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. 2002;1(1):16–22. doi: 10.1016/S0899-3467(07)60023-8

Role of chiropractic and sacro-occipital technique in asthma treatment

Charles L Blum *
PMCID: PMC2646914  PMID: 19674555

Abstract

Asthma is a multifactorial dysfunction of the respiratory system. Nutritional, environmental, genetic, and emotional factors all play animportant part in the etiology of this condition. One form of chiropractic, Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT), offers some conservative alternatives to the treatment of asthma. SOT expands the chiropractic armamentarium of techniques available, allowing methods putatively affecting the viscera, vertebra, post and preganglionic reflexes, as well as cranial and sacral influences on the primary respiratory mechanism. Though more research is needed to evaluate the efficacy of chiropractic care of asthma, the conservative nature of chiropractic care with its minimal side effects, warrants patient and a health practitioner's consideration prior to embarking on any course of treatment that might have serious side effects.

Key Words: Asthma, Chiropractic, Respiration, Cranium

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