Asthma is caused when the tubes carrying air into and within the lungs are too sensitive to dust, pollen, pollutants or other substances and conditions. When the airways react, they constrict and their inner linings swell, narrowing the passageway for air. During such an attack, the asthmatic person struggles for breath.

The nervous system is directly involved in asthma. In almost every case of asthma, there is a curving or twisting of the spine. When the spine begins to curve or twist abnormally, it can produce a light pressure in the spinal cord and nerves. If less than 100% of the nerve energy from the brain is reaching the lungs, the lungs may still function , but with considerable difficulty.

Chiropractic offers a simple procedure to reduce the pressure on the nerves to the lungs.

Asthma can also be caused by poor waste elimination. If one or more of the bodies waste elimination organs fail to eliminate their normal share of waste, then the remaining organs must pick up the slack. If one of the elimination organs (skin, lungs, mucous membranes, kidneys, and bowels) besides the lungs is failing to do its share of elimination, the lungs may be asked to do more than its share, causing fluid build up or mucous congestion, resulting in symptoms such as asthma.

The regulation of the body’s elimination of waste is under the control of the nervous system. Any interference with the flow of nerve energy from the brain to the various elimination organs can result in the situation described above.

Once again, gentle chiropractic adjustments can help relieve any interference of the nerves between the brain and the elimination organs, helping the asthmatic person to breathe normally again.