Chiropractic Therapy Helps Fibromyalgia Pain

If you are afflicted by fibromyalgia, you are not alone, as Dr. Holland sees many patients with this particular problem in our Downtown St. Louis, MO chiropractic practice. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that roughly 2% of all adults in the USA have fibromyalgia discomfort. Thankfully, chiropractic care is one treatment option that can provide positive results.

Research Supports Chiropractic Adjustments Lessens Fibromyalgia Pain

In a paper released in mid-2015, 215 people with fibromyalgia were assessed based on factors ranging from pain to quality of sleep to the levels of depression and anxiety they felt. Then they were split into two groups with one group receiving a multi-modal therapy plan for three months and the second group receiving the same approach plus chiropractic adjustments (specifically, to the upper neck area) for the same length of time.

The subjects who received chiropractic treatment combined with the multi-modal therapy program reported greater results in all areas (pain, sleep, depression, and anxiety) at three months post-treatment when compared to the study participants who received multi-modal treatment without chiropractic care. Additionally, those positive benefits were lasting as the patients reported continued improvement one full year later.

Fibromyalgia problems can greatly diminish your quality of life, both psychologically and physically. If you're suffering from fibromyalgia, we might be able to help.

You don't have to suffer! To see what Dr. Holland can do for your fibromyalgia problems, call our Downtown St. Louis, MO chiropractic office today.

Resources

• Fibromyalgia. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/basics/fibromyalgia.htm on November 2, 2015.
• Moustafa I & Diab A. (2015, July). The addition of upper cervical manipulative therapy in the treatment of patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial. Rheumatology International;35(7):1163-74.