Headache

"It appears Chiropractors have been right all along. A team of doctors at Syracuse University have established with scientific, anatomical proof, that damaged structures in the neck (subluxations) are the cause of many chronic headaches."

December 28, 1995. Life Toronto Star: Life section Peter Rothbart MD.

Blood Pressure

"Posture affects and moderates every physiological function from breathing to hormonal production. Spinal pain, headache, mood, blood pressure, and lung capacity are among the functions most easily influenced by posture. The corollary of these observations is that many symptoms, including pain, may be moderated or eliminated by improved posture."

AJPM Vol.4 No.1 Jan. 1994 Posture and Respiratory Modulation of Autonomic Function Pain and Health. J. Lennon, BM, MM, C Norman Shealby, MD, Roger K. Cady, MD

Shortened Lifespan

“In age-and sex-adjusted analysis, persons with hyperkyphosis defined as needing one block to achieve a neutral head position had a 1.44 times greater rate of mortality than those without hyperkyphotic posture.” (44% increase death rate with 17mm of Forward Head Posture.)

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 52, Issue 10, Page 1662, Oct. 2004. Hyperkyphotic Posture Predicts Mortality in Older Community-Dwelling Men and Women: A Prospective Study. Deb M Kado, MD, MS, Mei-Huang, DrPH, Arun S. Karlamangla, MD, PhD, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, MD and Gail A. Greendale, MD

Depression

“It is not surprising that chronic manipulation lifts depression. It is possible that chronic maneuvers will become an important tool in psychiatric treatment.”

Dizziness

“Vertigo (dizziness) can come from dysfunction of the spinal column. He reports the success of manual therapy (spinal adjustments) in treating vertigo.”

Headaches, Ear Buzzing, Extreme Fatigue, Sleep Disorders

“In 1970 Vitek showed these symptoms were linked to the upper cervical spine and not vascular disease. Manual therapy (spinal adjustments) proved successful in 77% cases.”

Heart Rhythm/Disorders

“According to studies by Rychlikova, Schwartz, and Metz a comparison of EKG’s taken before and after manual therapy shows telesystolic changes as well as cured heart rhythm disorders.”

“Manual Therapy In Internal Medicine” E.G. Metz @ Bezirkskrankenhaus Postdam, (Formerly East) Germany, 1976.

Migraine Headaches

Chiropractic care resulted in a reduction of 90% of migraine episodes with the length of each migraine reduced by 38%. In addition, medication use dropped 94% and other symptoms associated with migraines such as nausea, vomiting, photophobia (light and sound sensitivity) were reduced.

Bofshever H. Encephalgia/migraine. ICPA Newsletter. Jan/Feb 2000.

Meniere’s Disease/Ringing In The Ears

“Manual Therapy (spinal adjustments) is often capable of relieving the dizziness and equilibrium disorders associated with Meniere’s Syndrome.

“Manual Therapy In Internal Medicine” E.G. Metz Bezirkskrankenhaus Postdam, (Formerly East) Germany, 1976.

Boosting Immunity

Measuring 1 07 individuals who had received long-term Chiropractic care, Pero’s team turned up some surprising findings. The Chiropractic patients had a 200% greater immune-competence than people who had not received Chiropractic, and a 400% greater immune competence than people with cancer. Pero concluded that “Chiropractic may optimize whatever genetic abilities you have” so that you can fully resist serious diseases.

Boosting Your Immunity Through Chiropractic. Ronald Pero, Ph.D., chief cancer prevention research at New York’s Preventive Medicine Institute and professor of medicine in Environmental Health at New York University.

“The effect of specific upper cervical adjustments on the immune system CD4 cell counts of HIV positive individuals was measured by CD4/mrn3 in the blood. A 48% increase in CD4 cells was demonstrated over the six month duration of the study for the adjusted group.”

Selano, J., Hightower, B., Pfleger, B., Collins, K., Grostic, J. Chiro Research journal 1994;
3 (1): 32-39

Fibromyalgia

Flexed Posture causes overstress in the sternocostal joints and spine with consequent irritation of nociceptors. The pain stops after the correction of posture. Correction of posture is important in the therapy of Fibromyalgia.

Journal Of Manual Medicine (1990) 5; 169-174.‘EMG evidence shows it is clear that manipulation of the upper cervical joints affects overall body posture.”

“Influencing Postural Reflexes By Way of Joints” G. Gutmann MD and F. Vele. (1971) Neurological Clinic ofKarlsuniversitat in Prague Zeitschrift fur Physiotherapy 5, 71.

Sinus Problems

A 3 1 year old woman presented with chronic sinusitis. The patient has been bothered with this for 1 2 years. She was adjusted at Cl and C3, two times a week. This treatment produced good drainage, decreased congestion along with relief of headaches.

Sinusitis Associated With C 1 -C3 Intersegmental Dysfunction: A Case Report. Research Dept., Cleveland Chiropractic College.

Paroxysmal Tachycardia

“Here the changes found in the spinal column are linked with tachycardia in such a way that when we normalized the function of the spinal column, heart rhythm also became normal and remained so as long as there is no relapse in the spinal column.”

Lewitt MD, DSc Manipulative Therapy in Rehabilitation of the Locomoter System ( 1 985) Butterworth and Company London and Boston. Page 261.

Hearing

“As a result of personal experience there is no doubt in my mind that somatic dysfunction in joints in the upper thoracic spine can affect the function of the inner ear by way of its sympathetic innervation.”

JF Bourdilon MD. Spinal Manipulation Appelton and Lange 1987 Pg. 5.

Heart Rhythm Disorders

“According to studies by Rychlikova, Schwartz and Metz a comparison of EKG’s taken before and after manual therapy shows telesystolic changes and normalization, as well as cured heart rhythm disorders.”

“Manual Therapy In Internal Medicine” E.G. Metz at Bezirksankerhaus,
(formally East) Germany 1976.

Ulcers

“Scoliosis of even slight degree involving segments
corresponding to the stomach i.e. T6-T9 seem to play a part in 90% of patients with peptic ulcers.”

Kidneys

“Metz found in 206 cases of kidney disease movement restriction at T1O through Li

Immune System

The effect of spinal manipulation on the respiratory burst of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) and monocytes from treated adults was measured by zysom-stimulated chemiluminescence (CL). Peripheral blood was collected 1 5 minutes before and 1 5 minutes after a thoracic spine manipulation. The CL responses of both neurophils and monocytes from subjects who received spinal manipulation were significantly higher than the response in sham or soft-tissue treated subjects.

Asthma

“In addition to rigidity of the ribs Koberle (1975) found blockage of mainly segments T7-T1O in asthmatics.”

Lewitt MD, DSc, Manipulative Therapy in Rehabilitation of the Locomoter System (1985) Butterworth and Company London and Boston. Pg. 259.

Liver and Gall bladder

Tilscher, studying patients with hepatitis found movement restriction in the segments T8-T1O and restricted rotation of the right hip.

Lewitt MD, DSc, Manipulative Therapy in Rehabilitation of the Locomoter System (1985) Butterworth and Company London and Boston. Pg. 261.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Heartburn

In a Scandinavian study gastroenterologists found 72% of the patients with abdominal pain, irritable bowel syndrome, and heartburn had subluxations of the spine in the area that supply the nerves to the abdomen. They postulated a reflex over the nerves which pass through the spine to affect organs.

Jorgensen, L. S . and Fossgreen, J, Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1 990, Dec . 25(12).

Fibromyalgia

“We conclude that the analysis of posture is very important with the pathogenesis of Fibromyalgia. Correction of posture may become a significant and successful part of therapy in these patients.”

Journal of Manual Medicine (1990) 5: 169-174.

Allergies and Sinus Problems

Patients had complaints of allergy, ear infection, sinus problems , respiratory problems , and gastrointestinal problems. Complete or substantial improvement occurred in 61.6% of these patients under Chiropractic care.

Nyiendo J, Olsen E. Characteristics of 2 1 7 children attending a chiropractic college teaching clinic. JMPT. 1988;11(2):18-84

Gastrointestinal Disease

“The selected findings, muscle tension over the tip of transverse process and reduction of costovertebral (cardiac) motion in the left upper thoracic region, were accurate in indicating the presence of cardiac or gastrointestinal disease in 76% of cases.

Beal; Myron C, FAAO, July 1983, Journal of AOA, Vol 82 (1 1), 822/23.

Disc Problems

*“Patients with disc herniations were given Chiropractic care. Post-MRIs revealed that 63% of the patients had a reduced or completely reabsorbed disc hemiation. 78% were able to return to work.”

Ben Eliyahu DJ. Magnetic resonance imaging and clinical follow-up: study of27 patients receiving chiropractic care for cervical and lumbar disc hemiations. JMPT. 1996; 19(19).

*“A study of 5 1 7 patients with protruded lumbar discs, 76.8% had satisfactory results under Chiropractic care without surgery.”

Delauche-Cavallier MC, Budet C, Laresdo JD, et al. Lumbar disc hemiation: computed tomography scan changes after conservative treatment of nerve root compression. Spine.
1992; 1 7(8):927-933.

Painful Menstrual Cramps

“The patients ‘ primary areas of fixation were at the L 1 , L2, and L5 levels as well as the sacrum. Adjusting these two vertebrae and creating motion in the joints seemed to influence the exiting nerves, restoring proper nervous transmission to the uterus. This relieved the pain and distress of primary dysmenorrhea (painful menses).

JMPT Vol.13, No.3, Feb. 1990.

Low Back Pain

“We have come to realize that every patient with low back pain also has a significant mechanical dysfunction in the cervical and thoracic spine”

Joseph Shaw, MD. First Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back Pain, The Chiropractic Report: Smith, Editor, Jan. 1993, Vol. 7, #8