Fibromyalgia Treatment with Chiropractic

If you suffer with fibromyalgia, you are not alone, as Dr. Cohen sees many people with this particular problem in our Holtsville chiropractic office. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that roughly two percent of all adults in the USA have fibromyalgia pain. Thankfully, chiropractic therapy is one treatment option that can provide positive results.

Research Supports Chiropractic Adjustments Lessens Fibromyalgia Pain

In a study released 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 divided into two groups with one group receiving a multi-modal treatment program 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 subjects who received chiropractic treatment in addition to the multi-disciplinary treatment program reported greater results in all areas (pain, sleep, depression, and anxiety) at three months post-treatment when compared to the study patients who received multi-modal treatment without chiropractic adjustments. Furthermore, those positive results were long-lasting as the individuals reported continued improvement one full year later.

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

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

Studies

• 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.