According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than one million people in the United States have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.  It is found more often in women than in men – women are four times more likely to get it. While anyone of any age can get Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, it seems to be most common in people in their 40s and 50s. 

Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome find themselves in a state of continuous and oftentimes debilitating fatigue that no amount of bed rest can alleviate.   For some people, this may only last a few months, for others a few years. In many cases the symptoms come and go over several years. The condition is characterized by the following symptoms:

• Physical and mental exhaustion including loss of memory or ability to concentrate
• Sore throat and swollen lymph nodes in armpits and neck
• Difficulty thinking and maintaining concentration
• Aching muscles and joints (with no redness or swelling)
• Headaches
• Loss of REM sleep
• Malaise after any kind of exertion
• Other individualized symptoms include muscle weakness, night sweats, and sensitivity to light.

Fatigue is a warning signal within the body. Experiencing fatigue is an indicator that something is wrong. This may be a lifestyle or health related. Unfortunately, we’re not always so in tune with our bodies as to notice that our fatigue level is unusually high, or that it isn’t normal to be so fatigued all the time. When you’re repeatedly fatigued, day in and day out, it’s time to evaluate what in your life may be causing it.

Your nervous system is made up of your brain, spinal cord, and a dense series of nerves that go out to all parts of your body. Your nervous system is responsible for providing the energy necessary for life in the body to exist and function properly.  Through chiropractic adjustments the person with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can experience relief from symptoms by benefiting from spinal adjustments, and reduced tension in the neck and shoulders. Research has found that chiropractic care has been found to create a better, more restful sleep in adults and children. As we all know, a night of interrupted sleep, snoring, or sleep apnea can lead to a day full of exhaustion. Chiropractic adjustments to the lumbar, spine, skull, subluxation, and mid-thorax, were found to alleviate these issues, thus allowing for more restful, meaningful sleep. 

Craniosacral Therapy is another very good option for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Craniosacral therapy will allow the body to release any stuck or stored emotions and past traumas that may be contributing to the chronic fatigue experience.   Dr. Alex Kaminsky is a specialist when it comes to your nervous system and spine and is an expert in addressing the underlying physiological and neurological consequences that begin with Spinal Nerve Stress.

Releasing Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerve Stress caused by subluxation with gentle, specific, and scientific adjustments and re-alignments, often the commonly underlying cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is corrected. These realignments open the natural energetic pathways of the body reconnecting the brain to all organ systems, glands, and tissues.  One common cause for fatigue is an imbalance or impairment in the flow of nerve energy. In the normal human body, energy flows in a cycle from the brain to the spinal cord and then to the tissues of the body before flowing back to the brain. However, this normal energy flow can be interrupted and thrown off by an unbalanced spine. 

Commonly patients naturally see an increase in their energy once their bodies begin to be properly aligned.  Misalignments cause the body and it’s systems to function suboptimally. It’s this suboptimal functioning that results in a variety of issues ranging from back and neck pain to fatigue. This is one reason that patients suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome often find some relief during regular chiropractic adjustments and Craniosacral Therapy. 

If you’re experiencing the symptoms of  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Dr. Alex Kaminsky is expertly trained to help.

Alex was born in March 1972. At the age of 7 he started to experience frequent headaches with all the conventional symptoms of a Migraine headache. His particular headache resulted in him experiencing auras, nausea and sensitivity to light with no particular trigger to the onset of the migraine.

After years of treatments, therapies and medications, his headaches were no better and Alex continued to experience them all throughout childhood and into young adulthood. Some years the headaches would come monthly, some years every two to three months and some years weekly. His headaches were incurable, there was nothing that could alleviate the symptoms and head pain. Until he experienced cranial manual therapy, which resulted in the complete eradication of his life-long Migraine Headaches.

At the age of 16 Alex noticed a mild deformity in the right side of his ribs, a slightly lower right shoulder and the experience of constant lower back pain. Although mild, a diagnosis of Idiopathic Adolescent Scoliosis had been labeled.

At the age of 18 he was involved in a serious car accident that exacerbated his lower back pain. Throughout the years Alex had tried a multitude of conventional treatments but continued to suffer on and off with lower back pain, even throughout Chiropractic school and beyond.

In 2015 and fifteen+ years out of Chiropractic school, Dr. Kaminsky participated in his first and life changing Craniosacral Therapy seminar and he was fascinated, intrigued and hooked. It all made sense, he was immediately astute to its methods and since that first seminar, and as a result of trading sessions of Craniosacral Therapy with his colleagues, his back pain subsided and till this day has never returned.

Dr. Kaminsky decided to enhance his skill-set to better serve his patients. He began reaching out to other craniosacral therapists, cranial osteopaths, and many types of leading practitioners from various fields for advise and consultations He also enrolled in Upledger continuing education seminars with a focus on mostly hands-on manual and alternative therapies.

And, as he gained knowledge with his own health issues, he has learned to help more and more patients achieve great health results.

Dr. Alex Kaminsky is headache free and low back pain free, and has committed himself to a life of learning, teaching and treating patients. His emphasis is on the patient’s stored patterns of the body and each individual healthcare needs.