Lupus, also called systemic lupus erythematosus (sis-teh-mik lew-pus er-eh-thee-muh-toh-sis) or SLE, is a disease that affects your immune system. Normally, your immune system fights infections caused by germs. Instead of protecting your body, your immune system makes the mistake of attacking your body's healthy cells. Lupus can affect almost any part of your body, including your joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood vessels, and brain. There is no way to know what part of your body will be affected. For most people though, lupus is a mild disease affecting only a few parts of your body, and some patients don't get inner organ problems (like in the heart and lungs), but do have skin and joint problems. Normally, lupus develops slowly, with symptoms that come and go. For some, it can cause serious and even life-threatening problems. Even for patients with diseases that hurt their organs, with good care and management and a strong partnership between a patient and her health care provider, the prognosis is good.
Lupus affects up to 1.4 million people in the United States. About 9 out of 10 people who have lupus are women. Lupus is 3 times more common in black women than in white women. It is also more common in women of Hispanic/Latina, Asian, and American Indian descent. Black and Hispanic/Latina women tend to develop symptoms at an earlier age than other women. African Americans have more severe organ problems, especially with their kidneys.
SLE is the most common type of lupus. SLE can affect many parts of the body including joints, skin, kidneys, lungs, heart, blood vessels, nervous system, blood, and brain. Although SLE usually develops in people between the ages of 15 and 44 years, it can occur in childhood or later in life. The signs of SLE vary and there are usually periods of both illness and wellness (also called remission or having no symptoms). Some people have just a few signs of the disease while others have more. Its symptoms can include:
Is Chiropractic a Treatment for this Disease?
The effects of chiropractic on the amelioration of symptoms associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosis. Goldstone AS, Bashore RE, Ferguson AC. Chiropractic Technique, 1992; 4:87-89.
From the abstract: Two case studies demonstrate how the patients received relief of symptomatology associated with systemic lupus erythematosis through chiropractic care. Patient #1 was a 41-year-old-woman with headache, neck stiffness and low back pain. Most adjustments were to C2, T4 and L3 and right SI. Symptoms have decreased tremendously and patient reports a much lower level of fatigue. Patient #2 presented a 3 year history of neck pain, headache and right leg pain. Had been diagnosed as having SLE five years prior. Examination revealed loss of sensation in the face, arms and hands, along with vertigo when rising from a seated to a standing position. After 14 months of active care, neck pain, headache and the right leg pain were reduced to the point of mere residual discomfort
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