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Fibromyalgia is a common cause of widespread pain,
characterized by physical findings of local tenderness in many
specific but widely dispersed sites. Most patients with
fibromyalgia remain symptomatic for several years, with no
known cure yet identified. A study was executed to find out if
Chiropractic could alleviate some of the chronic pain of this
condition.
Fifteen patients each received thirty Chiropractic treatments
consisting of a variety of techniques. The results of this course of
treatment were a significant reduction in pain and improvement
in quality of sleep and fatigue levels in nine of the patients.
These improvements were maintained after one month without
treatment.
The six patients who did not respond to care tended to be
older and have more severe fibromyaliga symptoms.
SOURCE: http://www.ChiropracticResearchReview.com/crr/article.php?id=801, Hains G, Hains F. COMBINED
ISCHEMIC COMPRESSION AND SPINAL MANIPULATION IN THE TREATMENT OF FIBROMYALGIA: a preliminary
estimate of dose and efficacy. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, May 2000:23(4), pp225-30.