Meningitis Outbreak Update: Afflicted Toll Hits 500+

A recent update from MedpageToday.com notes that over 500 patients have become infected with various fungal forms of meningitis due to contamination of vials with a medical compound shipped from a Massachusetts company to places across the country. As of Monday of this week, 11/26, there are approximately 510 affected people with 36 deaths, the vast majority due to fungal meningitis, an infection of the tissue that lines the spinal cord within the spinal column.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of those affected suffer from chronic pain conditions, namely spinal and extras-pinal joint pain. These conditions, if unresponsive to first-line medical treatment, are often treated with methylprednisolone, a steroid that is injected to reduce inflammation. It is important to note that inflammation can be successfully, conservative and naturally managed through less invasive and obviously safer techniques.

With regard to joint and muscle pain, chiropractic and functional medicine can help to keep you out of the office of the medical doctor and put your health in your hands.

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/GeneralNeurology/36109