease.

• Impairs Sleep: Elevated inflammation markers and chronic pain associated with inflammation can be linked directly to disturbed sleep, insomnia, and sleep apnea. 

An expert can help you better understand the adverse effects of inflammation on your body. Let North Pole Chiropractic assist you with neck pain, acute or chronic back pain, and sciatica. Based in Alaska, this chiropractic health clinic can help you achieve pain relief through natural methods and offer advice for dealing with symptoms. Call (907) 488 -1885 or visit their website to learn more.