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Since February is “Heart Month,” it is good to consider what recent research has emphasized in the effect of chiropractic care on heart patients and, especially, in the area of blood pressure.

One clinical study was carried out in a chiropractic practice on 75 patients. The chief complaint was back pain but each patient displayed significant abnormal blood pressure -- being either hypertensive or hypotensive. All subjects received a clinical course of chiropractic adjustment “until joint function was greatly improved. “ It was given at all levels where subluxation was found (spinal misalignment).

Following two months and an average of nine treatments, the study reported large mean reductions in hypertensive levels (76% systolic, 86% diastolic) and similar increases (70% systolic, 73% diastolic) with hypotensive levels. The conclusion was that “abnormal blood pressures either rise or fall toward the optimum as vertebral subluxation is reduced.”

Hypertension - high blood pressure - is one of the recognized risk factors in heart attacks. See Dr. Cassara regularly to be sure your spine is in top condition. A slight misalignment could impair the nerve functions to your heart or other parts of your body and prevent optimum health.

Yours for better health, naturally,

Cassara Chiropractic Center