Diabetes
Acute effect of NUCCA upper cervical adjustment
on patients with diabetes type 11, Webster SK, Dickholtz,
M, Woodfied, C and Bakris GL. Chiropractic Research Journal,
Vol. Vll, No. 2, Fall 2000.
Six patients with type 2 diabetes
underwent chiropractic examination (upper cervical x-rays)
plus baseline measurements of blood pressure, pulse, electrocardiogram
and plasma glucose levels were obtained. Heart rate variability
was checked to determine relative activity of sympathetic
and parasympathetic systems. Patients were assessed 1, 2
and 3 hours following the adjustment.
After the adjustments:
the reduction of upper cervical subluxations by NUCCA adjustment
resulted in a stabilization of plasma glucose levels during
the three hour fasting period.
Chiropractic and holistic management
of type 2 diabetes. Kfoury PW, Digest of Chiropractic Economics
37(4):37-40, 1995.
Chiropractic care for a diabetic patient
was able to bring both glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin
levels to near normal.
Case study – Diabetes. Cohen E.
Chiropractic Pediatrics Vol. 1 No. 2 August 1994.
This is the
case of a patient who was diagnosed with Juvenile Onset Diabetes
at age 5 and began chiropractic care at age 20.
She was on 100
units of insulin a day and had other insulin related health
problems including diabetic neuropathy for which she was getting
laser treatments 2-3 times a week. Her peripheral vascular
symptoms were severe and the possibility of amputation of her
lower limbs was being considered.
Within two weeks of beginning
chiropractic care (adjustment of C2) all peripheral vascular
components ceased. Within four weeks the opthalmologist doing
the laser treatments told her they were no longer necessary.
During her first two months of chiropractic her insulin intake
dropped to 65 units a day and after one year of care it dropped
to 30-32 units a day.
This patient was saved from blindness,
amputation and confinement to a wheelchair. In the paper, the
author laments that the child was not brought in for care after
birth as her forceps delivery appeared to have damaged her
spine leading to her health problems later in life.
Diabetes
mellitus: two case reports. Nelson WA. Chiropractic Technique,
1989;1:37-40. Case #1 is of a juvenile diabetic diagnosed at
age 4. She was now 38 and required 18 units of insulin per
day. Her primary complaints were nervousness and prolonged
menstrual cycle.
After three visits a week for three months
the patient reported normal menses and reduced nervousness.
Her insulin had been reduced to 15 units per day.
Case #2 was
a 61-year-old man with a primary complaint of coldness in the
lower extremities of about 4 years duration, due to circulatory
problems related to diabetes mellitus. He had two adjustments
per week for 5 months. Warmth was restored from the mid-calf
to the ankles. An additional 5 months of care restored normal
warmth to the soles of the feet.
Diagnosis and manipulative
treatment in diabetic polyneuropathy and its relation to intertarsal
joint dysfunction. Murphy DR. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological
Therapeutics, 1994; 17:29-37.
An 80-year-old man with a history
of diabetes mellitus complained of low back pain, burning pain
in the lower extremities and poor balance began chiropractic
care with visits of 3 times per week: (modified pelvic SOT
blocking for the sacroiliac joints, manual adjustments for
the fixated tarsal joints, and manual soft tissue work for
the plantar trigger points.
After the first visit, the patient
reported a “rush
of warmth” over his feet while driving home. The return
of warmth was permanent. Improvement continued over the four
months of chiropractic care.
Effects of chiropractic spinal
adjustments and interferential therapy in the restoration
of peripheral circulatory impairment in the lower extremities
of diabetics. Dickinson, RL Chiropractic: The Journal of
Chiropractic Research, Study and Clinical Investigation.
April 1988;1(1):18-24
31 diabetics with progressive peripheral
circulatory impairment in the lower extremities and “numbness, coldness, and
discomfort from the knees down…general weakness…toenail
deformity, thin shiny skin and…circulatory insufficiency
and skin color changes in the distal extremities” started
chiropractic care. All patients reported some subjective
improvement, ranging from a 50% to 100% decrease in total
complaints and an increase in vitality and mental outlook.
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