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Kids With Earache Heal Better With Spinal Manipulation

A report in the September, 2003 issue of the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine finds that children with earaches responded to a course of medical treatment better when spinal manipulation was included.

 

In the study, 57 children with recurrent ear infections were divided into two groups. One group received standard medical care and the other group received standard medical care and osteopathic spinal manipulation for six months.

 

The group that underwent spinal manipulation had fewer earaches, used fewer antibiotics and was less likely to need ear tubes than the group using medical care only.

 

Commentary: This article illustrates the fact that other professions are recognizing that spinal problems can and do interfere with body function and healing. While osteopathic spinal manipulation may correct some subluxations in the short-term, it involves the osteopath simply moving the small bones of the spine in a generalized, non-specific way until the patient's symptoms disappear. This falls short of a long-term correction of the problem.

 

On the other hand, Chiropractic adjustments offer specific correction of analyzed spinal subluxations for the long-term in order to restore and maintain health and proper function. The results are a body that is more capable of healing itself and maintaining health.