The Hidden Truth about Migraines, Multiple Sclerosis and Vertigo

Multiple Sclerosis

Knowing what’s on Your Nerves

Now, you might not suffer from Multiple Sclerosis, but there’s a good chance you know someone or have known someone who does. Either way, it’s a good idea to know just what it is, so you can have a better idea what you’re going through or what your friend or loved one is going through.

Basically, there’s fatty insulation called Myelin that surrounds the nerves, and Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune condition that causes it’s degeneration in the scar tissue of the Central Nervous System (CNS). This damage causes an interference in the connection from the brain to the body, thus leading to various symptoms.

Since 1991 there has been a rise of women diagnosed with MS (50%), and it is now the second leading cause of disability in young adults. The odd thing is that researchers and the entire scientific community continue to be baffled as to the underlying cause of this autoimmune disorder.

MRI Research

Though, Raymond Damadian, the inventer of the MRI, conducted a study with eight MS patients of which seven of them had suffered from severe neck injuries. Here are some of the major findings from that study you should know about.

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• MS symptoms including migraines, vertigo, numbness, tingling etc. began up to eight years after the injuries and correlated to their histories.
• MRI’s showed each MS patient exhibited abnormalities in the flow of their Cerebral Spinal Fluid/CSF with blockage in the canals of the cervical spine.
• This abnormal flow of CSF caused increased intracranial pressure that led to leaks around the brain.
• Patients without these conditions had no blockage in CSF in the cervical spine.
• CSF contains antigenic proteins (tau proteins) which may cause the autoimmune response of demyelinations of axons characteristic of MS.

MS and CCSVI

A major contributing factor in MS is thought to be the flow of CSF, also referred to as Chronic Cerebral Spinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI). MS doesn’t just happen. But it is theorized that it does happen because of the relationship between the neck and the brain, as well as how the entire body functions.

Remember, it is not something that happens overnight, and it can take up to eight years for the warning signs of MS to manifest themselves. That means the best thing you can do to avoid the possibility of suffering from this autoimmune condition in the future is to seek out the care of an upper cervical chiropractor now.

They will examine your upper cervical spine, which are the top two vertebrae in your neck, for any misalignments that may be the underlying cause of the change in that fluid from your brain to your body. They will then make any necessary adjustments to realign those top two bones in your neck, so as to allow your body to begin the healing process to begin.

It is an intricate relationship between the neck, brain and how the entire body functions. This is why it is so important to have the upper cervical spine checked by a chiropractor. Studies have shown MS and CCVSI to be related to the misaligment of the C1 (Atlas) vertebra.5 In 2004 there was a retrospective analysis of 44 patients with MS who were analyzed for the presence of an upper cervical subluxation through xray analysis and adjusted when needed. Not only was there a reduction of MS symptoms but also progression in 91% of cases seen.6

References:

1. Noonan CW, Kathman SJ, White MC. Prevalence estimates for MS in the United States and evidence of an increasing trend for women. Neurology 2002;58:1:136-138
2. Rubin S. Management of multiple sclerosis: an overview. DM;59:7:253-260.
3. Damadian RV, Chu D. The possible role of cranio-cervical trauma and abnormal CSF hydrodynamics in the genesis of multiple Sclerosis. Physiol Chem Phys. 2011;41:1-17
4. Weinstock-Guttman B., Ramanathan M., Marr K et al. (2012) Clinical correlates of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis, BMC Neurology, 12(26), pp. 1-6.
5. Mandolesi S, Marceca G, Conicello S, Harris E. Upper cervical vertebral subluxation in multiple sclerosis with chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency: a pilot study. J Upper Cervical Chiropr Res. 2013;(3):65-70
6. Elster EL. Eighty-one patients with multiple sclerosis and parkinson’s disease undergoing upper cervical chiropractic care to correct vertebral subluxation: a retrospective analysis. . J Vertebr Sublux Res. 2004;2:1-9.

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