Asthma and chiropractic

There are possibly millions of asthmatic children who are destined to a life dependent upon medication; these children may never have the chance to see if chiropractic spinal adjustments can help their asthma and provide them with a better quality of life.

 – Peter Fysh, DC, researcher
 
Asthma, a once rare disorder, has exploded in incidence and is now the most common chronic disease in children. It causes more time lost from school than any other pediatric disorder. Asthma was almost never a fatal disease, but now it’s attributed to up to 5,000 deaths a year. Childhood vaccination is increasingly implicated as the reason asthma is increasing. (1)

For over a hundred years sufferers of all types of respiratory conditions have sung the praises of chiropractic care.

Typical among case histories is that of a 6-year-old girl with three years of uncontrolled asthma. She was on several different drugs daily. In 30 days of chiropractic care she was off all medications, and upon subsequent visits to the pediatrician she demonstrated a marked increase in lung volume. (2)

A study involving 385 chiropractors in seven countries found significant improvement in those patients with asthma and other diseases.

The longer the patients stayed under chiropractic care, the more improvements they noted. (3)
 
In a study of 81 children, 73 showed significant improvement after chiropractic; 25 of them voluntarily decreased their medication by an average of 66.5% and 24 had significantly decreased incidences of attacks by an average of 44.9%. (4)
 
Anyone with asthma, bronchitis, emphysema or other chronic lung conditions needs to ensure their lungs and bronchi are receiving uninterrupted nerve communication from their brain and spinal cord. Chiropractic is a healing art dedicated to keeping the nerve passages in the body open and unobstructed.

1. Coulter H. Vaccination, Social Violence and Criminality: The Medical Assault on the American Brain. Washington, DC: Center for Empirical Medicine. 1990;69.
2. Fedorchuk C. Correction of subluxation and reduction of dysponesis in a 7-year-old child suffering from chronic cough and asthma: a case report. JVSR. 2007;1-5.
3. Leboeuf-Yde C, Pedersen EN, Bryner P. Self-reported nonmusculoskeletal response to chiropractic intervention: a multination study. JMPT. 2005;28:294-302.
4. Graham RL, Pistolese RA. An impairment rating analysis of asthmatic children under chiropractic care. JVSR. 1997;1(4):41-48.