Depression, Anxiety, Asthma

DEPRESSION, ASTHMA, ANXIETY

9th International Conference on Spinal Manipulation Oct 5, 2002 Toronto- Reported in FCER Advance 23 (2)

“Dr Hayek reported that only the group which underwent spinal manipulation (by any of four commonly used manipulative treatment protocols (Activator, S.O.T., Gonstead, Diversified) displayed significant improvement in asthma symptoms and depression and anxiety scores. Simply experiencing structured interviews at the treatment centers or being monitored at home did not yield these improvements. In addition, patients actually undergoing spinal manipulation displayed dramatic increases of IgA and decreases of cortisol through the post-treatment period...”





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