Allergies
Asthma
Bedwetting
Degenerative Arthritis
Elbow Pain
Fibromyalgia
Headaches
Heartburn
Herniated Disc
Hip Pain
Infertility
Knee Pain
Low Back Pain
Mid Back Pain
Migraines
Neck Pain
Numbness and Tingling
Pinched Nerve
Scoliosis
Shoulder Pain
Sinus Problems
Sleeping Problems
Spinal Fracture
Spinal Surgery
Sports Injury
Subluxation
Vertigo & Dizziness
Whiplash
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Allergies
Allergies are a disorder of the immune system. The
immune system overreacts to a typically non-harmful substance (cat
dander, pollen, peanuts, dairy products, dust, molds, etc.), and
initiates a response to neutralize and flush out the allergen. The
results of this immune response are swelling, itching, runny nose
and eyes, sneezing, diarrhea, to name a few. The immune system is
highly effective in ridding the body of what it perceives as
harmful.
Chiropractic and Allergies
Chiropractic is not a treatment for allergies per
se, but it has helped allergy sufferers for years. Chiropractic aims
to remove interference to the nervous system by specifically
correcting a condition called subluxation. What controls the immune
system? Many things including your spleen, bone marrow, adrenal
glands to name a few. What controls all of these things? It is your
brain and nervous system. In 1993 a group of researchers at the
University of Calgary discovered a group of cells at the top of the
spinal cord that form a direct pathway from the nervous system to
the immune system. Any interference to this pathway would likely
result in an improperly functioning immune system. A chiropractic
study found that specific upper neck adjustments in HIV positive
patients led to a 48% increase in CD4 cells (immune cells) over a
6-month duration. Preliminary studies have found that adjustments
enhance the activity of IgA, IgG, IgM, and phagocytic cell
respiratory bursts (all immune system functions). A properly
functioning immune system is less likely to produce allergy
symptoms.
- Enhanced phagocytic cell respiratory burst
induced by spinal manipulation: potential role of substance P.
Brenan PC, Kokjohn K., Katlinger CJ, et al., JMPT 1991, Vol 14,
No. 7
- Enhanced neutrophil respiratory burst as a
biological marker for manipulation forces: duration of the
effect and association with substance P and tumor necrosis.
Patricia Brenan, John J Triano, arion McGregor, et al, JMPT,
Vol15, No 2, Feb 1992.
- Chirporactic treatment and antibody
levels. Stewart M. Alcorn The effects of upper cervical
adjustments on the CD4 counts of HIV positive patients. Selano,
J., Hightower B, Pfleger B, et al., CRJ-Vol3 No 1 1994.
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