Jeff LangmaidFounder, The Evidence Based Chiropractor

How Spinal Manipulation Impacts the Nervous System

23 Jan 2025 · 0 min

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Jeff Langmaid (speaker) states the central takeaway: spinal manipulation alters multiple aspects of nervous system function — reflexes, cognitive processing, reaction time, and the speed of brain information processing — which can underlie immediate clinical improvements (e.g., increased movement or a positive patient reaction). The excerpt is an opening/takeaway framing what follows in the talk.

Probably the top line here is the takeaway. Final manipulation changes various aspects of nervous system function, including reflexes, cognitive processing, reaction time, and the speed at which the brain processes information. And yeah, your patient might get off the table and say, I can move a little bit better, thanks, which is great. But this is what's going on inside. To get that simple one line reaction or that simple smile after an adjust.