03/12/2020
We have had many questions about Coronavirus. It is important to know that scientific studies done
both inside and outside of chiropractic have determined a direct correlation between spinal alignment, the function of the immune system, and fighting off illness and infection.
THE CORONAVIRUS, FLU, OR OTHER VIRAL PANDEMICS ARE OFTEN COMPARED TO THE ST. LOUIS 1918 (SPANISH) FLU EPIDEMIC.
This 1918 flu-infected and killed radically more people than any similar outbreak in history, killing many Americans and riddling the country with fear. It has been estimated that 20 million people died throughout the world, including about 500,000 in the U.S.
In the midst of the Spanish Flu epidemic, the health care community discovered that the death rate of chiropractic patients was radically lower than that of non-chiropractic patients! In fact, it was chiropractic's success in caring for Spanish Flu victims that led to the profession's licensure in many states.
During that 1918 flu, researchers in Davenport, Iowa found that out ofthe 93,590 patients treated by medical doctors, there were 6,116 deaths-- a loss of one patient out of every 15. Chiropractors at the Palmer School of Chiropractic adjusted 1,635 cases, with only one death. Outside Davenport, chiropractors in Iowa cared for 4,735 cases with only six deaths -- one out of 866. During the same epidemic, in Oklahoma, out of 3,490 flu patients under chiropractic care, there were only seven deaths. Furthermore, chiropractors were called in 233 cases given up as lost after medical treatment and reportedly saved all but 25. In another report covering 4,193 cases by 213 chiropractors, 4,104 showed complete recovery. These results are part of the proven, critical link between the body's central nervous system and the immune system.
WHAT IS ALSO INTERESTING IS THE POWER OF ONE CHIROPRACTIC VISIT ON IMMUNOLOGY.
In 1991, Patricia Brennan, Ph.D., leading a team of researchers, discovered an immediate immune boost following a single chiropractic adjustment. The study showed a "phagocytic respiratory burst of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) and monocytes" right after being adjusted by chiropractors. 9 Phagocytes are, the white blood cells that go out, engulf, and destroy unwanted cells and foreign invaders). This is something only an adjustment and no flu shot can do.
