Treat Crohn's Disease With a Chiropractor
The symptoms of Crohn's Disease can be treated with chiropractic care. Some patients experience a decrease in symptoms after receiving chiropractic care, while others go into full remission. The effects of Crohn's Disease include intestinal inflammation and can adversely affect all parts of your digestive system. This inflammation is often painful and results in frequent emptying. Receiving chiropractic care could be your first step toward recovery.
Instructions
1. Learn more about Crohn's diseases and the link between Crohn's Disease and chiropractic care. Understand that the cause of Crohn's Disease has not yet been determined by the medical community. Many medical practitioners agree, however, that the intestinal inflammation that characterizes Crohn's disease is actually your body's immune system reacting to a virus or bacterium. Since there is a link between immune dysfunction and vertebral subluxations, or partial displacements in certain areas of the spine, spinal adjustments performed by your chiropractor may help alleviate or eliminate symptoms of Crohn's disease. (reference 2)
2. Ask your primary care physician if he knows a chiropractor he could recommend. Make sure the chiropractor is covered by your insurance before scheduling an appointment. Seeing a chiropractor who is familiar with Crohn's Disease and how chiropractic care can help alleviate the symptoms of Crohn's Disease would be best, but any chiropractor should be familiar with the basic technique used to treat Crohn's Disease.
3. Be prepared for your chiropractor to administer a spinal adjustment. A spinal adjustment is used primarily to reduce vertebral subluxations, including the thoracic and lumbar regions. Chronic nerve compression often accompanies vertebral subluxations, which can adversely affect your immune system. Spinal adjustments help correct this issue, and in turn, help alleviate the symptoms of Crohn's Disease.
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