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Ashburn Chiropractic Benefits Ehlers Danlos

Not exactly a spinal condition, but Ehlers Danlos is a body condition that may affect the spine and musculoskeletal system and be assisted by gentle Ashburn chiropractic care. Chiropractic back pain specialists like your Ashburn chiropractor at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn naturally 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 well-being of the patient. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn welcomes these types of opportunities to help Ashburn 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)  Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn recognizes Ehlers Danlos by such symptomatology.

Ehlers Danlos treated with chiropractic responds positively. One patient case Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn read in a peer-reviewed journal highlights a young Ehlers Danlos female 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 faces weekly or daily joint dislocations and upper and lower extremity joint hypermobility. Ashburn Ehlers Danlos hypermobility type patients recognize what this is like and appreciate relief. In this case, her treatment plan included gentle low force chiropractic manipulation with some soft tissue therapy. Several patient outcome scales document reductions in disability, headache and spine pain for her. (2) Another case of Ehlers Danlos - with some of the typically recorded issues had previously been diagnosed inefficiently with fibromyalgia and degenerative arthritis before the more applicable Ehlers Danlos diagnosis – describes how she feels relief of back pain with gentle Cox Technic flexion distraction, diet change, and exercise care. (3)  Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn shares gentle Ashburn chiropractic care for relief like this.

If you or a Ashburn family member or friend has Ehlers Danlos and suffers with back pain or neck pain or other musculoskeletal pain connected with Ehlers Danlos that Ashburn chiropractic handles, schedule a Ashburn chiropractic appointment now. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is prepared to help.


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