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Do you feel exhausted after exerting minimal effort? Have you feltoverly tired for the past several weeks or even for a few months? Can your exhaustion be traced back to the way you sleep at night? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be one of the 1 to 4 million Americans suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome.
Chronic fatigue syndrome can be discouraging to deal with, but it is certainly treatable with our specialized treatments. Chronic fatigue syndrome is believed to affect between two and four people in every thousand, and has been responsible for many hours of lost workplace productivity. It has even resulted in the premature end of promising professional careers.
H. Charles Woodfield, BS Pharmacy, D.C. and Marshall Dickholtz, Sr., D.C., FICA did a case study on the Quality of Life Improvement in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Introduction: Treatment focuses on alleviation of symptoms and improving a patient’s quality of life. The primary objective was to observe and record changes in health related quality of life, before and after treatment.
Methods: Nineteen subjects diagnosed as having Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) according to the 1994 Center of Disease Control (CDC) diagnostic criteria were studied. Patients who were fatigued six or more months and who met four or more diagnostic criteria were evaluated for study inclusion. Data and study administration were conducted using a practice based research protocol. Patients were monitored for a period of six months to insure atlas alignment was maintained and then retested with the outcomes measures.
Results: End of the study by revealed a significant increase in the quality of life.
Conclusion: This chiropractic procedure may contribute to an improved quality of life in some subjects with CFS as demonstrated in this study.
As one of the few Augusta GA Chiropractors and Evans GA Chiropractors that are able to provide treatments tailored for chronic fatigue syndrome, Georgia Clinic of Chiropractic welcomes you to schedule a complimentary consultation to find out if your condition would be a candidate for our customized treatments.