in the sympathetic nervous system ( Journal of Alternative Therapeutic Health Medicine, 2011 Nov-Dec; 17(6);12-7, “Cerebral Metabolic Changes in men after chiropractic manipulation for neck pain”). Another study in 2009 showed that small misalignments in the spine usually occur without symptoms but can lead to an increase in stress hormones, which are linked to auto-immune disease, type 2 diabetes and poor immune function ( Journal of Autonomic and Autacoid Pharmacology, 2009 Oct:29(4): 143-156, “Is elevated noradrenaline an etiological factor in a number of diseases”). Dr. Roger Sperry, in his Nobel prize winning research, found that 75 per cent of the stimulation to the brain come from the joint mechanoreceptors in the cervical spine. Al-tered mechanics of the cervical spine interferes with the pathways leading to the hypothalamus. Since hypothalamus controls hormonal balance, interference to these pathways can lead to hormonal imbalance and weight gain. found that chiropractic adjustment can help at a cellular level to mitigate inflammation and oxidative stress by regulating cell chemistry. Researchers at CMCC also found that chiropractic adjust-ments helped reduce inflammation and improve the function-ing of the immune system ( Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, January 2006, “Spinal Manipulative Therapy Reduces Inflammatory Cytokines but Not Sub-stance P Production in Normal Subjects”) Changes in the bacterial flora of the gut King has found that a major contributing factor in the de-velopment of insulin resistance is a dysfunction of the di-gestive system. A study published in May 2007 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology makes a direct connection be-tween the function of the digestive system and the cervical spine. The study focuses on neck-stomach syndrome. The mechanics involved in this syndrome are as follows: Cervical spine dysfunction leads to an irritation of the sympathetic nervous system. This irritation reaches the cortex by way of the sympathoadrenal tract and produces an alteration of sympathetic tone. The conclusion was, alignment and proper function of the cervical spine is critical for the proper func-tion of the entire digestive system. This is not surprising due to the large number of joint mechanoreceptors in the C spine. These studies show chiropractic adjustments help to re-duce inflammatory cytokines, balance hormones thus pro-moting weight loss, improve digestive function, reduce the production of stress hormones and reduce oxidative stress. These are all of the causative factors in type 2 diabetes that have been identified by the largest diabetes research facility in the world. This research is very important to the chiropractic pro-fession as it shows the value of chiropractic care in improv-ing the health of our patients, regardless of diagnosis. It also provides valuable ammunition when confronted with critics that make the argument that chiropractors lack scientific proof to validate what we do. Although these studies are very important, they are not very useful if they don’t translate into positive clinical results. The following case study shows what is possible with chiro-practic treatments. Inflammation and oxidative damage Research has shown that chiropractic adjustments improve internal functions of the body, helping the body overcome chronic disease by reducing inflammation. A 2003 study examined the molecular mechanism by which cells sense and respond to a mechanical stress like a spinal adjustment. 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