Chiropractic Care Helps Fibromyalgia Pain

Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation Considered Effective for Fibromyalgia Patients in Asheville

If you are struggling with fibromyalgia, you are not alone, as Dr. Myers sees many people with this particular condition in our Asheville chiropractic office. As a matter of fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that roughly two percent of all adults in the US have fibromyalgia pain. Luckily, chiropractic treatment is one treatment option that can provide positive results.

Research Supports Chiropractic Adjustments Lessens Fibromyalgia Discomfort

In a study published in mid-2015, 215 women and men with fibromyalgia were evaluated based on factors ranging from pain to quality of sleep to the levels of depression symptoms 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 with the addition of chiropractic adjustments (specifically, to the upper neck tissues) for the same length of time.

The individuals who received chiropractic treatment in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary therapy approach reported greater results in all areas (pain, sleep, depression, and anxiety) at 12 weeks post-treatment when compared to the study patients who received multi-modal treatment without chiropractic care. Additionally, those positive outcomes were lasting as the individuals reported continued improvement one full year later.

Fibromyalgia problems can greatly decrease your quality of life, both mentally and physically. If you're dealing with fibromyalgia, we might be able to help.

You don't have to suffer! To find out what Dr. Myers can do for your fibromyalgia problems, call our Asheville chiropractic office today.

Research

• 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.