Stress

Stress is:

   - The rate of wear and tear on the body as a result of anxiety, worry, or exhaustion.
   - A hard, difficult or intense experience which could cause irritation and/or damage to a person's nervous system.

The Primary Symptoms of Stress:

- Headaches
- Digestive trouble
- Irritability

- Fatigue
- Allergies
- Aches and pains
- Difficulty sleeping

If you have more than one of these stress symptoms, or you are having that symptom more than once per month, your body has a stress disorder. If your resistance is low and your stress is high, you will feel fatigued, unhealthy and become prone to illness.

Trauma to the spine can create areas of weakness that will show up with the onset of stress. Some of the most common causes of spine and nerve damage are auto accidents, poor posture, birth, falls, sports injuries and repetitive motion injuries.

Stress overload causes tension and alters your posture and the shape of your spine. Stress normally attacks your body in areas that have been weakened or injured in the past. A person with a damaged neck under stress gets headaches. A person with a damaged low back under stress gets back pain, circulation problems, menstrual problems, or even colitis.

Treatment:

Out main approach is to reduce the harmful effect of stress by engaging in the following:
   - Chiropractic adjustments/Joint mobilization
   - Physical Therapy
   - Regular exercise program
   - Diet and nutrition
   - Massage