How Your Nervous System Effects Depression

Effects of Depression in your Body

For over 260 million people, depression exhausts their bodies both mentally and physically every day.  Often times, symptoms brought forth by depression can seem endless and trying to overcome those symptoms with different methods of treatments is tireless.  Recent research has demonstrated decreased adaptability of the body's nervous system in those patients suffering with depression.  A 2019 study assessed the effects of depression in patients that did not utilize antidepressant medications as well as a control group of patients.  The studies' results showed a connection between heart rate variability (HRV) and depression.  Heart rate variability is a measurement used to indicate nervous system function.  Chiropractic care removed any interference to your nervous system to allow it to function properly.  The study also showed a correlation between the patient's level of severity of depression symptoms and HRV measurements.  Meaning, the worse the heart rate variability, the more intense of depression symptoms were felt.  If HRV and depression symptoms are connected, then changing your heart rate variability performance can have a positive effect on your depression.
Neurologically based chiropractic care has been proven to have a positive impact on heart rate variability.  This is done by removing interference (subluxation) in the neck, spine, and extremities.  Overall improvement of the neurological system is a common result with only a few chiropractic adjustments.  When a misalignment is found, HRV is also found to be lower.  When that misalignment is removed thru an adjustment, HRV improves indicating a healthier nervous system.  Heart rate variability is just one tool that chiropractors use to help measure the overall health of the nervous system.  For patients suffering with depression, their symptoms can also be tied to a poorly functioning nervous system among other things.  We are the experts at finding and removing interference to your nervous system thru x-ray driven, gentle, effective chiropractic care, let us help you find your way to health!

Yours in Health,

Dr. Nicholas J. Knutson, DC

Owner/Doctor

MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHIROPRACTIC

10917 Black Dog Ln., Suite 101 

Charlotte, NC 28214

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Hartmann, R., Schmidt,  F. M., Sander, C., & Hegerl, U. (2019). Heart Rate Variability as Indicator of Clinical State of Depression. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9. doi:10.3889/fpsyt.2018.00735