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Chiropractic Research Results for Multiple Sclerosis
Chiropractic Management of Musculoskeletal Pain in the Multiple Sclerosis Patient
Clinical Chiropractic 2005 (Jun); 8 (2): 57–65
Chiropractic care has been successfully integrated into a chronic care facility which is affiliated with a private university medical school. Chiropractic has been utilized in this setting for pain management of MS patients suffering from chronic pain syndromes. Preliminary findings from this clinic suggest that chiropractic may represent one treatment alternative for chronic pain in MS patients in a long-term care facility. Further studies will be needed to definitively determine the efficacy of chiropractic for the management of chronic pain in the MS patient.
Use of Unconventional Therapies by Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis
Clin Rehabil 2003 (Mar); 17 (2): 181–191
More than half of the responding sample (57.1%) had used at least one CAM modality. The longer that people had MS and the less satisfied they were with conventional health care the more likely they were to use CAM therapies. The most common reasons for using CAMs were the desire to use holistic health care (i.e., treatments that recognized the interrelatedness of mind, body and spirit) and dissatisfaction with conventional medicine. Ingested herbs were the most frequently used CAM modalities (26.6%), followed by chiropractic manipulation (25.3%), massage (23.3%) and acupuncture (19.9%).
Upper Cervical Chiropractic Management of a Multiple Sclerosis Patient: A Case Report
Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research 2001; 4 (2): 22–30
After four months of upper cervical chiropractic care, all Multiple Sclerosis (MS) symptoms were absent. A follow-up MRI showed no new lesions as well as a reduction in intensity of the original lesions. After a year passed in which the patient remained asymptomatic, another follow-up MRI was performed. Once again, the MRI showed no new lesions and a continued reduction in intensity of the original lesions. Two years after upper cervical chiropractic care began, all MS symptoms remained absent.
Upper Cervical Protocol For Five Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Todays Chiropractic 2000 (Nov); 29 (6) ~ FULL TEXT
All five patients recalled experiencing head or neck trauma(s) prior to the onset of multiple sclerosis symptoms. In all five cases, evidence of upper cervical injury was found using paraspinal digital infrared imaging and upper cervical radiographs. According to the results of each of the five patients discussed in this report, it seems correction of the upper cervical injury not only stopped but also reversed the pathological processes involved in MS. However, few conclusions can be drawn from a small number of cases. Therefore, further research is recommended to study the link between trauma, the upper cervical spine and neurological disease.
Clinical Presentation of a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis and Response to Manual Chiropractic Adjustive Therapies
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1993 (Nov-Dec); 16 (9): 595–600
Manual adjustive therapies appear to be responsible for the dramatic symptomatic relief provided for a patient diagnosed with MS. The relative risk-to-benefit ratio suggests that this approach may be appropriate as an alternative symptom management approach for MS patients, and future research efforts can and should direct the comprehensive management approach to the treatment of this disorder.
Other Management Approaches for Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis, An Autoimmune Inflammatory Disease: Prospects for its Integrative Management
Alternative Medicine Review 2001 (Dec); 6 (6): 540–566 ~ FULL TEXT
No pharmaceutical or other therapies exist that confer prolonged remission on MS, and obvious interrelationships between toxic, infectious, and dietary factors make a persuasive case for integrative management. The time-proven MS diet meticulously keeps saturated fats low, includes three fish meals per week, and eliminates allergenic foods. Dietary supplementation for MS minimally requires potent vitamin supplementation, along with the thiol antioxidants, the anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids, and adaptogenic phytonutrients. Gut malabsorption and dysbiosis can be corrected using digestive enzymes and probiotics. You may review other articles about
the nutritional treatment for Multiple Sclerosis
Nutritional Rx for Multiple Sclerosis
Jack Challem, The Nutrition Reporter™
Matt Embry was 18 years old when he began having problems with balance and severe leg twitches. A magnetic resonance imaging scan revealed a dozen scab-like lesions in his brain and spinal column. Like Lynn, Matt was diagnosed with MS - but he chose a different path. He decided to eat simple, natural foods and avoided all junk foods, including dairy products and gluten-containing grains (e.g. wheat). He also started taking hefty doses of vitamin supplements and underwent acupuncture treatments. Today, Matt is symptom free and works as a producer at a Canadian television station.
