French Broad Chiropractic

French Broad Chiropractic Our mission is to serve the community of Asheville through chiropractic care, with additional traini

You’ve been told it’s “adhesive capsulitis”—inflammation and adhesions in the shoulder capsule causing progressive stiff...
02/05/2026

You’ve been told it’s “adhesive capsulitis”—inflammation and adhesions in the shoulder capsule causing progressive stiffness and pain.
The treatment plan? Physical therapy, maybe a cortisone shot, and “just wait 1-2 years for it to resolve.”
But here is the question that no one can answer: Why did your shoulder freeze in the first place?

Your shoulder doesn’t just decide to lock up randomly. It’s a protective response to something deeper—and that something is your nervous system.

And it might just be from your neck...
Your shoulder is controlled by nerves exiting your cervical spine at C4-C7. When there are subluxations (misalignments) in your neck, those nerves experience interference. Your shoulder muscles start guarding, spasming, and compensating. Inflammation sets in and movement becomes restricted. Your shoulder “freezes” to protect the compromised nerve supply.
Your vagus nerve is a cranial nerve that regulates your body’s inflammatory response. When upper cervical subluxations (C1/C2) disrupt vagus nerve function, inflammation goes unchecked. The tissue around your shoulder becomes chronically inflamed, adhesions form, and the capsule literally freezes.
It’s not just mechanical—it’s neurological inflammation.

When your neck is imbalanced, your entire body compensates: shoulder blade position shifts, rib cage rotates, thoracic spine adjusts, pelvis tilts. The frozen shoulder is the END RESULT of a full-body compensation pattern that started in your spine—possibly years ago.

Physical therapy on the shoulder alone won’t fix a cervical spine problem. Cortisone shots won’t restore vagus nerve function. Waiting 1-2 years just allows the compensation patterns to become more ingrained.

Chiropractic care addresses the ROOT:
✅ We correct cervical subluxations affecting nerve supply to the shoulder
✅ We restore upper cervical alignment for proper vagus nerve function
✅ We address thoracic and rib misalignments creating compensation
✅ We correct full-body postural patterns perpetuating the problem
When nervous system function restores, inflammation decreases, range of motion returns, and pain resolves—in weeks to months, not years.

“When should I get my baby checked?”As soon as possible. Your baby’s first year is the most neurologically active time o...
02/03/2026

“When should I get my baby checked?”

As soon as possible.

Your baby’s first year is the most neurologically active time of their entire life. Their brain is forming 1 million neural connections PER SECOND. Their nervous system is learning how to regulate everything: digestion, sleep, immune response, movement, emotional regulation.

But birth (even the “easy” ones) is incredibly physical. The pressure, pulling, twisting, and compression that happens during delivery can create tension and imbalances in your baby’s delicate spine, especially in the upper neck.

This interference can show up as:
-Colic and excessive crying
-Difficulty latching or nursing on one side
-Torticollis (head tilting/preference)
-Reflux and digestive issues
-Sleep struggles
-Developmental delays in rolling, crawling, sitting

When we check babies (as early as hours or days old), we’re not “fixing” them. We’re removing any interference in their nervous system so their body can develop, heal, and grow the way it’s meant to.

Gentle, specific adjustments support:
✨ Proper brain-body communication
✨ Optimal digestion and sleep
✨ Immune system development
✨ Motor skill progression
✨ Emotional regulation

The earlier you support your baby’s nervous system, the stronger their foundation for lifelong health.

Your baby’s nervous system is their lifeline. Make sure it’s functioning at 100% from day one.

📍 Schedule your newborn’s first check. We make it gentle, quick, and stress-free for your whole family. Link in bio.

Planning a baby this year? You don’t want to miss this! Most people preparing for pregnancy focus on prenatal vitamins, ...
01/30/2026

Planning a baby this year? You don’t want to miss this!

Most people preparing for pregnancy focus on prenatal vitamins, tracking ovulation, and maybe cutting out alcohol. All are important, but there’s a missing piece that dramatically impacts fertility, pregnancy, labor, and postpartum: your nervous system.

When your nervous system is dysregulated - stuck in stress mode, dealing with imbalances within the body, unable to regulate properly - your body doesn’t feel safe enough to conceive, grow a baby, or go into labor efficiently.

Think about it: your body won’t prioritize reproduction if it thinks you’re in danger. Chronic stress, nervous system dysregulation, and spinal interference all signal “not safe” to your body - making conception harder, pregnancy more uncomfortable, and labor more complicated.

Preconception chiropractic care prepares your body by regulating your nervous system before you conceive (increasing fertility and creating optimal conditions), aligning your pelvis and spine (creating space for baby to grow and move), supporting hormone regulation (which is nervous system-controlled), and building the foundation for an easier pregnancy, labor, and postpartum recovery.

In our office, we have helped couples who struggled with fertility conceiving after starting chiropractic care. Women with previous difficult pregnancies having completely different experiences. Labors that progress naturally instead of stalling. Postpartum recoveries that feel manageable instead of traumatic.

When you support your nervous system before conception, you’re not just preparing your body for pregnancy - you’re setting up your future child’s nervous system for optimal development from day one.

This is the most important prep work you can do.
Not just for you, but for your baby’s entire life.

Swipe through to learn how preconception chiropractic care changes everything 👉

Planning a baby this year? Book your preconception visit now. Let’s prepare your nervous system for the most important journey of your life. Link in bio. 💚

01/29/2026

You don't need to hustle harder this year. You need to regulate better. 🔥

Burnout isn't a badge of honor. It's not what happens when you're "not strong enough" or "not doing enough self-care."

Burnout is nervous system depletion - plain and simple.
When you're constantly running in sympathetic mode (go-go-go, never stopping, pushing through exhaustion, ignoring your body's signals), you're draining your nervous system's reserves.
Eventually, there's nothing left. That's burnout.

And here's what the hustle culture won't tell you: rest isn't lazy. Rest is productive. Your nervous system NEEDS downtime to repair, restore, and build resilience for the next challenge.

The crash-and-burn cycle looks like this:
Push hard → Ignore exhaustion → Keep going on willpower → Crash completely → Force yourself back up → Repeat.

This is not sustainable. This is not success. This is slow-motion self-destruction.

A sustainable pace looks different: Work → Rest → Repeat. Support your nervous system consistently (through chiropractic care, sleep, movement, nourishment, boundaries). Build capacity over time instead of depleting it constantly.

Your body isn't a machine. Your nervous system has limits. And honoring those limits isn't weakness - it's wisdom.

You can achieve your goals without burning out. But it requires choosing regulation over hustle. Consistency over intensity.
Long-term sustainability over short-term gains.

Choose regulation over hustle this year. Your nervous system will thank you. 💚

The health habit that actually works? Consistent chiropractic care. 🌿We live in a quick-fix culture. Everyone wants the ...
01/27/2026

The health habit that actually works? Consistent chiropractic care. 🌿

We live in a quick-fix culture. Everyone wants the one thing that will solve everything - the magic supplement, the perfect diet, the 30-day transformation program.

But here's the reality: one-time fixes don't work. Your body didn't develop dysfunction overnight, and it won't heal overnight either.

Real, lasting health is built through consistency. Not perfection. Not intensity. Consistency.

Chiropractic care isn't a quick fix for when you're in pain. It's a lifestyle practice for maintaining optimal nervous system function - the foundation of everything else your body does.

Think about it like this: You don't brush your teeth once and expect them to stay clean forever. You don't work out once and expect to maintain strength. You don't eat one healthy meal and expect lasting energy.

Your nervous system is the same. It needs consistent support to function optimally - especially in a world that's constantly dysregulating it (stress, screens, poor posture, lack of movement, inflammatory food, sleep deprivation).

We see the difference in practice every single day. The patients who come consistently - even when they feel "fine" - maintain better health, handle stress more effectively, sleep better, recover faster from illness, rarely deal with acute pain, and have more energy and vitality long-term.

The patients who only come when something's wrong?

They're always putting out fires instead of building resilience.
Consistency beats perfection every single time.

You don't have to be perfect with your health habits.

But you do have to show up consistently for the things that matter - and your nervous system matters most.

01/23/2026

If you’re constantly catching every cold that goes around, dealing with chronic sinus infections, or watching your kids stay sick all winter - that’s not normal.
That’s not “just how it is during certain seasons”.
That’s your immune system asking for help.

And unfortunately, while many people are looking for a quick fix, the immune system doesn’t run on vitamins and hand-washing alone.
It’s controlled by your nervous system.

Every immune response in your body - white blood cell production, inflammation regulation, antibody creation, pathogen recognition - is coordinated through your nervous system. When there’s interference in that communication (from imbalances, chronic stress, nervous system dysregulation), your immune system can’t function at full capacity.

This is why some people stay healthy all year while others are constantly sick despite doing “all the right things.” It’s not just genetics or luck. It’s nervous system function.

Chiropractic care supports immune function by removing spinal interference that blocks nerve communication to immune organs, helping your body shift out of chronic stress mode (which suppresses immunity), improving the communication between your brain and immune system, and supporting your body’s natural ability to identify and fight pathogens.

We see this constantly: families who start chiropractic care suddenly stop getting sick as often. Kids who missed school constantly are suddenly healthy all winter. Adults who battled chronic infections finally break the cycle.
Not because chiropractic “boosts immunity” - because we remove the interference blocking your immune system from doing what it’s designed to do.

Your body knows how to protect itself. Sometimes it just needs the nervous system support to actually function properly.

Brain fog? It's not just you. It's your nervous system. 🧠If you're walking into rooms and forgetting why, struggling to ...
01/21/2026

Brain fog? It's not just you. It's your nervous system. 🧠

If you're walking into rooms and forgetting why, struggling to focus on simple tasks, feeling like you're thinking through mud, constantly losing your train of thought, or just feeling mentally "off" - that's not normal aging or just being busy.

That's brain fog. And it's a nervous system issue.

Mental clarity is a byproduct of nervous system health. When your nervous system is dysregulated, your brain doesn't get the clear signals it needs to function optimally.

Did you know that the first bone in your neck (C1) sits right where your brainstem is?
Your vagus nerve runs past it.

When C1 is imbalanced - from stress, poor posture, old injuries, or just life - it creates interference in the signals between your brain and body.

That interference shows up as brain fog, difficulty concentrating, memory issues, slow processing, and mental fatigue.

Chiropractic adjustments - especially to the upper cervical spine - remove that interference.

When your body is in a state of ease, vagal tone allows the body to function properly, blood flow to the brain improves, nerve signals transmit clearly, inflammation decreases, and your brain can actually do its job.

We see this all the time: people who've been living in a fog for months (or years) suddenly have clarity again after a few adjustments. Not because we "fixed their brain."

Because we removed the interference blocking their nervous system from supporting cognitive function.

You don't have to accept brain fog as your new normal.

New year, postpartum mama. Your body still deserves support. 🌿Everyone's talking about fresh starts and new goals in Jan...
01/19/2026

New year, postpartum mama. Your body still deserves support. 🌿

Everyone's talking about fresh starts and new goals in January. But if you're postpartum - whether you're 6 weeks out or 6 years out - you might be feeling forgotten.

The world expects you to "bounce back."
To have it all together.
To be fine by now.

But here's the truth nobody's saying: postpartum doesn't have a timeline. Your body went through massive transformation - pregnancy, labor, birth, the immediate postpartum period, and now the ongoing reality of motherhood.
That's not something you just "recover from" in 6 weeks.
Your nervous system is still adjusting.
Your body is still healing.
Your hormones are still regulating.
And that "new year, new you" pressure?
It's not for postpartum mamas who are already doing the hardest work there is.

What you need isn't another goal or resolution.
It's support.

Chiropractic care supports your nervous system through the postpartum transition - whether that's 2 months or 2 years. We help with the physical recovery (balancing your pelvis and spine after pregnancy and birth, addressing "new mom posture" from constant holding and feeding, releasing tension that's making everything harder). And we support the emotional regulation piece (your nervous system controls your stress response, your ability to handle overwhelm, your mood stability).

When your nervous system is supported, everything gets a little easier.
Sleep improves (even with interrupted nights).
Physical pain decreases. Emotional resilience increases.

You feel more like yourself - not the "old you," but the grounded, capable version of you that exists right now.

You're not forgotten, mama.
We see you.
We see how hard you're working.
We see that your body still needs support - and that's not weakness, that's biology.

You deserve nervous system care that meets you where you are - in the beautiful, messy, exhausting reality of postpartum motherhood.

You're not behind.
You're not failing.
You're exactly where you need to be. And we're here to support you. 💚

Link in bio if you need this support.

Running on empty? Your nervous system might be stuck in overdrive. ⚡If you're surviving on coffee, constantly exhausted ...
01/15/2026

Running on empty? Your nervous system might be stuck in overdrive. ⚡

If you're surviving on coffee, constantly exhausted despite "enough" sleep, crashing hard in the afternoons, or feeling like you have zero capacity for life - you don't have an energy problem. You have a nervous system problem.

Chronic fatigue isn't about needing more B vitamins or better time management. It's about a nervous system that's been running in overdrive for so long that it's completely depleted.

When you're stuck in chronic stress (sympathetic dominance), your body is constantly producing cortisol and adrenaline to keep you going.
Eventually, that system burns out.
You hit a wall.
And no amount of caffeine or "pushing through" will restore real, sustainable energy.

Here's what your nervous system needs to produce sustainable energy: Clear communication between your brain and body (so resources are allocated properly), the ability to shift between stress and rest (not stuck in one mode), proper sleep quality (when your body actually repairs and recharges), and reduced inflammation (chronic inflammation is exhausting).

Chiropractic care addresses all of this by removing spinal interference that blocks nerve signals, supporting your nervous system's ability to regulate stress and recovery, improving sleep quality so you actually recharge overnight, and reducing the physical tension that drains your energy reserves.

Real energy isn't about stimulants. It's about a nervous system that functions efficiently.

Tag someone who needs more energy this year 👇

January is the perfect time for your family's first adjustment. Here's why. 💚The holidays are over. The chaos has settle...
01/15/2026

January is the perfect time for your family's first adjustment. Here's why. 💚

The holidays are over. The chaos has settled (mostly). Your family is trying to get back into routines.

And right now before the year picks up speed again is the ideal time to set the foundation for your family's health in 2026.

Here's what your family's nervous systems just went through:
Holiday stress aftermath.
Late nights.
Sugar overload.
Travel.
Schedule disruptions.
Overstimulation.
Family dynamics.
Less sleep.
More screen time.
Different food.
Changed routines.

For adults, this shows up as exhaustion, brain fog, digestive issues, tension headaches, and feeling completely depleted.

For kids, this shows up as meltdowns, sleep regression, behavioral challenges, getting sick constantly, and difficulty transitioning back to school.

None of this is "just the holidays." It's nervous system dysregulation.

And January is when we get to reset.

Why your family needs adjustments right now:
✨ Release holiday tension - Physically stored stress in the spine and nervous system needs to be addressed so your body can shift out of survival mode

✨ Get kids regulated - After weeks of disrupted schedules, their nervous systems need support to handle school routines, focus, emotional regulation, and sleep again

✨ Set the foundation - Starting the year with regulated nervous systems means your family has capacity for whatever 2025 brings - instead of starting already depleted

✨ Family wellness goals - If you're setting health goals for your family this year, start with the foundation: nervous system support for everyone.

This isn't just "getting adjusted because it's a new year." This is strategically supporting your family's nervous systems at a critical transition point - so you can all thrive instead of just survive 2026.

We help whole families - from newborns to grandparents - find regulation, ease, and sustainable health through nervous system-focused chiropractic care.

Ready to give your family a fresh start? Book your family's appointments now - January fills up fast. Link in bio. 💚

Let's make 2026 your family's healthiest year yet - starting with the nervous system.

01/14/2026

Your resolutions aren't failing because of willpower. It's your nervous system. 🎯

We've been sold a lie: that if you just try harder, have more discipline, and push through - you'll finally hit your health goals.

When your nervous system is dysregulated, you have:
Poor impulse control → You know you shouldn't eat the entire bag of chips, but your dysregulated nervous system is seeking quick dopamine hits to cope with chronic stress.

Low motivation → It's not laziness. When your body is stuck in survival mode, it doesn't have energy to spare for "extra" activities like the gym. It's conserving energy to deal with the perceived threat.

Decision fatigue → Every choice feels impossible because your brain is already working overtime just trying to regulate your stress response. By 3pm, willpower is gone.

Inability to stick to routines → Your dysregulated nervous system craves unpredictability and chaos because that's what it's adapted to. Consistency feels boring or uncomfortable.
This is science, not a character flaw.

When your nervous system is regulated:

Impulse control improves (your prefrontal cortex can actually function)

Motivation returns (your body has energy to invest in growth, not just survival)

Decision-making gets easier (your brain isn't in constant threat-detection mode)

Healthy habits feel natural instead of forced

It's time to stop living a dysregulated life in a dysregulated world.

Drop 🎯 if you've felt this struggle - and if you're ready to try a different approach in 2026!

Want better sleep in 2026? Start with your nervous system. 😴If you're lying awake at 2 am with a racing mind, struggling...
01/13/2026

Want better sleep in 2026? Start with your nervous system. 😴

If you're lying awake at 2 am with a racing mind, struggling to fall asleep, or waking up exhausted no matter how many hours you get - that's not a sleep problem. That's a nervous system problem.

Your ability to sleep isn't about how dark your room is or what supplements you take (though those can help). It's about whether your nervous system can shift from sympathetic (fight-or-flight) to parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) mode.

When your nervous system is stuck in survival mode - which happens with chronic stress, spinal misalignments, and accumulated tension - your body literally can't access the deep, restorative sleep it needs.

Here's what actually happens: Your brain keeps scanning for threats.
Your muscles stay tense.
Your stress hormones remain elevated.
Your heart rate stays high.
And no amount of melatonin can override a dysregulated nervous system.

Chiropractic adjustments remove interference in your spine that's keeping your nervous system in high alert.

When those pathways are clear, your body can finally do what it's designed to do: shift into rest mode when it's time to sleep.

We see it constantly in practice - people who've struggled with sleep for years finally sleeping through the night after consistent adjustments. Not because we "fixed their sleep." Because we supported their nervous system so their body could regulate naturally.

Pair that with good sleep hygiene (cool room, dark space, consistent schedule, no screens before bed) and you have real rest - not just unconsciousness.

Swipe through to learn how your nervous system controls your sleep 👉
Drop 😴 if better sleep is your 2026 goal - we can help. 💚

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