Not exactly a spine condition, but Ehlers Danlos is a body condition that may affect the spine and musculoskeletal system and be assisted by gentle McHenry chiropractic treatment. Chiropractic back pain specialists like your McHenry chiropractor at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic definitely approach conditions like Ehlers Danlos conservatively and gently. Chiropractors also are more than willing to share care of these patients with any other medical healthcare providers and their treatment plans for the good of the patient. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic invites such opportunities to help McHenry Ehlers Danlos patients like this.
Ehlers Danlos hypermobility type presents as a number of issues that can be categorized as: pain (muscular, articular, neuropathic, back pain, neck pain, abdominal pain, pelvic pain, and headache) and fatigue (muscle weakness, unrefreshing sleep, depression, anxiety, etc.). (1) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic knows Ehlers Danlos by such symptom combinations.
Ehlers Danlos treated with chiropractic does well. One patient case OrthoIllinois Chiropractic read in a peer-reviewed journal highlights a young Ehlers Danlos female who suffers with chronic neck pain and low back pain who also experiences headaches and hand pain and stiffness. As is seen in Ehlers Danlos, she too experiences weekly or daily joint dislocations and upper and lower extremity joint hypermobility. McHenry Ehlers Danlos hypermobility type patients know what this is like and are grateful for relief. In this case, chiropractic low force manipulation and soft tissue therapy were part of her overall treatment plan. An assortment of patient outcome scales document decreases in disability, headache and spine pain for her. (2) Another case of Ehlers Danlos - with some of the characteristically noted issues had previously been diagnosed inadequately with fibromyalgia and degenerative arthritis before the more appropriate Ehlers Danlos diagnosis – depicts how she finds relief of back pain with gentle Cox Technic flexion distraction, diet change, and exercise care. (3) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic shares gentle McHenry chiropractic care for this type of relief.
If you or a McHenry family member or friend has Ehlers Danlos and experiences back pain or neck pain or other musculoskeletal pain related to Ehlers Danlos that McHenry chiropractic manages, schedule a McHenry chiropractic appointment today. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is ready to help.
