Atlanta Chiropractor Explains What Inflammation Is
We get many questions about inflammation in our Atlanta office these days, but inflammation isn't all bad.
At its core, inflammation is an appropriate response by your body when you are sick or injured.
It happens when your immune system attacks and neutralizes toxins, bacteria, and viruses.
Inflammation is a normal part of the healing process.
An acute inflammatory response causes swelling, dilated blood vessels, pain, heat, and redness.
Once your body begins to heal, your body settles, inflammation goes away, and you get on with your life.
When your body heals as it should, there is usually no long-lasting effects of inflammation.
However, chronic inflammation is entirely different.
Chronic inflammation can occur if an injury or sickness is never completely healed.
It can be due to chronic toxic overload, inadequate nutrition, repetitive injury, or chronic stress.
If chronic inflammation isn't addressed, it can develop into harmful patterns that can cause future health problems like cardiovascular disease, colitis, or even neurological diseases like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's.
In the article below, we will discuss acute and chronic inflammation and how chiropractic care in Atlanta can do to help.
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