Effectiveness of Chiropractic in Correcting Asthma

Asthma has become a major health concern for children, doubling in the past 20 years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that in 1998, approximately 17,299,000 people in the United States, or 6.4% of the population, had asthma, with cases among very young children up 160%. As reported in the June 16, 1999 issue of the Journal of the American Medical  Association, the number of people self-reporting asthma grew 75% between 1980 and 1994.

In another study conducted in 1996 by the Michigan Chiropractic Council (MCC), a panel of doctors tested the effectiveness of chiropractic care on children with asthma. The high demand of parents seeking alternative care for pediatric asthma was shown by the overwhelming interest in the study _ more than 500 parents called the MCC to participate.

The study, which took place during May and June of 1996, examined the impact of chiropractice care on asthmatic patients from birth to age 17. The average age of the participant was 10 years. “After 30 days of chiropractic health care, patients averaged only one attack, whereas prior to the study they were experiencing more than four attacks,” said MCC Dr. Bob Graham, who directed the study. “Medications, which can be costly, were decreased by nearly 70 percent. Finally, patient satisfaction was rated 8.5 on a scale of 10.” More than 70 chiropractors from 62 cities in Michigan studied more than 80 children suffering from asthma.

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