The following section contains information on chiropractic Case Studies.
Dystocia & Pelvic Subluxation
In 1998, Eisenberg et.al.1 estimated that the total number of visits to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners would exceed the total number of visits to primary care physicians for the next two years thereafter. Furthermore, they estimated that Americans would spend some $27 billion dollars out-of-pocket for such services. In 2002, a much larger nationwide survey by Barnes et.al.2 estimated that American utilization of CAM therapies may be as high as 62% when the use of prayer healing and megavitamins were included in the types of CAM therapies used.
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Ataxia in a Pediatric Patient
Research in the field of neuroscience is rapidly developing and expanding with concepts, that while new to the general chiropractic and medical profession, are not so new to those health professionals studying and examining the nervous system on a daily basis. Some of these concepts include transneuronal dysfunction, diaschisis, plasticity, long-term potentiation, and metabolic capacity. 1-5
These concepts all incorporate neuro-cellular physiology and metabolic Ataxia The concept of integration between neuro-cellular physiology, clinical evaluation and treatment to promote long term potentiation through neuronal activation is the fundamental concept behind functional neurology. 2,4,7 The purpose of this paper is to report on a case showing the central effects of the spinal adjustment and other appropriate exercises in an effort to correct neurophysiological dysfunction of the human brain.
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Child with ADHD and Subluxation
Experts now consider Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to be the most commonly encountered neurobehavioral disorder of childhood. Among the most prevalent chronic health conditions developing in childhood, ADHD may persist over the entire life span.1,2
Diagnostic methods have been especially controversial in recent years as the perceived prevalence of the disease varies as the diagnostic criteria changes over time. Some studies show a 4%-12% prevalence rate among school-aged children with males being three times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than females.1
The health care system and parents have made a significant push for pediatric care providers to not only properly diagnosis ADHD but to manage it as well. Much of this push is due to the drastic increase in prescriptions for stimulant medications being given to school-aged children with an ADHD diagnosis over the past decade. The fear of over diagnosing and over-prescribing these powerful medications has been a significant part of the reassessment of how the syndrome is diagnosed.1,2
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