Dr. Yoav Stein D.C - Chiropractor/Holistic Physician

SALT ROOM CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENTS- A NEW REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH TO EMPHYSEMA TREATMENT

Salt Rooms will bring relief to emphysema symptoms by improving the function of the lungs. The salt particles absorb edema from the mucosa lining the airway passages. The airway passage widens and inflammation is reduced. Blockages in the bronchi and bronchioles are unclogged and the normal transport of mucus is restored making breathing easier. Salt therapy also clears your respiratory tract from allergens like pollen and tobacco smoke. It reduces infection in the lungs by destroying bacteria and germs. Salt therapy also strengthens your immune system and builds up your resistance to disease. After you have undergone 12-24 sessions, you will enjoy its benefits for 6-12 months.

What Is Emphysema

Emphysema is a long-lasting (chronic) disease of the lungs associated with breathlessness, chronic cough, excessive sputum and progressive loss of use of lung function.

-- In emphysema, there is permanent enlargement of the tiny air sacs in the lungs (called alveoli) due to the destruction of the walls between the small alveoli

-- Destruction of the alveoli walls causes impaired transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide into and out of the blood.

Doctors know that changes due to damage in the lungs follow a pattern that explains why the above symptoms occur:

-- The destruction of the alveoli walls with their elastic fibres makes the lungs stiffer or less elastic and makes it more difficult to breathe.

-- Loss of elasticity leads to the collapse of the air passages (bronchioles), so that air cannot move out of the lungs properly and the air tends to get trapped inside the lungs.

-- The reduced expansion of the lung during the next breath reduces the amount of air that is inhaled. As a result, less air for the exchange of gases gets into the lungs.

How Do You Get Emphysema?

Doctors know that 80-90% of cases are due to tobacco smoking. Chemicals in tobacco smoke are known to attack the lung tissue and cause damage to the air sacs. These irritant chemicals also produce inflammation of the air passages and cause other diseases like long-lasting (chronic) bronchitis, which is often seen in patients who develop emphysema.   Many bronchioles are blocked, and the lung itself is destroyed with its breathing surface reduced to less than one-quarter its normal size. With less lung, the body gets less oxygen, and this can cause high blood pressure, which can overload the right side of the heart and cause heart failure. People with chronic emphysema can suffer from severe hypoxia (air hunger) and too much carbon dioxide in the blood (hypercapnia). These conditions cause lethargy, muscle weakness, impairment of mental function, and in severe cases, a slow death.

What is The Standard Care For Emphysema 

The standard medical approach offers no cure for asthma, bronchitis, or emphysema. Patients are told to avoid physical or emotional irritants and given temporary relief with drugs like cortisone and bronchiodilator inhalers. These drugs may cause severe side effects including addiction. Sadly, heavy use of common asthma drugs have been linked to a greater risk of dying from the disease. Desensitization shots have varying effectiveness with asthmatics. Many people with respiratory ailments feel condemned to a lifetime of taking drugs without ever being rid of their condition. Many others, however, are turning to the drugless healing of chiropractic. 

How can a chiropractor help with  emphysema?

Chiropractic benefit for respiratory problems like emphysema was first noticed in clinical histories, but now research exist to show the benefits of chiropractic care with these conditions. Please keep in mind that the chiropractor's primary aim is to remove nerve interference or spinal subluxations. The chiropractor will remove nervous system interference, allowing the body to heal itself.

Chiropractic care is focused on keeping the nerves in the spinal cord free from interference. Chiropractors do not claim to treat any condition or disease but they detect and correct spinal subluxations that interfere with the nervous system. With a healthy nervous system, the body is free to heal itself. The result is all areas of the body, including lungs, bronchial passages and other components of the respiratory system can more effectively heal and function at maximum capacity. Remember, the nervous system controls every organ in the body.

Many sufferers of respiratory problems have discovered the benefits of regular chiropractic care. Those with emphysema, or other chronic lung conditions need to ensure that their lungs and bronchi are receiving uninterrupted nerve communication from their spine. Chiropractic is the only healing art that can remove vertebral subluxations and in many cases, from a lifetime of taking drugs for their "incurable" condition.

Combine the healing powers of the salt room with these treatments you end up have results that are astonishing. Call Dr. Yoav Stein D.C. at 818-922-0535 to schedule your appointment now, and see how the benefits of chiropractic treatment in the salt rooms can alleviate your condition.

Combining nutrition, chiropractic and salt room treatment has shown incredible results in patients with sinus problems. Come in and schedule your appointment and start getting results now!