Reduction in Symptoms Associated with Parkinson’s Disease Subsequent to Subluxation-Based Chiropractic Care: A Case Study
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease due to dopaminergic neuron degeneration within the Substantia Nigra. According to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, as many as one million Americans live with Parkinson’s disease and approximately sixty thousand are diagnosed with PD each year. Although there are a number of treatment options available for the symptoms that accompany PD, there is currently no known cure.
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