Spinal Manipulation May Benefit Asthma Patients

chiro.org ^ | Frank M. Painter, D.C.

[krodriguesdc]

I know people who have been adjusted by chiropractors for 50 years!

they do not have unstable joints...

this is an old wive's tale to the max!

[EggsAckley]

As you said, there are the good and the bad in EVERY practice of medicine. I stand on my convictions, like you, and will continue to defend the usefulness of chiropractic.

[discostu]

But tomorrow (now today) is a Sunday, you'd make an asthmatic child sit out in the cold all day and overnight waiting for some back cracker. Just shows why people shouldn't listen to you.

Look when it comes to back pain, and even other joint and muscle problems as the RELATE to back trouble, chiropracters rock. Asthma has NOTHING to do with verterbrae alignment. Prayer meetings will do asthamtics more good than a chiropractor... unless they also have back troubles, but it still won't help their asthma.

Oh and folks, Kevin Rodriques DC is a chiropractor, this is just an advertisement for his profession.

[TEXASPROUD]

I'm a Registered Respiratory Therapist and a Pulmonary Technologist and I find this "interesting" but take it with a grain of salt. The fact they actually measured IgA levels gives it a bit more respectability, however, there are no PFT's (Pulmonary Function Tests) such as FVC, FEV0.5, FEV1, Peak Flows, etc. was there any change in oxygen saturation. Were these individuals symptomatic during this manipulation. At the very least a simple Peak Flow would indicate weather or not there had been a bronchodilation effect.
Trying to keep an open mind, I would repeat with a multicenter study and add "before and after" PFT's.

[Balata]

Hogwash! The Chiropractic adjustment does not destroy the joint integrity.

It is NOT hogwash! That's pure denial of the evidence.

LOL! Talk about denial of evidence, the model for the Chiropractic adjustment has been established through scientific research for many years. Let me see if I can explain.

Somatic dysfunction through injury, repetitive micro trauma, postural distortions etc. developes restriction in mobility of the spine which in time produces autonomic, visceral, and immunologic changes by pain-related sensory neurons and their reflexes.

These nociceptors then produce muscular guarding reactions and causes abnormal musculoskeletal position as well as abnormal range of motion.

Then local inflammatory responses and autonomic reflexes further reinforce nociceptor activity, maintaining this restriction.

When the body maintains these muscles, joints, and related tissues in an abnormal guarding position then changes in the connective tissues will occur, solidifying the abnormal position.

Stretching these tissues into a normal range of motion through the Chiropractic adjustment will restimulate the nociceptor and thus breakup the abnormal reflexes and establish normal range of motion to the joint. The patient often experiences an immediate decrease of pain.

I'll always have work as long chiropractors continue to practice.

The Chiropractic profession was buit on the failures of the established Medical profession.

[Balata]

But tomorrow (now today) is a Sunday, you'd make an asthmatic child sit out in the cold all day and overnight waiting for some back cracker. Just shows why people shouldn't listen to you.

Perhaps your assumption is false. Most Chiropractors I know would treat their Asthma patients on Sunday. Your ad hominin attack and liberal name calling just shows why people shouldn't listen to you.

Look when it comes to back pain, and even other joint and muscle problems as the RELATE to back trouble, chiropracters rock.

Ok, there's a positive statement. Maybe there is some hope.

Asthma has NOTHING to do with verterbrae alignment.

The poster of this thread was pointing to research that may or may not shed some light on your statement. Did you read it.

Prayer meetings will do asthamtics more good than a chiropractor... unless they also have back troubles, but it still won't help their asthma.

Prayer meetings would probably do most medical patients more good.

Oh and folks, Kevin Rodriques DC is a chiropractor, this is just an advertisement for his profession.

Where does this come from? He was posting about research. It is others who have attacked him and his profession that he is defending.

[discostu]

Krod has a long history of spreading quackery on FR.

[Balata]

I know nothing of 'Krod' or his history on FR. I was merely responding to some of the posters on this thread.

[discostu]

Unfortunately he drags his history with him. He's obsessed with banishing vaccines, presents reems and reems of bad science, is frequently caught blatantly misdefining terms, and gets beligerent when proven wrong. If krod says it, do yourself a favor and don't believe a word of it.

[krodriguesdc]

you may discount every research study that shows chiropractic to be very beneficial but it's not you alone that counts...

they have been trying for over 100 years to discredit chiropractic and to no avail...

people go because it works!

Crelin (sp) et al was a resaercher out of Yale who vowed to put the quacks out of business by fudging his research on cadaveric...

this was later found out and his original memo to his colleagues sating his plan was made public for all to see...

[krodriguesdc]

I will tell the truth - you should do the same!

[krodriguesdc]

Get real discostu your bias against chiropractic is in full bloom!

[krodriguesdc]

you are the one who keeps calling me down because I have opinions, and research that is contrary to what you would want everyone to believe...

[krodriguesdc]

Look when it comes to back pain, and even other joint and muscle problems as the RELATE to back trouble, chiropracters rock.

you are correct here...

research has shown that chiropractic is more beneficial than muscle relaxers or traditional medical care when it comes to back pain...

but now research is beginning to show that chiropractic is also beneficial for more than just back pain...

[krodriguesdc]

can you tell us what you know about the spinal tracks - that is the posterior column etc etc...

you seem really sure that chiropractic is for back pain and back pain only...

[krodriguesdc]

BUMP

[ofMagog]

I have opinions, and research that is contrary to what you would want everyone to believe...

As do we all, Kevin.

[krodriguesdc]

yup...

time and research will tell who's right and who's wrong!

agreed?

[krodriguesdc]

BTW who told you my name is Kevin?

[ofMagog]

BTW who told you my name is Kevin?

I used to do consulting work for the major insurance companies and HMOs.