Resolution of Fatigue, Malaise & Depression in a 30 Year Old Male Following Subluxation-Based Chiropractic Care Utilizing Gonstead Technique: A Case Study

Generalized fatigue and lack of energy is a common symptom presenting to a primary care physician, “accounting for about 5% of adult visits.” It is a nonspecific symptom that may be related to a vast number of medical and psychiatric illnesses, or as a side effect to the medications that are used in treatment of those illnesses. Persistent fatigue that is severe enough to affect social or occupational activities presents challenges for health care providers in diagnosis and management as determining the cause of fatigue may be difficult. Causes of fatigue are divided into organic and psychogenic. These may include acute infection, chronic infection, autoimmune conditions, neurologic disorders, primary muscle disorders, endocrine and metabolic disease, anemia, nutritional deficiency, circulatory disorders, pulmonary insufficiency, neoplastic disorders, psychologic disorders, chronic drug intoxication and lack of sleep. If the cause is undiagnosed and the fatigue is severe enough, the diagnosis of chronic fatiguing illness or chronic fatigue syndrome is given. “Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complex illness [...] and is accompanied by symptoms of prolonged post exertional malaise, unrefreshing sleep, impaired concentration and short-term memory, muscle or joint pain, headache, sore throat and tender lymph nodes.”