Common Cold
Manipulative therapy of upper respiratory
tract infections in children. Purse FM. J Am Osteopathic
Assoc. 1966; 65(9): 964-72.
In a case study of over 4,600 incidents
of upper respiratory tract infections, only 5% of cases treated
with spinal manipulative therapy developed secondary complications.
These results are superior to antimicrobial or symptomatic
therapy alone. The author states: “Prescribing antimicrobial
agents because of uncertainty of diagnosis or because of
pressure from the family is no substitute for application
of good principles of medicine.”
The common cold, pattern
sensitivity and contrast sensitivity. Smith AP, ET al. Psychological
Medicine, 1992; 22:487-494.
This evidence indicates a possible
link between vertebral subluxation complex, susceptibility
to the common cold and vision sensitivity.
Upper respiratory
infections in children: a chiropractic approach. Fysh, P.N.,
International Review of Chiropractic, 1990 Mar/April 29-31.
A
thorough examination of the neck should be performed periodically
on healthy infants and children and on all those with respiratory
illnesses.
The atlas fixation syndrome in the baby and infant.
Guttmann G. Manuelle Medizin 1987 25:5-10, Trans. Peters RE
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