When it comes to diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome, it can be extremely difficult. There is not a test that can be taken to confirm it. Besides that, many other diseases that have fatigue as a symptom must be ruled out. Even when chronic fatigue is suspected, there is very little treatment that has proved to be effective. Some recommendation are:
- Change dietary habits. Avoid processed food, white sugar, white bread, white flour, cookies, and other refined carbs. Eat organic, unprocessed food.
- Take medication to ease symptoms. Such things as antidepressants and sleeping pills are usually recommended.
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Diet changes are a good option as refined sugars can lead to inflammation and can make symptoms of chronic fatigue worse. The recommendations above are good for anyone, with or without chronic fatigue. But what about other natural treatment options? Have any been successful?
We are happy to say that we have seen success in treating our patients with chronic fatigue through upper cervical chiropractic care. If a person has a misalignment in his or her upper neck area, it may be putting stress on the brainstem. This, in turn, can hinder blood flow to and from the brain, causing signals to be distorted. This negatively affects endocrine and immune system function.
At Apple Valley Clinic of Chiropractic, we are trained to find this misalignment, and we use the knee-chest method to correct it. Once such a misalignment is corrected and the body has returned to functioning normally, many have found that their chronic fatigue symptoms have decreased or even gone away entirely.
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