HOT FLASHES
A CHIROPRACTIC CASE STUDY
The patient revealed that she had been experiencing hot flashes for the past four years. For the previous eighteen months she had used an estrogen patch which reduced the frequency of hot flashes from approximately once every twenty minutes to about four times per day.
During a baseline period of three weeks, the patient kept a daily record of the number of hot flashes she experienced. This practice was continued throughout the period of the study, during chiropractic adjustments.
The patient received eleven chiropractic adjustments. A decline in reported hot flashes occurred consistently throughout the duration of the study. However, a significant decrease from the beginning of the study was not apparent until the period following the second adjustment. During this interval the frequency of the hot flashes dropped significantly by 44%. Subsequent changes over the next nine adjustment intervals revealed significant decreases. The greatest percent decrease (90%) was recorded following the ninth and eleventh adjustments.
In conclusion, the patient went from slightly over four hot flashes a day to almost zero during and after the period of receiving chiropractic treatment.
This study indicates that chiropractic treatment can offer some relief in regards to hot flashes.
While menopause is a natural life event, much of the attendant distress may be avoidable through the correction of vertebral subluxation. Progress in this area could enhance the quality of life for women experiencing this transition.
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