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Condtions that Respond Well to Chiropractic

Compiled from Chiro.org


Hold your horses! Before you wade into the Conditions Section, please read Dr's. Nansel & Szlazak's fascinating JMPT article (see below), as it clarifies WHY chiropractic gets such dramatic results with a spectrum of purported diseases and disorders. You'll be glad you did!

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Somatic Dysfunction and the Phenomenon of Visceral Disease Simulation: A Probable Explanation for the Apparent Effectiveness of Somatic Therapy in Patients Presumed to be Suffering from True Visceral Disease
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1995 (Jul); 18 (6): 379–397

The proper differential diagnosis of somatic vs. visceral dysfunction represents a challenge for both the medical and chiropractic physician. The afferent convergence mechanisms, which can create signs and symptoms that are virtually indistinguishable with respect to their somatic vs. visceral etiologies, need to be appreciated by all portal-of-entry health care providers, to insure timely referral of patients to the health specialist appropriate to their condition. Furthermore, it is not unreasonable that this somatic visceral-disease mimicry could very well account for the “cures” of presumed organ disease that have been observed over the years in response to various somatic therapies (e.g., spinal manipulation, acupuncture, Rolfing, Qi Gong, etc.) and may represent a common phenomenon that has led to “holistic” health care claims on the part of such clinical disciplines.




Asthma
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Attention Deficit Disorder
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Autism
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Bell’s Palsy
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Blindness/Visual Disorders
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Blood Pressure
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Cancer
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Cerebral Palsy
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Chronic Neck Pain
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Colic
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Crohn's Disease
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Deafness
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Degenerative Joint Disease
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Disc Herniation
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Epilepsy
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Female Issues
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Fibromyalgia

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Forward Head Posture
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Headache
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Immune Function
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Infertility
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Low Back Pain
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Otitis Media
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Parkinson's Disease
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Radiculopathy
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Repetitive Stress
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Scoliosis
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Spinal Allignment/Cervical Curve
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Stress
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Subluxation
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Temporomandibular Joint
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Visceral Disorders
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Vertigo and Balance
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Wellness Care
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