From the November / December 2000 issue
of Todays Chiropractic, comes a study report on Asthma.
The article notes that approximately 14 Americans die
each day from asthma. Asthma is only one of three diseases
that has shown an increasing death rate in recent years,
up 58% since 1979. Presently estimates say that 17 million
Americans suffer from the disease making it the most
common and costly illness in the United States today,
costing over $13 billion annually. Presently, asthma
causes more hospitalizations of children than any other
childhood disease.
In the study, 47 patients were observed for a two year
period. These patients had all been medically diagnosed
with persistent asthma ranging from mild persistent
in 11 cases, moderate persistent in 28 cases, to severe
persistent in 8 cases. The care rendered consisted of
specific chiropractic adjustments. The range of visits
was from 14 to 44, with the average being 26 during
the study period. Most patients in the study began care
at a rate of 3 visits per week with this frequency being
reduced after 4 to 8 initial weeks.
The patient results were very good with all 47 of the
study patients showing a marked improvement ranging
from 87 to 100 percent. Patient observed improvement
was measured by both improvement in their symptoms as
well as a decrease in their usage of acute asthma attack
medication. Even more impressive was that all of the
patients in the study reported maintaining their improvement
after a two-year follow up.
From the November / December 2000 issue
of Todays Chiropractic, comes a study report on Asthma.
The article notes that approximately 14 Americans die
each day from asthma. Asthma is only one of three diseases
that has shown an increasing death rate in recent years,
up 58% since 1979. Presently estimates say that 17 million
Americans suffer from the disease making it the most
common and costly illness in the United States today,
costing over $13 billion annually. Presently, asthma
causes more hospitalizations of children than any other
childhood disease.