Lung And Bronchi Health, Respiratory Problems
The types and frequencies of nonmusculoskeletal
symptoms reported after chiropractic spinal manipulative
therapy. Leboeuf-Yde C, Axen I, Ahlefeldt G, et al. Journal
of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics Nov/Dec 1999:22(9)
559-64.
“How frequently [do] patients report nonmusculoskeletal
symptomatic improvements and [what are] the types of such
reactions that patients believe to be associated with chiropractic…”
Twenty
consecutive patients from 87 Swedish chiropractors answered
questionnaires on return visits. A total of 1,504 questionnaires
were completed and returned. Twenty-three per cent of patients
reported improvement in nonmusculoskeletal symptoms, including:
- Easier to breathe (98 patients)
- Improved digestive function (92)
- Clearer/better/sharper vision (49)
- Improved circulation (34)
- Less ringing in the ears (10)
- Acne/eczema better (8)
- Dysmenorrhoea better (7)
- Asthma/allergies better (6)
- Sense of smell heightened (3)
- Reduced blood pressure (2)
- Numbness in tongue gone (1)
- Hiccups gone (1)
- Menses function returned (1)
- Cough disappeared (1)
- Double vision disappeared (1)
- Tunnel vision disappeared (1)
- Less nausea (1)
Systemic effects of spinal lesions. Dhami MSI, DeBoer KF
In Principles and Practice of Chiropractic, 2nd edition,
Appleton and Lange, East Norwalk, CT 1992.
The authors list “organic
disorders reported to be related to spinal lesions or affected
by chiropractic manipulation.”
These include: abdominal
discomfort, asthma, Barre-Lieou syndrome, cardiac arrythmia,
colic, constipation, dysmenorrhea, high blood pressure, low-blood
sugar and hyperinsulinism, migraine, pulmonary diseases, ulcers,
vertebral autonomic dysfunction.
The relationship between whiplash
injury and subsequent lower back complications. Neel SS et
al. Chiropractic Oct 1988;1(3):86-88.
It has been reported that
people who suffer from whiplash injuries will go on to develop
low back pain. This study was designed to see how common this
was.
This study interviewed 52 patients who had been involved
in a whiplash type injury. The patients in this study had
no previous motor vehicle accidents, were wearing lap and
harness seat belts and had no previous low back pain
The researchers
found that 85% of the patients reported lower back pain after
the whiplash.
Treatment of visceral disorders by manipulative
therapy. Miller WD. In: Goldstein M, Ed. The Research Status
of Spinal Manipulative Therapy. Bethesda: Dept. HEW. 1975:295-301.
Patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were treated with
osteopathic manipulation. 92% of the patients stated they were
able to walk greater distances, had fewer colds, experienced
less coughing, and had less dyspnea than before treatment.
95% of patients with bronchial asthma said they benefited from
chiropractic care.
Peak flow rate and vital capacity increased
after the third treatment.
The atlas fixation syndrome in the
baby and infant. Gutmann G. Manuelle Medizin 1987 25:5-10,
Trans. Peters RE.
An examination of 1,250 infants five days
after birth showed over 25% were suffering from vomiting, irritability
and sleeplessness and that 75% of these infants had cervical
(neck) strain.
Treatment frequently resulted in an immediate
relief of the symptoms.
Symptoms of Visceral Disease. Pottinger,
Symptoms of Visceral Disease, Mosby, 1910. Pottinger is a famous
British MD who noticed that patients with chronic bronchial
problems had an anterior saucering of the spine in the mid-scapular
region.
Effects of soft tissue technique and Chapman’s Neurolymphatic
Reflex Stimulation on respiratory function. Lines DH, McMilan
AJ, Spehr GJ. J Australian Chiropractors’ Assoc, 1990;20:17-22.
Thirty
asymptomatic subjects received chiropractic care. Measurements
of forced vital capacity (FVC) were taken. A significant improvement
in FVC was noted suggesting that chiropractic may improve breathing
capacity.
A comparison of the effect of chiropractic treatments
on respiratory function in patients with respiratory distress
symptoms and patients without. Hviid CA. Bull Eur Chiro Union
1978;26:17-34.
Patients receiving spinal care reported improved
subjective symptoms of asthma.
Chiropractic adjustment in the
management of visceral conditions: a critical appraisal. Jamison
JR, McEwen AP, Thomas SJ. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological
Therapeutics, 1992;15:171-180.
This was a survey of chiropractors
in Australia. More than 50% of the chiropractors stated that
asthma responds to chiropractic adjustments; more than 25%
felt that chiropractic adjustments could benefit patients with
dysmenorrhea, indigestion, constipation, migraine and sinusitis.
Systemic
effects of spinal lesions. Dhami MSI, DeBoer KF In Principles
and Practice of Chiropractic, 2nd edition, Appleton and Lange,
East Norwalk, CT 1992.
The authors list “organic disorders
reported to be related to spinal lesions or affected by chiropractic
manipulation.”
These include: abdominal discomfort, asthma,
Barre-Lieou syndrome, cardiac arrythmia, colic, constipation,
dysmenorrhea, high blood pressure, low-blood sugar and hyperinsulinism,
migraine, pulmonary diseases, ulcers, vertebral autonomic
dysfunction.
Chronic ear infections, strep throat, 50% right
ear hearing loss, adenoiditis and asthma. Kovacs, GT International
Chiropractic Pediatric Association newsletter. July 1995.
This
is the case of a 4 ½ year old female suffering
from chronic ear infections, strep throat (on and off for
4 years), 50% right ear hearing loss, adenoiditis and asthma.
She
had been on antibiotics (Ceclor™), developed pneumonia,
on bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory for asthma. She
had also been given steroids.
Her MD (ENT specialist) diagnosed
her with enlarged adenoids. Surgery to remove child’s
adenoids and to put tubes in her ears was scheduled.
Chiropractic
history: cervical (C2) and thoracic (T3) and right sacroiliac
subluxation. Numerous enlarged lymph nodes and muscle spasm.
Chiropractic care of 2x/week for 6 weeks scheduled. After 3
or 4 adjustments mother noticed “a
changed child, she has life in her body again...acting like
a little girl again for the first time in 4 years.”
After 6 weeks, pediatrician and ENT noticed no sign of ear
infection or inflammation, “Her adenoids, which were
the worst the ENT has ever seen, were perfectly normal and
healthy. Hearing tests revealed no hearing loss whatsoever.
When the family was asked how long the child was on antibiotics,
her family responded ‘all medication was stopped 6
weeks ago when chiropractic care started.’ Shocked
and confused by this answer, the family was told to continue
chiropractic care because it had obviously worked.”
Adjustive
treatment for chronic respiratory ailment in a five year old
(case #2).
Case reports in chiropractic pediatrics. Esch, S.
American Chiropractic Association Journal of Chiropractic December
1988.
This is the story of a 5 ½ year old girl with a four-year
history of what the parents called “bronchial congestion.” She
had pneumonia “several times a year” since she
was 18 months old.
In addition to the attacks of “bronchitis”,
she suffered from congestion and was wheezy after running
and upon waking up in the morning. The father and mother
both reported having allergies.
Chiropractic examination revealed
subluxations at C-2, T-4 and L-5. At the second adjustment,
two days after the first, the mother reported the child was
not coughing as much and by the third visit a week later the
mother reported the child was breathing normally. Twelve adjustments
were given over three months and the chief complaint did not
recur.
A follow-up call four years later revealed no recurrence.
Asthmatics
Can’t Relax
According to a new study, (Journal of Clinical
Investigation, November 1995) the wheezing of asthmatics is
not due to an excessive irritability of the breathing apparatus,
but because the smooth muscle in the bronchioles does not relax.
The scientists contend that everyone has similar brief spasms
when irritants come in contact with the breathing tubes,
but for some reason, the spasms persist in asthmatics.
Comment
by Dr. Koren: Maybe they should look for a subluxation?
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