Overview

Asthma is a lifelong disorder that affects an individual’s ability to breath. It is characterized by airway inflammation or swelling combined with excessive airway tightness, resulting in decrease airflow and breathing capabilities. Approximately 20 million Americans are diagnosed with asthma. Between 1980-1994 the prevalence of asthma has increased 75% and 160% in children under the age of five. Everyday in America 40,000 people miss school or work, 30,000 people have an asthma attack, 5,000 people visit the emergency room, 1,000 are admitted to the hospital and 11 people die due to asthma (www.aaaai.org).

Asthma Treatment

Asthma is a very serious condition that is treated by the  medical profession by the use of inhaled corticosteroids such as Pulmicort, Flovent, and QVAR. Other stronger inhaled medications you have heard of are Singular, Advair and Symbicort. On March 28th 2008, the FDA found that Singulair had a link between the drug’s use and changes to behavior and mood, suicide, suicidal thinking, depression, tremors and anxiousness. In 2005, Advair was issued a “black box” warning because of the active ingredient Salmeterol which increases the chance of asthma related deaths, the very disease that it is suppose to treat. Formoterol fumarate dehydrate and budesonide are the active ingredients in Symbicort and both are on black box warning list! 

Our Chiropractic Treatment for Asthma

The Maximized Living approach is not focused on taking medications to cover up symptoms it is focused on finding the cause.  Through advanced technology, diagnostic imagining, and comprehensive testing area’s of nerve interference are located. In asthma and other related conditions the nerves of the upper thoracic spine can be interred with blocking the brain from properly regulating healing and function of the lungs and immune system.  In addition our advanced workshops on customized nutrition and detoxification will give your body the best chance and health and healing.  If you or anyone you know is suffering from asthma contact your local Maximized Living doctor for help.