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Conditions That Respond Well to Chiropractic

This section was compiled by Frank M. Painter, D.C.
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Conditions That Respond Well to Chiropractic

Hold your horses!   Before you wade into the Conditions Section, please read Dr's. Nansel & Szlazak's fascinating JMPT article (see below), as it clarifies WHY chiropractic gets such dramatic results with a spectrum of purported diseases and disorders. You'll be glad you did!    Somatic Dysfunction and the Phenomenon of Visceral Disease Simulation: A Probable Explanation for the Apparent Effectiveness of Somatic Therapy in Patients Presumed to be Suffering from True Visceral Disease J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1995 (Jul); 18 (6): 379–397 The proper differential diagnosis of somatic vs. visceral dysfunction represents a challenge for both the medical and chiropractic physician. The afferent convergence mechanisms, which can create signs and symptoms that are virtually indistinguishable with respect to their somatic vs. visceral etiologies, need to be appreciated by all portal-of-entry health care providers, to insure timely referral of patients to the health specialist appropriate to their condition. Furthermore, it is not unreasonable that this somatic visceral-disease mimicry could very well account for the “cures” of presumed organ disease that have been observed over the years in response to various somatic therapies (e.g., spinal manipulation, acupuncture, Rolfing, Qi Gong, etc.) and may represent a common phenomenon that has led to “holistic” health care claims on the part of such clinical disciplines. You will also enjoy this Dynamic Chiropractic review

Asthma     Attention Deficit Disorder     Autism     Bell’s Palsy     Blindness/Visual Disorders     Blood Pressure     Cancer     Carpal Tunnel Syndrome     Cerebral Palsy     Chronic Neck Pain     Colic     Crohn's Disease     Deafness     Degenerative Joint Disease     Disc Herniation     Epilepsy     Female Issues     Fibromyalgia     Forward Head Posture     Gastroesophageal Reflux

Headache     Immune Function     Infertility     Low Back Pain     Maintenance Care and Wellness     Multiple Sclerosis     Nonmusculoskeletal Disorders     Otitis Media     Parkinson's Disease     Pregnancy-related Pain     Radiculopathy     Repetitive Stress     Scoliosis     Spinal Allignment/Cervical Curve     Spinal Pain     Stress     Subluxation     Temporomandibular Joint     Vertigo and Balance     Whiplash

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