Asthma - Holistic and Alternative Medicine Solutions

Chiropractic Benefits Asthma

Chiropractic benefit for asthma and respiratory problems was first noticed in clinical histories. Typical of such reports is that of a 6-year-old boy who had asthma since age 3 and was using inhalers up to three times a day. He received chiropractic care: "Adjustments were delivered... Significant progress. Could run during soccer games...slept more soundly. Hardly ever had bouts with mucous clogged nasal passages...inhalant use stopped." [Garde, R. Asthma and chiropractic. Chiropractic Pediatris, 1994, 1(3)]

In another case history, a 34-month-old boy with asthma and enuresis (bed-wetting) had not responded to medical care. More than 20 emergency hospital visits had taken place for the asthma attackes during a 12-month history. Three chiropractic adjustments were administered over an 11-day period and the asthma symptoms and enuresis ceased for more than 8 weeks. The asthma and enuresis recurred follwoing aminor fall from a step ladder but disappeared after adjustments. After a two year follow-up, the mother reported no recurrence of the asthma or the enuresis. [Bachman, T.R. & Lantz, C.A. Management of pediatric asthma and enuresis with probably traumatic etiology. Proceedings of the National Conference on Chiropractic and Pediatrics (ICA),1991, pp. 14-22]

Please keep in mind that the chiropractor's primary aim is to remove nerve interference or spinal stress. Chiropractors care for the person who has the disease, rather than the disease in the person. A chiropractor will generally follow the same approach with each patient: correction of nervous system and spinal stress.

The Spine and Breathing

There is an intimate connection between the spinal column, the nervous system, and the breathing apparatus. In asthma, the mechanical factor may be so important that until the mechanis are put right the symptoms will persist. Many sufferers of asthma and respiratory problems have discoverd an alternative to conventional medical bronchodilators, expectorans and corticosteroids. Those with asthma, bronchitis, emphysema or other chronic lung conditions need to ensure their lungs and bronchi are receiving uninterrupted nerve communication from their spines. Chiropractic is a healing art that can free people from vertebral subluxations, and in many cases, from a lifetime of taking drugs for their supposedly "incurable" condition.

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