What Happens in Your Brain When You Get Adjusted EP 136

Most people come to a chiropractor for neck pain or back pain. But what if the most important thing happening during an adjustment has nothing to do with either of those?Dr. Heidi Haavik spent 25 years researching one question: what does a spinal adjustment actually do to the brain? What she found changes everything. Dr. Ryan and Ashley break it all down in this episode.What you'll learn:- Why adjusting the spine measurably increases prefrontal cortex function- What the prefrontal cortex controls and why it's the most important part of your brain- How a 20% increase in brain neuron firing affects your sleep, digestion, energy, emotions, and decision making- Why chiropractic is more than a treatment- How your nervous system regulation affects the people around you (the research on this is wild)- Why Dr. Ryan gets his kids adjusted weekly- What Dr. Haavik's research means for how you heal, feel, and function every single dayThis is the episode to share with anyone who thinks chiropractic is just for back pain. It's not. It never was.📍 Want to connect with our team or become a patient? Visit: https://alignhealthcenter.comCall: (513) 777-7575If you're not local and want help finding a chiropractor near you, email us: [email protected]***This podcast is educational and reflects our opinions, experience, and review of published research. It is not medical advice because we are (thankfully) not medical doctors.