Index to Chiropractic Literature

• Schalow PR
• Kimball KA
• Schurger FT
• Sooley GR
• Bales SP
• Rochester RP
• Brooks RT
• Hunt JM

• Affiliation / International Chiropractors Association
• Affiliation / Private Practice
• Affiliation(G) / Canada / Ontario / Alliston
• Affiliation(G) / United States / Florida / Clearwater
• Affiliation(G) / United States / Georgia / Clarkesville
• Affiliation(G) / United States / Illinois / Danville
• Affiliation(G) / United States / Illinois / Rockford
• Affiliation(G) / United States / Illinois / Springfield
• Affiliation(G) / United States / Oklahoma / Tulsa
• Atlas Orthogonal Technique
• Blair Upper Cervical Technique
• Immunity, Mucosal
• Immunoglobulin A, Secretory
• Kale Technique
• National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA)
• Open Access Document
• Orthospinology Procedure

Objective: The objective of this study was to observe changes in secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) after chiropractic care using upper cervical adjusting techniques (UCATs) at the craniocervical junction (CCJ).

Methods: Forty-one participants were enrolled from 5 chiropractic offices in North America. Each participant provided a saliva sample at an initial visit before care. A second saliva sample was collected after resting 30 minutes after the first UCAT treatment. A third saliva sample was collected after 2 weeks.

Results: There was a significant increase in SIgA observed 30 minutes after the UCAT treatment compared to baseline. After 2 weeks, SIgA levels decreased back to near original levels.

Conclusion: Our preliminary findings demonstrate an immediate, temporary increase in SIgA levels after a UCAT treatment at the CCJ.

Author Keywords:  Chiropractic; Immunoglobulin A, Secretory; Immunity, Mucosal

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