Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)

Chronic fatigue syndrome update. Findings now point to CNS involvement Postgraduate Medicine. Vol. 96, No. 6/November 1994

From the Preview: “Recent research on chronic fatigue syndrome has been directed toward understanding the mechanism of symptom production rather than uncovering the underlying cause of the illness. Abnormalities of immune function, hypothalamic and pituitary function, neurotransmitter regulation, and cerebral perfusion have been found in patients with the syndrome. Dr. Bell summarizes and discusses the implications of these and other findings.”

One of Dr. Bell’s more interesting points was that there is some form of “immune system activation or immune system dysfunction. The cause of this altered immunological state remains elusive.”

Vertebral subluxation complex perhaps?

Progress study on chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) study. Woodfield, Chuck, Rph, DC. Abstracts from the 14th annual upper cervical spine conference Nov 22-23, 1997 Life University, Marietta, Ga. Pub. In Chiropractic Research Journal, Vol. 5, No.1, spring 1998. P.42.

This study involves the recruitment of 20 patients who have no prior history of depression and fulfill the requirements of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definition of chronic fatigue syndrome. The adjustment used is NUCCA.
There have been two CFS patients who have completed several aspects of the procedure…SF-36 scores on these two patients after chiropractic correction show very promising results.