![]() An interesting case was presented in the Journal of Upper Cervical Chiropractor Research. It was about a 45-year-old female who had fibromyalgia. She complained of migraine headaches, pain throughout her back, neck pain, sciatica, depression, duodenal ulcer, numbness in her fingers, and right knee pain. Her history revealed that when she was 15 years old, she had a traumatic head injury from diving into a shallow pool. Over the next 25 years, she was in a total of 10 car accidents. Her doctor diagnosed her with fibromyalgia. She endured another injury five years later, falling down a flight of stairs. This increased her pain. She found temporary relief over a 12-year period by seeing general chiropractors. However, she was still in pain and suffering from depression. She was prescribed Flexeril, Soma, and Vicodin. It was impossible for her to climb stairs, walk more than 20 feet, or swim. She ended up using a wheelchair to help her complete her daily tasks and conserve energy. To learn more about the connection between head and neck injuries and fibromyalgia download our complimentary e-book. Upper Cervical Chiropractic and Fibromyalgia
We differ from general chiropractors in that we focus our attention on the upper two bones of the vertebrae. A person with head or neck trauma may likely have a misalignment here. This causes the central nervous system to malfunction and changes the way the body works. The above-mentioned patient sought out the care of an upper cervical chiropractor. Here are her results:
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4/3/2019 04:49:54 pm
Thank you for giving me a deeper understanding of fibromyalgia. It is important for me to understand such thing because this condition to anyone. If this thing happened to that woman, what makes me an exception to that case isn’t it? That’s why there is a need for me to be careful on every movement that I make. This woman had been involved in several accidents and that is how her Fibromyalgia was formed. Sometimes it is better than to be sorry at the end. By the way, thank you for this article!
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