| Fibromyalgia is a common neurological chronic disorder | | | | regions of the spinal cord. In their opinion, the |
| that primarily generates recidivating pain in the | | | | multitude of symptoms generated by fibromyalgia is |
| muscles and interconnected soft tissues such as | | | | caused by mechanical pressure exercised upon the |
| tendons and ligaments. Statistics indicate that more | | | | meninges. Although fibromyalgia is considered to be |
| than 3.7 million people in the United States are | | | | incurable, some chiropractors claim that the disorder |
| affected by fibromyalgia and despite scientists' | | | | can be effectively overcome with the help of |
| ongoing efforts to identify the factors that lead to | | | | chiropractic treatments. |
| the occurrence of the disorder, the specific causes | | | | The chiropractors that have developed this new |
| of fibromyalgia remain unknown. | | | | form of treatment for fibromyalgia claim that by |
| The opinions on the possible causes of fibromyalgia | | | | correcting the physical abnormalities of the upper |
| are various and in most cases, unfunded. Most | | | | cervical region of the spinal cord, they are able to |
| medical scientists believe that the disorder is caused | | | | completely cure people with this type of disorder. |
| by certain acquired brain dysfunctions that determine | | | | The procedure involves repositioning the first |
| an increase in the activity of the nervous system, | | | | vertebrae so that it no longer presses against the |
| considering that fibromyalgia is the result of an | | | | meninges. Chiropractors sustain that their treatment |
| abnormally high nervous excitability of the body. | | | | for fibromyalgia involves very few risks and provides |
| Other scientists attribute genetic factors a major role | | | | immediate results. They also claim that the new |
| in the development of fibromyalgia, considering that | | | | chiropractic procedure has successfully cured 95 |
| the disorder occurs only on the premises of genetic | | | | percent of the patients that suffered the medical |
| abnormalities. Another interesting theory suggests | | | | intervention. |
| that fibromyalgia might be caused by previously | | | | Although it is hard to believe that fibromyalgia can be |
| suffered surgical interventions or by physical traumas. | | | | successfully cured through the means of chiropractic |
| Although there is no effective cure for fibromyalgia in | | | | treatments, this new approach in the medical |
| present, scientists have tried many different | | | | treatment for the disorder brings hope for patients |
| approaches in their attempt to provide permanent | | | | who have tried virtually everything in their attempt |
| relief for the symptoms generated by the disorder. | | | | to overcome fibromyalgia. If this new form of |
| Some medical scientists even believe that | | | | chiropractic procedure can provide permanent relief |
| fibromyalgia can be overcome through the means of | | | | for people affected by fibromyalgia, it may |
| chiropractic treatments. They claim that the disorder | | | | revolutionize the medical treatment for many other |
| is actually a form of stenosis that occurs in the upper | | | | neurological disorders as well. |