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Childhood Asthma

Chiropractic can help asthma sufferers.

The American Lung Association reports that an astonishing four million children under the age of 18 had an asthma attack in the past 12 months. In fact, this chronic condition accounts for more childhood hospital admissions than any other condition. It’s the most widely reported reason for chronic absenteeism from school.

What causes asthma and how is it treated? Asthma results from an inflammation of the bronchial air passages, resulting from such things as allergies, respiratory infections, irritants (air pollution, cigarette smoke, strong odors) carried through the air and of course vertebral subluxations. Approximately 75 percent of children with asthma have significant allergies and are strongly genetically predisposed for the disease.

While there is no known cure for asthma, traditional medicine treats it with drugs, including inhaled corticosteroids, allergy injections, bronchodilator inhalers, and by stressing trigger avoidance behavior.

Several articles that have appeared in Today’s Chiropractic Magazine relate that nerve interference caused by vertebral subluxation is often present in children with asthma. Time and time again in our office, we have found that regular chiropractic care diminishes the frequency of the asthma attacks and lessens the severity of the condition.

It is certainly worth it to consider chiropractic as an alternative to the traditional medical approach to childhood asthma, for your child’s sake, given all the research that points to promising and successful outcomes.

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Dr.Bob Asks some important questions of interest to Danville residents - Chiropractor Danville Dr.Bob Asks...

Can vertebral subluxations clear up on their own?
Sometimes. Today's hectic lifestyles can be a constant source of vertebral subluxations. Fortunately, our bodies have the ability to self-correct many of these minor problems as we bend and stretch, or when we sleep at night. When vertebral subluxations don't resolve, you need to see our Danville office for chiropractic care!
Is a muscle spasm a cause or an effect?
With the knee-jerk use of muscle relaxers, you'd think it was a cause. But it's an effect. Chiropractors know that bones don't move unless muscles move them. And muscles don't contract unless commanded by the nervous system. That's why your nervous system is the focus of our Danville chiropractic practice.