Chiropractic Care Helps Fibromyalgia Pain

If you suffer from fibromyalgia, you are not alone, as Dr. Green sees many people with this particular issue in our Estero, Bonita Springs chiropractic practice. Actually, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that roughly two percent of all adults in the US have fibromyalgia discomfort. Fortunately, chiropractic therapy is one treatment option that can provide positive results.

Research Shows Chiropractic Treatment Eases Fibromyalgia Discomfort

In a medical study released in mid-2015, 215 adults with fibromyalgia were assessed based on factors ranging from pain to quality of sleep to the levels of depression and anxiety they felt. Then they were divided into two groups with one group receiving a multi-modal treatment plan for three months and the second group receiving the same approach plus chiropractic adjustments (specifically, to the upper neck tissues) for the same length of time.

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

Fibromyalgia issues can substantially decrease your quality of life, both mentally and physically. If you're suffering from fibromyalgia, we might be able to help.

You don't have to suffer! To find out what Dr. Green can do for your fibromyalgia pain, call our Estero, Bonita Springs 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.