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Can Chiropractic care help with blood pressure and anxiety?
 
Answer:
 
Results indicated that systolic and diastolic blood pressure
decreased significantly in the active treatment condition, whereas
no significant changes occurred in the placebo and control
conditions. State anxiety significantly decreased in the active and
control conditions. Results provide support for the hypothesis that
blood pressure is reduced following chiropractic treatment.

See article below for complete study that was published in Journal
of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT)
 
Effects of Chiropractic Treatment on Blood Pressure and Anxiety
Title: Effects of Chiropractic Treatment on Blood Pressure and
Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial.


Abstract: This study examined the effects of chiropractic
adjustments of the thoracic spine (T1-T5) on blood pressure and
state anxiety in 21 patients with elevated blood pressure. Subjects
were randomly assigned to one of three treatment conditions: active
treatment, placebo treatment, or no treatment control. The
adjustments were performed by a mechanical chiropractic adjusting
device (Activator adjusting instrument). Dependent measures
obtained pre- and post-treatment included systolic and diastolic
blood pressure, and state anxiety. Results indicated that systolic
and diastolic blood pressure decreased significantly in the active
treatment condition, whereas no significant changes occurred in the
placebo and control conditions. State anxiety significantly
decreased in the active and control conditions. Results provide
support for the hypothesis that blood pressure is reduced following
chiropractic treatment. Further study is needed to examine the
long-term effects of chiropractic treatment on blood pressure. J
Manipulative Physiol Ther 1988; 11(6):484-488.


Reference: Yates RG, Lamping NL, Abram C et al. The effects of
chiropractic treatment on blood pressure and anxiety: a randomized,
controlled trial. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1988; 11(6): 484-8
 
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