Chiropractic Care Offers Long Term Benefits for Fibromyalgia Sufferers

If you suffer from fibromyalgia, you are not alone, as Dr. Forsyth sees many people with this particular problem in our Las Vegas chiropractic office. As a matter of fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that roughly two percent of all adults in the United States have fibromyalgia discomfort. Luckily, chiropractic therapy is one treatment option that can provide positive results.

Research Supports Chiropractic Therapy Lessens Fibromyalgia Pain

In a paper published in mid-2015, 215 people with fibromyalgia were evaluated based on factors ranging from pain to quality of sleep to the levels of depression and anxiety they felt. Then they were split into two groups with one group receiving a multi-modal therapy program for three months and the second group receiving the same program with the addition of chiropractic adjustments (specifically, to the upper neck area) for the same length of time.

The individuals who received chiropractic adjustments combined with the multi-disciplinary treatment approach reported greater results in all areas (pain, sleep, depression, and anxiety) at three months post-treatment when compared to the study patients who received multi-modal therapy without chiropractic adjustments. Furthermore, those positive benefits were long-lasting as the subjects reported continued improvement one full year later.

Fibromyalgia issues can substantially diminish your quality of life, both mentally and physically. If you're struggling with fibromyalgia, we might be able to help.

You don't have to suffer! To learn what Dr. Forsyth can do for your fibromyalgia problems, call our Las Vegas chiropractic office today.

Research

• Fibromyalgia. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/basics/fibromyalgia.htm on November 2, 2015.
• Moustafa I & Diab A. (2015, July). The addition of upper cervical manipulative therapy in the treatment of patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial. Rheumatology International;35(7):1163-74.