Multiple Functional and Developmental Disorders
Longitudinal clinical case study: multidisciplinary
care of child with multiple functional and developmental
disorders. Golden L, Van Egmond C. Journal of Manipulative
and Physiological Therapeutics,1994,17(4): 79.
Clinical course
of a pediatric patient spanning eight years of chiropractic
is reviewed. 22-month non-ambulatory male diagnosed with
spinal meningitis, cerebral palsy, physical and mental retardation,
non-febrile seizures, and clinical considerations including
enuresis, scoliosis and ambulation, vision, behavior and
fine motor problems.
From the abstract:
Comprehensive care, coordinating chiropractic
with other health care approaches was initiated after conventional
treatment had produced a poor prognosis...the anti-seizure
prescriptions are discontinued, child is ambulatory, interactive
and mainstreamed into his age group for regular public school
education.
Retardation, asthma, Down’s syndrome, immune
dysfunction. International Chiropractic Pediatric Association
Newsletter, November 1996.
Male Child - age 4 - Diagnosis: retardation,
asthma, Down’s
syndrome, immune dysfunction.
Patient had been evaluated at
several clinics with the above disorders and was on 11 medications
on initial visit. After 4 months of chiropractic care (Adjustment:
Atlas ASR, with a toggle type thrust) all medications were
withdrawn and the above diagnoses are being changed.
Patient
still under chiropractic care and very difficult to adjust
- child does not want to lay or be on adjusting table - the
patient is adjusted either in the mother’s
arms or on her back using the mother as a “table”.
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