You know that breathing keeps you alive. If you don’t breathe, you can’t survive. While this is certainly an important thing about breathing, keeping you alive isn’t all breathing is good for. It can influence your entire body’s functions. Our chiropractor can provide chiropractic care along with stretching and the art of breath to help relieve back pain. Read the following guide provided by the team at Newton Center Chiropractic serving Newton, MA, to learn more.

Benefits of Breathing Deeply

Again, breathing keeps you alive. However, to gain the full advantage of what breathing can do for you, it requires more than your normal shallow breath. It requires deep breathing. When you learn to utilize deep breathing, you can achieve the following and more.

• Reduces stress: Deep breathing slows the heart rate and increases the amount of oxygen you take in, which tells the brain to calm down.
• Boosts immunity and general health: The more oxygen you breathe in, the more effectively you breath carbon dioxide our. The increased oxygen you take in travels to your muscle, lungs, and other organs, making them better able to fight off sickness and disease. It can also strengthen your heart.
• Improved digestion: Your digestive system needs oxygen to function properly. By breathing deeply, you increase the amount of oxygen that travels to your digestive system, which can reduce and eliminate stomach issues.
• Improved sleep: A combination of stretching and deep breathing can help the body relieve tension and tell the mind to switch off for the night. This can help you fall asleep and get better quality sleep.
• Relieve pain: Breathing deeply can even help relieve chronic pain, such as neck or back pain. A chiropractor on our chiropractic team can help teach you strategic stretching and breathing exercises geared directly toward addressing and relieving back pain and more.

Discover the Art of Breath with the Help of a Chiropractor on Our Chiropractic Team

Get help to learn more about breathing and stretching exercises that can help improve your health through a visit with our team at Newton Center Chiropractic serving Newton, MA. Call (617) 332-9080 to schedule an appointment. A chiropractor on our chiropractic team can help provide stretching and art of breath exercises to help relieve back pain.