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Case Study: Traumatic Birth Leads To Multiple Disorders That Respond

The July 12, 2003 issue of the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research reports on a case study involving a nine-year old boy who began experiencing numerous neurological disorders after undergoing a traumatic delivery at birth. After a short course of chiropractic care, all of his symptoms disappeared.

 

When the boy first came to the chiropractor, he had been diagnosed by numerous medical doctors as having Tourette Syndrome, ADHD, depression, insomnia, migraine headaches and asthma. His medical history showed he had been born six weeks early with the use of forceps, which, according to his mother, left him "extremely bruised." She further described him as being "constantly sick since birth."

 

Chiropractic examination revealed a spinal subluxation (misalignment of the small bones of the spine that interfere with central nervous system activity) of the first vertebra in the neck. Neurological damage and spinal subluxation are common, documented results of traumatic deliveries that utilize extraction devices and/or large amounts of force to deliver babies.

 

Two days after his first adjustment, his mother reported a 50% reduction in Tourette tics. Since the first adjustment, he had not complained of headaches, neck pain or asthma symptoms and slept through both of the previous nights after easily falling asleep.

 

During the second week of chiropractic care, the boy's mother reported that he had fallen and hit his head while playing and experienced an increase in his tics. An adjustment was performed and a week later the mother reported an 80% decrease in tics and a continued lack of other symptoms to the point where she consulted the boy's medical doctor in order to discontinue many of his medications.

 

At three weeks there was an absence of tics except for a slight verbal one while eating and by six weeks, there was a complete absence of any tics, insomnia, asthma, headaches, hyperactivity, depression or neck pain.

 

Five months after care was begun, all of his family members reported that he was a completely different child, now happy and healthy.

 

One year after the first adjustment the boy's mother reported that his only problem was getting used to being a "normal" kid with normal kid responsibilities.

 

The study notes that during the year of chiropractic care, no other intervention of any kind was reported that could otherwise explain the boy's dramatic improvement.

 

The author concludes that since all six conditions the boy experienced were resolved after six weeks of chiropractic care, a more extensive study should be performed to see if the outcome in this case could be replicated in other patients.

 

Commentary: As this case illustrates, chiropractic care puts the body into a higher state of health and function. As a result, it is in a better position to heal itself. No matter what condition you have or don't have, your body will be better off without the damaging effects of subluxation. Lifetime chiropractic wellness care will make sure everyone in your family will have a chance to reach, and maintain their full health potential.