Chiropractic Treatments Prove Beneficial to Diabetic Patients

Many researchers believe that chiropractic adjustments can help reduce the seriousness or even cure many seemingly incurable diseases like diabetes. The well respected Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research published a study about the positive response in a patient with medically diagnosed adult onset diabetes. The chiropractor corrected spinal misalignments or vertebral subluxations which in turn corrected imbalances between the organs and the nervous system. Exercise guidance and nutritional advice were also part of the program. Remarkably, after just one month, the patient had normal blood glucose levels that remained stable over time. According to his medical doctor, insulin would not be required as long as this condition remained stable.

The outcome of chiropractic treatment on a diabetic patient can be quite amazing. The scientific literature has acknowledged that interference with the spinal nerves can be a major contributing factor of metabolic and endocrine disorders such as diabetes. In fact, spinal injury has been named as a primary cause of diabetes. When the nerves that supply the digestive organs are stressed in the thoracic area, the organs do not operate properly in the body. For example, the pancreas normally produces insulin to control blood sugar, but if the insulin is rendered ineffective, diabetes can result. The problem is usually found in the 5th to 10th thoracic vertebrae which are what the chiropractor would adjust during treatment. A properly working nervous system is essential to the well-being and proper functioning of the body.

Another case study was recently published in the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal, & Family Health. This study dealt with a four year old girl suffering from Insulin-Dependent Type I Diabetes. She was treated for vertebral subluxations in the thoracic and cervical regions of the spine. After 24 chiropractic visits over two months, the patient demonstrated a dramatic decrease in her A1C levels from 7.2 percent to 6.5 percent and the amount of insulin used on a daily basis went from 15 units to 11 units. Up to this point the scientific literature has stated that successful lowering of A1C levels below 7.0 percent was nonexistent. By optimizing neural connections in the body through chiropractic care, the systems of the body can work together for better health. Your nervous system will function better which lets the digestive and endocrine systems work better so that your body can fight disease more effectively. We have seen the positive impact that adjustments can have on patient suffering from other debilitating conditions such as mental illness, high blood pressure, migraines and many more at Integrative Physical Medicine and look forward to treating many more.