Is chiropractic addictive?
This concern is a very common one. Many people hear stories of a person going to a chiropractor once and then continuing to go for the rest of their lives. Chiropractic adjustments have been shown to help prevent addictive behavior ranging from cigarette smoking to heroin use. Chiropractic adjustments balance nervous system function and by doing so help balance body chemistry. When a person’s body chemistry is balanced it allows a person, with even a severe addiction, to have a greater sense of physical and emotional stability which helps them to stop relying on outside influences to give them a sense of balance. An addiction is a dependence on a substance or action that is outside a person’s voluntary control. Many people make a conscious voluntary decision to continue going to the chiropractor for one simple reason. Chiropractic care helps improve health over time and once people experience a higher level of health many of them want to maintain it or continue to develop it.
