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March 4, 2010

A Less Talked About but More Effective Approach to Asthma

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By Dr. Matthew Kenney

Asthma continues to rise in our country at an alarming rate.  Over $11 billion is spent annually on this disease alone and yet things are not improving.  In fact, by 2020 it is estimated that 1 out of 14 people will suffer from it.  The most common treatment usually involves medications such as inhalers, steroids, anti-spasmodics and bronchodilators however the statistics tell us that this approach is not working.  Furthermore, these medicines while sometimes helpful in reducing symptoms offer no permanent cure and cause side effects especially in children.   Let me share with you the experiences I’ve had in practice and how I’m able to help people with asthma.

To breathe properly your brain must send a signal down your spinal cord that will then exit via a nerve root (that runs between 2 vertebrae) and branch out to reach the lungs.  If the vertebrae are out of position they choke off and irritate the nerves because they lie in such close proximity to the spine.  This decreases the nerve energy to the lungs and alters their ability to function properly.  This makes sense right?  Children with asthma usually have structural misalignments to their upper and middle back areas.  When I examine the posture of a child with asthma I often see shoulders that slouch forward causing a slightly hump-back appearance and often see 1 shoulder resting higher up than the other.  This (along with x-rays when appropriate) tells me that the spine is not properly positioned.  Once the vertebrae are realigned through chiropractic adjustments the nerves can once again properly transmit their messages and normal function returns.   This alone often allows asthma to be eliminated or reduced in severity.

In practice I have seen many children with asthma and have witnessed first-hand the amazing results that can be attained through spinal adjustments.  I’ve seen pulmonary function (breathing) tests dramatically improve, medication able to be eliminated (or significantly reduced) and children be able to participate in and enjoy activities more.  Best of all there are no side effects to this method.  It may not be the first thing you’d think of for helping asthma but it is safe, effective and side-effect free.  Those concerned about asthma should strongly consider chiropractic to help themselves and their children.

February 4, 2010

Wind your body like a watch

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A self winding watch is unique in that it needs to be wound each day to operate.  It requires daily motion and believe it or not, this is no different than your spine.  Your spine is made up of 24 moveable vertebrae that need motion to function properly.  Your spine is “wound” through stretching, exercise, yoga and countless other forms of movement.

An average person wakes up, gets ready for work, sits and drives to the office, arrives and sits all day, gets backs in the car and returns home where they sit and watch television.  There is no motion in this routine.  Lack of movement translates into misaligned vertebrae which weaken muscles, cause the spine to age prematurely and damage nerves.  Now, compare the routine of a human to that of a dog or a cat when they awake.  Animals innately know that they need motion in order to work properly which is why they will shake themselves, stretch forward or backward, roll around, etc.  These motions keep their bodies moving and operating properly.

The purpose of the chiropractic adjustment is to help you wind your body’s watch – the spine.  Exercise and stretching are the ways that you can help to motion your own spine on your own.  It is the job of the chiropractor to adjust the 1 or 2 vertebrae that are misaligned and not moving properly due to stress from different aspects of daily life.  We call these misalignments “subluxations” and they prevent your spine from working properly and protecting your spinal cord and nerves as it is intended.  These nerve disruptions can cause pain and/or decreased function of organs, glands and systems.

To help achieve and maintain better health, each of us should commit ourselves to some form of daily exercise and have a chiropractor check our spines regularly to make sure one of our most vital structures, our spine, is protected.

by Dr. Matt Kenney

www.sptchiro.com

February 3, 2010

Where are you taking your health today?

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Are you aware that almost every condition or ailment you can name produces symptoms only after it has been present for an extended period of time, sometimes years?  This is why right now we have millions of people who look good and feel fine but are literally dying inside from cancer, heart disease, diabetes and more.  That is why how you look or feel can never accurately assess health.

The first step to health is realizing that it’s all about how well your body works, not just how it feels.  If your lungs take ½ as many respirations per minute as they should they’re not healthy, if they work to expel carbon dioxide and inspire oxygenated air in the proper amount and with the correct timing, they are.  Only a body that is working the way it is intended is actually healthy.

Next, picture your health as a spectrum.  On the far left you have disease (things are not working well); on the far right you have wellness (near perfect working order of your body).  Each of us on a daily basis will fall somewhere between these 2 points and will either regress or progress to one end or the other.  The direction we travel depends on 3 main factors – how we care for our bodies physically, what we put INTO it nutritionally and how we care for ourselves emotionally.  If today your input in these 3 areas is good (not perfect) you’ll progress toward better health.  If the input is poor, you’ll regress toward disease.  Each day you do this you’ll get closer to one end or the other.

Finally, understand that better health rewards you with more enjoyment and vitality.  With better health you’ll have more time to enjoy and contribute to all the people and activities that you love.   In fact, there is likely nothing that you can name that would not be better with improved health.

As a chiropractor I pride myself on not only being an expert on how to make people feel better but more importantly how to help and motivate them to actually become healthier.  I have the privilege on a daily basis of witnessing how better health can change lives and would be happy to play a part in helping you change yours.

In great health,

Dr. Matt Kenney

Southport Chiropractic Office

1995 Post Road

Fairfield, CT 06468

(203) 259-4731

www.sptchiro.com

February 2, 2010

Disc Herniation does not mean doom!

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What Can I Do for a Disc Herniation?

By Dr. Matthew Kenney

Often, people with neck or back pain are sent for an MRI only to learn they have a disc herniation, a term people have come to dread.  Upon hearing this term people usually imagine surgery and/or other unpleasant outcomes.  However, while surgery may sometimes be necessary there are countless people each year who discover that these disc problems can be corrected naturally.

Discs are basically the shock-absorbing circles that sit between spinal vertebrae.  Each disc is made up of 2 parts, a large outer ring of fibers called the annulus and a smaller circular jelly called the nucleus.  If a spine remains misaligned without being corrected these disc areas can become stressed and cause decay.  A herniation occurs when the outer fibers weaken (usually over a period of months and years) and the jelly-like nucleus material begins to leak outward and irritate spinal nerves much like pressing a peanut butter and jelly sandwich would squirt jelly out sideways onto a plate.  The nerve irritation can cause pain, numbness, tingling, weakness and other unpleasant symptoms which are often severe.

Herniated discs most often occur in either the lumbar (lower back) or cervical (neck) areas; both of which can be corrected.  The methods we use to correct them are as follows:

First, because disc problems stem from spinal stress caused by misalignments (subluxations) the spine must be re-trained through a series of gentle, spinal adjustments to return to its natural position.  Next, traction is utilized to help heal and repair the discs.  Because discs are weakened by compression (downward pressure) on the spine they can be healed by doing the opposite.  Traction involves stretching the spine outward so that discs can realign to proper positions, herniated material can be sucked back toward the nucleus like a vacuum, blood flow to the area can improve and nerve tension can be reduced.  In our office we have specialized equipment that we utilize for traction including a Flexion-Distraction Table for the lumbar spine.  Natural nutritional supplements are often used to assist in minimizing inflammation and to give the discs the proper nutrients they need to heal.  Finally, once the underlying problem is corrected exercises and stretches are carefully selected and assigned to help strengthen the area.

So, how successful is this natural approach?  Statistically the results are nearly 90%, meaning 9 out of 10 people can avoid surgery or other unpleasant outcomes. In the rare event that someone is not healing from this approach (within a period of 2-4 weeks) than they will be referred for surgery or other intervention.  Even those who do not improve will still know that they have exhausted their simple, natural options before exploring more risky and complex ones.

We help many people with disc herniations each year and currently have 8 patients that are nearing full recovery from them under our care.   If you or anyone you know suspects a disc problem please do not wait for it to correct itself!  Contact my office immediately for an appointment or further information at (203) 259-4731.

October 1, 2009

10 Important Things to Know About the Swine Flu to Avoid Panic

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Dear Patients and Friends,

Since the hysteria surrounding the swine flu began in late April our patients continue to ask us countless questions about the disease, the vaccine and the best ways to protect the body naturally.  Here are 10 things to understand and consider before being vaccinated or panicking about the swine flu.

1.  The World Health Organization did not declare the swine flu a pandemic because of the number of hospitalizations or deaths.

- A pandemic was declared based only upon the virus being present in multiple countries worldwide.  Even the mildest virus detected in enough places worldwide would receive the same classification.

2.  The number of swine flu cases has been grossly overestimated according to experts mainly because the symptoms of swine flu are identical to that of seasonal flu.

- According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) latest figures as of September 20, there have been only 300,000 laboratory confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus and 3,917 deaths worldwide.

- Compare this to the WHO’s latest calculations for regular influenza outbreaks, which estimate annually there are around 3-5 million cases of severe flu-related illness, and about 250,000 to 500,000 deaths globally.

3.  The swine flu epidemic has happened before.

-  In 1976, an Army recruit felt sick and weak and died during a training hike.  An autopsy revealed the presence of the H1N1 virus (later named swine flu).

- Based upon the presence of this virus a swine flu vaccine was immediately created and administered to 46 million Americans.

- At least 25 people died from the vaccine, more than 500 became paralyzed and the US government paid out over $3.5 billion in damages to those harmed by it.  It should be noted that not 1 person, vaccinated or not, died from the swine flu, including other soldiers at the base who became infected with the virus.

4.  Swine flu is not a strong virus and in fact is no better or worse than the seasonal flu.

-  Both the seasonal and swine flu produce identical symptoms which are fever exceeding 100o, coughing, runny nose and/or sore throat, joint aches, headaches, vomiting and/or diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite.

- Also, both viruses are mild enough where the vast majority of people are able to recover from either without hospitalization or medication.

5.  Only those people with severely compromised immune systems are dying or are susceptible to serious harm from either the seasonal flu or the swine flu.

- The flu does not kill those in good health it kills those whose immune systems have lost their ability to protect.

- For example, those children who have died from H1N1 are those with a pre-existing disease such as those causing Vitamin D deficiency which is a main protector against the flu.

- The CDC reports that 36,000 people die annually from the flu but nearly 34,000 of these people also have pneumonia (often associated with late stage cancer, AIDS, etc) and actually die of that, thus the actual figures are that out of hundreds of millions of people only about 1,800 actually die from the flu.

6.  The ingredients in the swine flu shot are extremely dangerous.  Here are some of the harmful ingredients:

Squalene – an adjuvant, causes severe immune responses and is linked to auto-immune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and Gulf War Syndrome

Thimerosal – mercury, linked to neurological disorders such as autism, the 25mcg within 1 vaccine is 250 times greater than the EPA’s level that is considered safe.  We are told not to eat more than 1 serving of fish per week due to mercury yet injecting a large amount into the blood stream is supposedly healthy?

Aluminum — a neurotoxin linked to Alzheimer’s disease

Triton X-100 — a detergent

Phenol (carbolic acid)

Ethylene glycol (antifreeze)

Betapropiolactone – a disinfectant

Nonoxynol – used to kill or stop growth of STDs

Octoxinol 9 – a spermicide

Sodium phosphate

7.  Anyone harmed by the vaccine has no legal recourse in the event of an adverse reaction.

- In 2001 a law was passed granting those who develop and recommend vaccines during a “health emergency” immunity from any legal prosecution.

- Without the potential to lose billions of dollars in lawsuits the pharmaceutical companies have far less motivation to spend millions testing the H1N1 vaccine.

8.  The H1N1 vaccine will be administered before safety tests are even completed.

- Though the safety of vaccines in general can be questioned, it usually takes immunologists 18 months to create and test a vaccine, the H1N1 vaccine was developed for distribution in less than 5.

- Testing thus far has included only 6,000 people not all of whom have even received the same vaccine with the same ingredients.  Also, because testing is done on volunteers there is no way to accurately test the effect of the vaccine on certain age groups such as pregnant mothers, the elderly, etc.

- Novartis the manufacturer of the H1N1 vaccine has admitted to the Associated Press that the vaccine will be available to the public before trial testing is even completed.

9.  Contracting the swine flu offers far less potential of danger than the vaccine.

- Again, except in those with severely compromised immune system, the swine flu would result in regular flu symptoms and a possible day or 2 of missed work/school.   Conversely, the effect of an adverse reaction to a vaccine can be very severe and possibly fatal.

- Guillian Barre Syndrome is a neurological disease that causes partial paralysis and is associated with many vaccines including the flu vaccine.  It was the most common form of injury from the swine flu vaccine administered in the 70’s.

- Before any medicine or vaccine is taken one should weigh the risks versus the benefits.

10.  You can protect yourself against any type of flu naturally.

- Germs on their own do not make you sick, lowered body defenses do.

- Keep your body strong physically, nutritionally and mentally and observe good hygiene and you will have protection against the swine flu.

- Vitamin D is a powerful defender against viruses.  Your body derives Vitamin D from sunlight and thus as it gets colder and we get less and less our defenses against viruses can decrease – thus why we have a “flu season.”  Increasing your Vitamin D levels and/or using other different natural supplements can protect you naturally, without risk and more effectively than the vaccine.

- Maintain a healthy nervous system – have a chiropractic spinal checkup to make sure that misalignments in your spine are not irritating spinal nerves and weakening your body’s defenses.

August 12, 2009

Beware of the HPV Vaccine

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(from www.mercola.com)

The HPV Vaccine: Preventive Care or Human Sacrifice?

Reports of adverse reactions to the new HPV vaccine Gardasil are escalating. One particularly heart-wrenching example is the story of 12-year-old Brittany who lost all feeling in her leg and collapsed two weeks after receiving the Gardasil vaccine.

Adding insult to injury, people who are injured by the vaccine cannot even sue Merck, the maker of the Gardasil vaccine, because it is part of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund.

While the FDA claims adverse reactions to Gardasil are rare, a review of the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) data shows that several thousands of adverse reactions have been reported in the United States alone. And hundreds of Australian girls have experienced side effects like paralysis, dizzy spells and seizures, but Australia‘s Department of Health and Ageing refuses to release any details.

Further, The European Medicines Agency reported that two women died not long after they received the vaccine, one in Austria and one in Germany. The Financial Times also reported that there have been 11 deaths and a wide array of other adverse reactions, including:

  • Bells Palsy
  • Guillan-Barre syndrome
  • Seizures
  • Blood clotting and heart problems
  • Miscarriages and fetal abnormalities amongst pregnant women who received the vaccine

Sources:    Natural News April 22, 2008

Dr. Mercola’s Comments:

Thanks to Merck’s aggressive advertising campaign for Gardasil — the one that features young girls chanting “I want to be one less” — mothers and daughters across the United States are lining up to be vaccinated.

Yet, once you know the facts about this vaccine and HPV, the virus it supposedly prevents, it becomes very clear just how useless — and dangerous — this vaccine really is.

Getting the Facts About HPV

There are more than 100 types of human papillomaviruses (HPVs). Of them, only 10-30 can cause cervical cancer. The rest can lead to skin infections that cause genital warts or common warts on your hands and feet.

These are very common viruses, and an estimated 25 million Americans have HPV infections. However, this is NOT cause for alarm because, as even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states: “In 90% of cases, your body’s immune system clears the HPV infection naturally within two years.”

This is true whether the infection is the type that can cause warts or cancer.

Meanwhile, Merck’s Gardasil vaccine contains just four types of HPV. If you contract one of the 96+ types that aren’t included, you’re out of luck. And, if you’ve already been exposed to one of the four types of virus in the vaccine, it doesn’t work against those either.

Some Scary Facts About Gardasil

The long-term effects of using this vaccine on young girls is unknown, and in the short-term, many girls have already begun to suffer. Common side effects include:

  • Pain, swelling, itching and redness at the injection site
  • Fever
  • Nausea
  • Dizziness
  • Vomiting
  • Fainting
  • Severe allergic reactions, including difficulty breathing, have also been reported, as has:
  • Swollen glands
  • Guillain-Barre syndrome
  • Headaches
  • Joint pain
  • Aching muscles
  • Unusual tiredness and weakness

As of last October, 3,461 complaints about Gardasil had been filed with the FDA’s Vaccine Adverse Event Report System, and 11 women died after exposure to the vaccine.

Meanwhile, aside from being injected with four types of HPV proteins, girls and women who receive this vaccine should know what else is in the shot:

  1. Aluminum adjuvants, which have been linked to neurological damage including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease.
  2. Polysorbate 80, which has been linked to infertility in mice.
  3. Sodium borate, a main ingredient in roach killer.

Be “One Less” To Get Gardasil

I think this would be a more appropriate message to send out to young women. There is absolutely no reason to risk the serious side effects of this vaccine to prevent an infection that goes away on its own 90 percent of the time. And there’s no guarantee that you’ll be protected anyway, since you can still get HPV once you’ve had the vaccine. It’s really a no-win situation for those who receive it.

Of course, you can radically reduce your risk of getting HPV in the first place if you follow safe-sex practices, or wait to have sex until you’re in a committed relationship. Then, keep your immune system in tip-top shape, and it will be more than able to shake any HPV virus that comes its way.

Why Chiropractic is so Important for Children

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Chiropractic for Children

Parents will do just about anything to protect their child’s health. They serve nutritionally balanced meals, encourage daily exercise, and insist on regular dental and eye examinations. Yet many neglect the most important part of the child’s health care program: regular spinal checkups.

Subluxation on Delivery

Misalignments in spinal bones which interfere with the normal flow of nerve energy are known as subluxations. Many people still associate them with major trauma. They think the spine can be affected only after lifting heavy objects or being in an automobile accident. They don’t realize that the daily activities of young children can easily result in subluxations.

In fact, many babies receive their first subluxations during pregnancy and the birthing process. Modern medical procedures such as the Cesarean section, the use of forceps, and induced deliveries put unnatural strains on the infant’s delicate body. Frequently, doctors still hold the baby upside down from the feet. Throughout the ordeal, the tiny spine is twisted, tugged and stretched. The frequent result: subluxations.

People who understand the importance of spinal checkups and care bring their children into the chiropractor’s office when they are tiny infants.

Kids Will Be Kids

Of course, the strain on the spine doesn’t stop in the delivery room. Children are, by nature, active and energetic. They run, jump, tumble and fall. Since their bodies are extremely flexible and resilient, they often will show nothing more than a bruise or scrape after life’s minor accidents.

But that’s on the outside. On the inside, the body has been jarred with considerable force. The small bones forming the spinal column — which protects the central nervous system’s spinal cord — can be forced out of their proper positions.

Some will return to the correct position on their own, guided by the child’s own Innate Intelligence. Others will remain “stuck” in incorrect positions.

Childhood Dis-ease

Subluxations in children can cause dis-ease in the body, just as they do in adults. When the nerve flow is interrupted, some part of the body will send or receive distorted messages to or from the brain. With such interference, the body cannot function at 100% of its potential. It cannot reach its optimum level of health.

If parents are lucky, their child’s body will provide visible physical signs that something is wrong inside. Symptoms such as fever, stomach ache, sore throat, bed wetting, poor posture, hyperactivity, and frequent colds or flu may be evidence of subluxations.

(Unfortunately, some people forget that symptoms are warning signals. They think the symptoms are the real problems and treat them without going to the possible root cause — the subluxations.)

Parents aren’t always so fortunate, however, for sometimes there are no outward signs signaling the presence of internal physical changes. In fact, unless children receive regular chiropractic check-ups, no one may know subluxations exist until the damage is so serious it cannot be hidden any longer.

Obviously, we all want what’s best for our children. We want them to be happy and intelligent and popular. Most of all, we want them to be healthy. That means making chiropractic checkups a regular part of their health care routine.

ADHD Drug Warning

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New Warnings on ADHD Drugs

An article from the Associated Press on February 9, 2006 reports that experts from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel have recommended that Ritalin and other stimulant drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should carry the strongest warning that they may be linked to an increased risk of death and injury. The story, reported by Andrew Bridges, noted that the FDA advisory panel voted in favor of a “black box” warning. This came after the panel heard about the deaths of 25 people, including 19 children, who had taken the drugs.

Dr. Curt Furberg, a professor of public health sciences at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, and one of the FDA panelists said it would be “inappropriate, unethical behavior” not to disclose that there was uncertainty about the safety of the drugs. The AP article did note that the FDA is not required to follow the recommendations of the panel.

Dr. Robert Temple, director of the FDA’s Office of Medical Policy, told reporters, “The committee plainly wanted to tell us certain things ought to be in labeling in a more forceful way.” The article also reported that doctors prescribe these drugs to about 2 million children and 1 million adults a month.

Dr. David Graham, a medical officer at the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research summed up his concerns by saying, “There’s smoke. Does that mean there’s fire? We wouldn’t be going through this exercise if we didn’t think there was a real possibility of increased risk.”

These drugs are big business. The article noted that in the year 2000, sales of these drugs was at $759 million. That number rose to $3.1 billion by 2004. Additionally it was noted that about 2.5 million children between age 4 and 17 take ADHD drugs including 9.3 percent of 12-year-old boys and 3.7 percent of 11-year-old girls.

August 6, 2009

Chiropractic and Infertility – A Case Study

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Female Infertility, Subluxation & Chiropractic Care: A Case Series and Selective Review of the Literature

Author(s): Joel Alcantara, DC1; | Gregg Stern, DC2; | Rosemary E. Oman, DC, MSc, FASBE

Abstract

Objective: To report on three infertile females with vertebral subluxation that responded to the introduction of chiropractic care and review the literature on the topic.

Clinical Features: Three females presenting with a chief complaint of infertility and vertebral subluxation.

Interventions and Outcomes: Chiropractic care included diversified spinal adjusting, dietary modification and nutritional supplements. All three women conceived following the introduction of chiropractic management.

Conclusion: We described three patients with infertility who were able to conceive following chiropractic care. Continued research in this area is strongly encouraged.

Chiropractic Improves Health of Newborns and Infants

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Chiropractic for Newborns and Infants

By Dr. Ben Lerner
Birth is a normal, natural process that’s been around since almost the beginning of humanity. As with any other task the body was created to perform, when you support normal functioning, you have your best chance at success.
The road down the birth canal and out into the world can be a trying one, particularly in the case of medical intervention and high-tech births. (You may recall a JAMA study showing the United States ranked last in neonatal mortality, infant mortality and for the health of newborns.) As a result, there has been an ever-increasing occurrence of traumatic birth syndrome.
Traumatic birth syndrome describes the presence of trauma-induced skull and spinal damage and spinal misalignment as a result of the birth process. As tough as birth is, going through it with the woman lying on her back, working against gravity, on medications to increase the intensity of labor, numb to the delivery muscles, and often accompanied by surgical interventions, makes it exponentially more traumatic.
When you think about this, it’s no surprise vertebral subluxation in infants is so common.
How the Birthing Process Injures Spines
During the pushing stage of labor, the spine may be injured as the fetus is compressed and pushed down the birth canal. The most frequent cause of subluxation in infants is the pulling, twisting and compression of the infant’s spine during birth. If something alters normal birth, you will frequently have subluxations occur at the point of greatest stress (upper and lower cervical vertebrae).
While in severe cases, this can result in more obvious, clinical nerve damage such as paralysis, more frequently, subluxations remain unnoticed by physicians and parents with health issues rising at a later time. Among them:
• Colic
• Sleep disorders
• Symptoms of lowered immunity
• Poor development
Pediatric expert Dr. Maxine McMullen states, “Subluxations should be analyzed and corrected as soon as possible after birth to prevent these associated conditions.” (1)
Moreover, these subluxations have been found to be severe enough to lead to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) due to the pressure they cause upward toward the lower brain (2) as well as creating numerous other disorders common to newborns, infants and young children.
Reports show chiropractic care can be helpful in such diverse disorders as cerebral palsy, seizure disorders, ear infections, the prevention of SIDS, and others. (3)
While chiropractic care is not a treatment for anything, the benefits of adjusting subluxation to remove interference has been particularly telling in the case of small children.
In fact, young people need chiropractic care as much as or more than anyone to maximize proper development and minimize the advent of common infant symptoms and disease.
The Infant Adjustment
One of the most interesting studies, based on examination and adjustment of 1,000 infants, was done by Dr. Gutmann, a German medical doctor. (4,5) He concluded blocked nerve impulses at the level of the first vertebrae can be the cause of central motor impairment and lower resistance to infections, especially those of the ear, nose, and throat. (6)
Dr. Gutmann’s research showed the children treated had success — almost without exception — for a variety of ailments by spinal adjustments at the atlas (top vertebra in the neck). Among the symptoms that responded favorably:
• Congenital torticollis
• “Growing pains”
• Infantile scoliosis
• Bronchitis tonsillitis
• Restless sleep
• Disturbed motor responses with repetitive falls
• An inability to thrive
“If the indications are correctly observed,” states Dr. Gutmann, “chiropractic can often bring about amazingly successful results, because the therapy is a causal one. With developmental disturbances of every kind, the atlanto-occipital joints should be examined and in each case be treated manually in a qualified manner. The success of this treatment eclipses every other attempt at treatment, including especially the use of medications.” (7)
Most people would not consider Chiropractic care for infants and children. However, the fact of the matter is, children are very, very prone to misalignments of the spine. Their vertebra are not fully formed, nor are their ligaments and tendons fully strengthened. This, along with the fact that a child falls enough times in a day to hospitalize an adult, makes it clear children should be evaluated by a chiropractor for spinal abnormalities.
And, don’t question the safety rating for Chiropractic treating children. The process is strictly AAA and cannot even be compared to the safety of medicine.
Nevertheless, countless children suffer from the side effects of modern medication each week, causing malpractice insurance for pediatrics and obstetrics to be astronomical — reaching into the tens of thousands. Chiropractors, on the other hand, pay as little as $300-$500 annually for malpractice coverage.
Chiropractic makes good scientific, factual and common sense for your child. I urge you not to wait until they hurt or get hurt. Get them checked now!

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