News posted on February 08, 2009 06:00
A study published in The Journal of Vertebral Subluxation
Research showed that Chiropractic is an effective therapy for
anxiety disorders.
The study focused on the case of a 19-year-old female
diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder (GAD). She had suffered
from headaches, somatic and psychiatric symptoms for two years
prior to seeking Chiropractic care.
Her previous medical treatment included multiple visits to the
emergency room, visits to private specialists and drug therapies
including Paxil, Xanax and Celexa — all of which failed to alleviate
or resolve her symptoms.
During the patient’s health history, she revealed that her head
shattered the windshield during one of three car accidents she had
been involved in between 1995 and 1997.
During her initial consultation, subluxations were detected and
she began Chiropractic care. After four months of care, the
patients reported an 80% reduction in anxiety symptoms and a 90%
decrease in headaches.
“This young woman spent two years in crisis, going from
emergency room to private specialist, spending thousands of
dollars for tests and drug therapy without any resolution of her
problems,” said co-author of the study, Dr. Madeline Behrendt,
associate editor of JVSR.
She was also able to resume a normal lifestyle without resorting
to prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
“A simple, non-invasive spinal screening ultimately provided
the findings that made the difference: her spine was subluxated,
impinging on the nerves and altering the proper function of her
nervous system,” said Behrendt.
SOURCE: The Daily Camera, Boulder CO, www.bouldernews.com, October 18, 2004.