Seasonal Allergies and Chiropractic Care

Omaha Chiropractor Tyler Baker recently published some useful tips for people suffering from pollen-related seasonal allergies. Specifically , Dr. Baker discusses the irrigation of the nasolarynx with Neti pots. These are small squeezable plastic bottles with tubes that create a fountain of water when squeezed. What you would do is to melt a saline packet that comes with the kit in good clean luke warm (ideally boiled and then cooled to luke warm) water. Then, you would lean over the sink and flush the solution up through the nasal passages until it comes out the mouth. You would do this whenever you come in from an area in which you were likely to have been exposed to airborne allergens. This mechanically washes away the irritating antigenic particles causing the allergic reaction. It also will help to lubricate and soothe any irritated or sensitive nasal tissues and reduce, at least temporarily, post-nasal drip which is a major cause of sore throat. This can also be helpful with colds and flus.

Dr. Baker also notes that the highest amount of air-borne pollen is released in the temperate mornings and evenings, with significant reductions in pollen release during the heat of the day and cold of the night. He advises that those suffering from seasonal allergies would do well to stay indoors during the morning and early evening hours while the temperatures are going through their greatest change.

A more allopathic approach would be to scrub the air of such allergenic particles in your homeand workplace so that you're system is not insulted in your sleep or at work. An indoor HEPA-style air filter does a good job of this.

And Dr. Baker makes a point that getting adjusted will help. How could adjusting the spine help with seasonal allergies? Well, the benefits are both direct and indirect:

Very often, allergies cause a great deal of sneezing and/or coughing. This can easily cause misalignment of the neck and upper back or lower back. It is also very easy to misalign the heads of the ribs that make up the rib cage. These misalignments can create local joint and soft tissue irritation which will cause an increase in nerve stress for those organs served by the nerves that eminate from the spine at the affected levels.
Spinal misalignments or subluxations also affect the autonomic nervous system (I like to call this the automatic nervous system because its actions require no conscious thought) which can exacerbate or amplify your immune reaction to the allergens.

In the end, someone suffering from allergies needs to develop healthy natural strategies to deal with these seasonal episodes in order to avoid the over-the-counter or prescription medications that will inevitably skew your natural biochemical internal processes in unintended ways. While we may not notice the bad side effects of every dose of medicine we take, there are unquestionably effects that are not positive and that will affect us over a lifetime. Those who have a condition such as this that may well last a lifetime would do well to find a natural way to deal with it.

Edward Harriott, DC

Mission Viejo Chiropractic
24896 Chrisanta Dr. #120
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
(949)360-1112
http://www.mvchiro.com

Tyler Baker, D.C

Active Motion Chiropractic
13027 Arbor Street
(402) 334-2244
ActiveMotionChiro.com
http://www.activemotionchiro.com/Blog.html

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Tyler Baker

Active Motion Chiropractic

Address: 13027 Arbor St., Omaha, NE 68144

Phone Number:(402)334-2244

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