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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and NUCCA Spinal Care
 

 

fatigue_nucca.jpgNUCCA care may be valuable for improving the quality of life and sleep in some patients as recently reported in the literature. In this case series, a Psychiatrist screened 32 candidates, for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CSF), allowing 19 patients to participate.

What happened to these patients and how did they benefit under NUCCA care? Read on to learn more about natural chronic fatigue relief.

Methods

Even with Center of Disease Control (CDC) guidelines, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is challenging to diagnose and treat. As a result, patients often suffer for a long time, as suspected conditions are ruled-out, leaving very few options for relief. For this group of CFS patients, study results revealed improved quality of life and better sleep following the NUCCA correction.

Six or more months of severe fatigue reported to be unrelieved by sufficient bed rest with a vague, ‘non-descript’ headache was required to allow patients into the study. Fatigue is often described as that ‘can’t get out of bed feeling.’

Conclusion of baseline testing, using the selected outcomes measuring patient quality of life and sleep patterns, allowed patients to receive NUCCA care for the next six months. At the end of the study, baseline testing was repeated. These findings were compared to results noted before beginning NUCCA care. Changes in patient reported outcomes score values were reported.

Benefits from NUCCA Upper Cervical Care

Patient quality of life and sleep quality were determined using “tried and true” questionnaires. After six months of NUCCA care, physical disability scores improved to 60.9 from 30.3. Mental health scores improved slightly to 74.7 from 68.6. Two subjects reported no change following NUCCA care; however, their condition did not worsen.

Patients sleep patterns improved following care from 12.1 to 6.1 as indicated by the 21-point scale, sleep quality form. Patient improvement occurred after the first NUCCA correction with maximum benefit seen after three month of regular NUCCA care.

Due to the lack of a control group, patient’s receiving a placebo adjustment, these findings are limited to the group studied. Future study will involve other NUCCA practitioners and a control group to overcome these limitations.

These study results shows the potential for patient improvement in fatiguing conditions, like chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, because of NUCCA upper cervical chiropractic care.

Reference:

Woodfield HC, Dickholtz MD. Quality of life improvement in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome following upper cervical chiropractic care. J Upr Cerv Chiropr Res. 2012 Fall;4:92-99.

Source: nucca.org

 
 
Hawthorn Woods Chiropractor | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and NUCCA Spinal Care. Dr. Kinjal Shah is a Hawthorn Woods Chiropractor.