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Patients with Fibromyalgia Respond to Chiropractic

The May 2000 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics reports that 60% of a group of patients with fibromyalgia responded very well to Chiropractic care. The patients in the study had fibromyalgia for more than three months and were adult members of a regional Fibromyalgia Association. Each participant was adjusted during 30 visits with self-administered assessments taken at the beginning of the study, after 15 visits, after 30 visits and 30 days after completion of the study. Researchers were looking for improvement in three areas; pain intensity, fatigue level and sleep quality. Fifteen women completed the trial. Nine of them (60%) were classified as "respondents." Respondents were those participants who experienced at least a 50% improvement in pain intensity over the course of the study. After 30 visits, the respondents showed an average lessening of 77.2% in pain intensity and an improvement of 63.5% in sleep quality and 74.8% in fatigue level. The improvement in all three areas continued after one month without Chiropractic care. A similar study in 1986 and reported in the American Journal of Medicine found that 45.9% of people who had fibromyalgia and went to a chiropractor experienced moderate to great improvement. In the same study, anti-depressant medication benefitted only 36.3% of those studied and exercise was limited to a 31.8% rate of improvement. By way of commentary, there is absolutely no doubt that removing interference to your central nervous system by correcting vertebral subluxations helps restore the body's inborn, built-in ability to heal itself. Whether or not you suffer from a serious condition like fibromyalgia, you will benefit from Chiropractic care. Your body will be healthier and function better as a result.

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