Uncovering the Science Behind Chiropractic Care: How Quantum Mechanics Influences Healing

It's been a minute since I have written an article! It's usually because I have an imperative within me to share something I think is significant that everyone should know. Lately I have been deeply consumed by the science and understanding of physics of healing. My favorite author/speakers on the subject are Bruce Lipton, MD PhD and Joe Dispenza, DC. I have been reading their books and listening to them speak for near a decade and just recently have come across their new material and lectures and it really resonated with me (the 5th time around). Maybe because I have now a deeper understanding of chiropractic and its profound effect on the body after writing my own health guide (check it out on amazon HERE) and revisiting this information solidifies why chiropractic is so effective at healing with science. For this piece, I'll mainly talk about Dr. Bruce Lipton, but I highly encourage you to check out both of them!

ECW team (and baby Zinnia) with Dr. Bruce Lipton 2023

Drs. Bruce Lipton's work is all about understanding how our bodies work at the tiny, energy-filled level of our cells. They explain that most of the time, doctors think our bodies work like machines, based on old science ideas. This idea says if something breaks, you can just fix it by replacing the part or changing the chemicals inside us to make us feel better—like fixing a car.

But new science is showing that our bodies don’t just work like machines. Instead, we follow the rules of something called Quantum physics, which is much more about energy than just physical parts or chemicals. This means our bodies are way more complicated and powerful than just machines that can be fixed with a part or a pill.

Even though this new way of thinking is becoming more accepted, the old way of treating problems is still how most doctors in the U.S. work. Sadly, even though we spend more money on healthcare than anyone else, the U.S. is one of the sickest developed countries.

So clearly, we're missing something! That something, according to Dr. Lipton is the understanding that quantum physics is a bigger umbrella over Newtonian physics, and it takes into consideration particle and wave energy. I don't claim to be a physicist, and truth be told, I hated physics back in school. So to put it simply, we need to ALSO consider that there is an energetic aspect to our physiology. It makes sense, when you think of energy as waves. We can't see them, but we know that they exist in us. For example we give off heat, and heat is energy. We also create energy with something called ATP and the Kreb’s Cycle (that’s biochemistry, by the way). Plus, doctors already use energy in tools like ultrasound (which uses sound waves to make images of our organs) and MRI (which uses radio waves and magnetic energy to see inside our bodies). Even newer technology, like thermography, uses heat waves to help find certain types of cancer. So, energy is already part of how we understand our health!

So clearly, there is a growing understanding of quantum mechanical properties and the human body, but it's limited to imagery. Useful, but what about in actually healing a person? These cells work together like a big community, and they don’t just follow instructions—they react to their surroundings. In other words, if a cell is healthy, it’s because it “sees” and responds well to what’s happening around it. The big picture here is that if we are a community of cells, then we need to make sure our community is healthy, and they are healthy when they can accurately perceive their environment and adapt accordingly to be in harmony with the environment. So, our health isn’t just about what’s happening inside us—it’s also about how we perceive and respond to the world around us!

Now, let’s bring it all together and talk about why chiropractic care works—and why it works so well.

First, a quick recap: Chiropractic care isn’t just another “alternative” healthcare treatment. (I say “alternative” because, based on everything we’ve talked about, chiropractic really should be mainstream). Unlike other approaches, we focus on the spine, because it protects the delicate nerves that send messages throughout your entire body. When the spine isn’t working properly, those messages get scrambled, which affects how your body functions.

Chiropractors find these problem areas, called subluxations (which are parts of the spine that aren’t moving well and are irritating the nerves), and we correct them with precise adjustments. When we adjust the spine, we do two powerful things:

1️⃣ We transfer energy to the body in a way that improves movement and function.

2️⃣ We help the body better sense and respond to its environment.

And the best part? It’s all done naturally—without drugs, surgeries, or injections.

Now, I won’t get into every tiny detail of how adjustments work (it takes years of training to master this), but I can tell you that detecting and correcting subluxations requires a high level of skill and precision. Even more, properly adjusting the spine changes neurology, tone, and perception in a way that no other healthcare provider or treatment can.

That’s because no other discipline spends the time, focus, and expertise that chiropractors do in improving nerve perception—right at the source: the spine.

In the lecture that we were pictured in with Dr. Bruce Lipton, he stated that chiropractic was one of the most scientifically sound and was most synergistic in principles in healing to human physiology. There was a lot leading up to that statement, but it was the big takeaway, and coming from a medical doctor who had no idea what chiropractic even was! Anyway, I thought that this was pretty cool and since I am currently listening to his lecture series "The Wisdom of Your Cells," I thought I'd just share some of these concepts with you. Fun Fact: in this lecture series, he actually includes chiropractic principles (but doesn't credit chiropractic... I forgive him though). The first is that movement is life (duh!), and the second is that there are only 3 causes of altered cellular adaptation that lead to maladaptation and dis-ease: trauma, negative thoughts, and toxicity. <--BASIS OF CHIROPRACTIC SINCE 1895!!! So he has married principles of chiropractic and incorporated it with his teachings! It's only fair I do the same! =)