Chiropractic Care Creates Improvement In Fibromyalgia Pain

Fibromyalgia is a common cause of widespread pain, characterized by physical findings of local tenderness in many specific but widely dispersed sites. Most patients with fibromyalgia remain symptomatic for several years, with no known cure yet identified. A study was executed to find out if Chiropractic could alleviate some of the chronic pain of this condition.

Fifteen patients each received thirty Chiropractic treatments consisting of a variety of techniques. The results of this course of treatment were a significant reduction in pain and improvement in quality of sleep and fatigue levels in nine of the patients.

These improvements were maintained after one month without treatment. The six patients who did not respond to care tended to be older and have more severe fibromyaliga symptoms.

SOURCE: Chiropractic Research Review, Hains G, Hains F. COMBINED estimate of dose and efficacy. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, May 2000:23(4), pp225-30.