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Cancer Patients Quality of
Life Improved With Chiropractic
An article published in the January 2001 issue of the
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
follows two case studies of patients with various types
of serious cancer. The article follows the chiropractic
care and it’s effect on these patients pain and quality
of life.
The first patient was a 57-year-old man with serious
terminal pancreatic cancer. This patient received
chiropractic care during the later stages of the
disease. In the remaining time the patient had before
succumbing to the disease it was documented that the
patient had significantly less pain and was able to
reduce his medications. The journal article summed up
this case by stating, “In this case chiropractic care
was able to provide significant pain relief, reduce the
amount of pain medication being taken (as well as the
potential side effects), and temporarily improve the
quality of life for a patient with terminal cancer."
The second patient was a 54-year-old man recovering from
surgery for lung cancer. This patient was continually
suffering from upper back pain and had gotten no relief
for over one year. At that point the patient began
chiropractic care. In this case the patient received
immediate relief and was able to discontinue all pain
medication after two chiropractic visits.
The principles of chiropractic make it plain that the
focus of chiropractic care is not to directly treat the
patient’s pain but rather to assist the body and allow
the body’s own healing abilities to work at that
person’s maximum potential. These case studies show that
ability and the effect on people suffering with serious
conditions. The Journal article states it best when it
said, “These clinical examples offer 2 specific
instances of how chiropractic may improve the quality of
a cancer patient’s life.” |
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