Diet soda, diabetes and stroke

Not only does diet soda NOT make you lose weight, but the sugar substitute chemicals in it put you at risk for developing some serious health conditions. For example, one study revealed that if you drink diet soda every day, you’re 67% more likely to develop diabetes. (9) Further, the Framingham Heart Study found that people who drink more than one diet soda a day have a 56% increased chance for developing metabolic syndrome (including coronary artery disease and stroke). (10)

References:
9. Nettleton JA, Lutsey PL, Wang Y et al. Diet soda intake and risk of incident metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), Diabetes Care. 2009;32(4):688-694.
10. Dhingra R, Sullivan L et al. Soft drink consumption and risk of developing cardiometabolic risk factors and the metabolic syndrome in middle-aged adults in the community. Circulation. 2007;116:480-488.

16 new deaths from Gardasil™

Please just say no when asked if your child should have this useless, dangerous vaccine. More and more deaths and injuries continue to be reported. For example, between May 2009 and September 2010 there were 3,589 adverse reactions reported from Merck’s Gardasil (HPV) vaccine including 213 people who became permanently disabled, 16 deaths (including four suicides) and 25 cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome including:

A 19-year-old girl received Gardasil. A few weeks later she developed “headache, nausea, dizziness, chilling, tiredness, shortness of breath, chest pain, severe cramps,” experienced an acute cardiac arrhythmia and died.

A 13-year-old was vaccinated. Ten days later, she developed a fever. “The patient did not recover and was admitted to the hospital, developed dyspnoea, went into a coma…and expired. The cause of death was claimed to be ‘death due to viral fever.’” Her death occurred 23 days after receiving her first dose of Gardasil.

Thirteen days after vaccination, a ten-year-old girl developed “progressive loss of strength in lower and upper extremities…” and was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome that is considered to be immediately life-threatening.

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said, “These reports are troubling and show that the FDA and other public health authorities may be asleep at the switch… No one should require this vaccine for young children.” (8)

References:
8. http://www.judicialwatch.org/news/2010/sep/judicial-watch-uncovers-fda-records-detailing-16-new-deaths-tied-gardasil

Chiropractic and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is similar to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) but is caused by irritation of the nerves that form the brachial plexus (in the upper back) as they exit the neck. TOS symptoms include pain, weakness and numbness or tingling in the arm.

The Chiropractic Approach

Since everyone who does repetitive tasks does not get CTS (or TOS) there appears to be an underlying weakness contributing to this condition. That is why anyone suffering from CTS should see a chiropractor to ensure that his/her body structure is properly aligned and free from pressure affecting his/her nerves.

For over a hundred years clinicians, researchers and patients have reported relief of classic carpal tunnel symptoms and improvement in overall body function after chiropractic adjustments. (3-5) Subluxations (nerve irritation) have also been observed in many patients who have carpal tunnel or related hand and wrist problems. (6-7)

For these reasons, anyone suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome should see a chiropractor to ensure that their body is free of nerve stress.

References:
3. Bonebrake AR et al. A treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome: evaluation of objective and subjective measures. JMPT. 1990;13:507-520.
4. Stoddard A. Manual of Osteopathic Practice (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: Hutchinson & Co.,1983:228.
5. Davis PT, Hulbert JR, Kassak KM et al. Comparative efficacy of conservative medical and chiropractic treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized clinical trial. JMPT. 1998;21(5):317-326.
6. Upton ARM, McComas AJ. The double crush in nerve entrapment syndromes. Lancet. 1973;2:329.
7. Russell BS. Carpal tunnel syndrome and the "double crush" hypothesis: a review and implications for chiropractic. Chiropractic & Osteopathy. 2008;16(2):1186.

Chiropractic and bedwetting: a case study

Bedwetting:

A nine-year-old boy with nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting) was presented for chiropractic care after unsuccessful medical approaches. Subluxations were located and corrected in the cervical and lumbo-sacral spine regions. By the seventh visit he had been dry for two weeks and continued to stay dry at a four-month follow-up. (14)

References:
14. Alcantara J, Weisberg JE. Resolution of nocturnal enuresis and vertebral subluxation in a pediatric patient undergoing chiropractic care: a case study & review of the literature. Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health – Chiropractic. 2010;4:143-149.

Chiropractic and autism: a case study

Autism:

A 6-year-old boy was diagnosed with autism by a neurologist after brain pathology was ruled out. He had been fully vaccinated. Vertebral subluxations were found in the child. The Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) was used to determine the state of his condition. A schedule of chiropractic adjustments was implemented to reduce the subluxations that were found. Over a 16-week period of chiropractic adjustments, a reduction in vertebral subluxation patterns and an improved ATEC score were noted. The child’s learning abilities, social interactions, language skills and behavioral patterns also improved. (13)

References:
13. Marini N, Marini S. Improvement in autism in a child coupled with reduction in vertebral subluxations: a case study & selective review of the literature. Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health – Chiropractic. 2010;3:107-115.

Vitamin D and the flu

Vitamin D was extremely effective at halting influenza infections in children – reducing relative infection risk by nearly two-thirds. The results are from a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study involving 334 children, half of whom were given 1200 IUs per day of vitamin D3.

Vitamin D appears to be 800% more effective than vaccines at preventing influenza infections in children.

Vitamin D also significantly reduced asthma in children.

Rather than slathering toxic sunscreen on our kids and ourselves, and hiding under hats and other devices to prevent all of the sun’s rays from striking our bodies, doctors should tell their patients to get lots of sun – just don’t burn.

Too many people have vitamin D deficiency that has been linked to cancer, diabetes, kidney and liver disorders, bone disorders and, of course, influenza. (17)

References:
17. Urashima M, Segawa T, Okazaki M, Kurihara M, Wada Y, Ida H. Randomized trial of vitamin D supplementation to prevent seasonal influenza A in schoolchildren. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. doi:10.3945/ajcn.2009.29094 March 10, 2010 online edition.

What about the flu shot?

The CDC has for years claimed that the flu kills 36,000 Americans a year; the major media unquestioningly repeated this number even though researchers said it was false. Now the CDC says flu kills as few as 3,500 Americans in some years, with an average of 23,000 per year overall. Those numbers are still too high because the CDC loves to call all winter deaths “flu.” But they don’t do lab tests to confirm the diagnoses.

This kind of dishonesty was revealed last year when the H1N1 flu was found to be bogus – so the CDC told health departments to just call all flu H1N1 so the numbers would look good. After all you can’t have a “deadly pandemic” if no one is dying from it. It makes the people who purchased a few $billion of vaccines look good if they can show they “saved” us. (15)

According to a study in the British Medical Journal the flu is directly responsible for only a few hundred American deaths in most years with an average of 1,348 deaths in a really bad year. Is this a serious problem in a nation of over 300,000,000 people? (16)

Fortunately the American public can’t always be fooled since about 70% of us did not get a flu shot last year.

References:
15. Thompson WW, Moore MR, Weintraub E et al. Estimating influenza-associated deaths in the United States. Am J Pub Health. 2009;99:S225--30.
16. Doshi P. Are US flu death figures more PR than science? 2005;331:1412. doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7529.1412 (Published 8 December 2005)

Chiropractic and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

You won’t find the carpal tunnel on any map – it’s in your wrist. Your carpal (wrist) bones form a tunnel-like structure – the carpal tunnel – through which pass nine tendons and one nerve – the median nerve.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

Carpal tunnel syndrome is called the occupational disease of the 21st century. Years ago telegraph operators, seamstresses, carpenters and meat cutters were the chief sufferers from this condition. Today it’s office workers, computer users, musicians and assembly line workers. It is also often found in pregnant women, women who use birth control pills or individuals with an underactive thyroid.

If you have one or more of the following you may have it: tingling and numbness in the hand, fingers and wrist; swelling of the fingers; dry palms; blanching (whitening upon pressure) of the hand; or pain so intense that it awakens you at night. In some people CTS causes similar symptoms in the upper arm, elbow, shoulder or neck. (1)

Millions of people now suffer from CTS (2) and increasing numbers of them are seeking chiropractic care. The drug-free chiropractic approach of releasing nerve and structural stress has been a blessing to untold numbers of people afflicted with this condition.

References:
1. Verghese J, Galanopoulou AS, Herskovitz S. Autonomic dysfunction in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. Muscle Nerve. 2000;23(8):1209-1213.
2. Atroshi I, Gummesson C, Johnsson R et al. Prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in a general population. JAMA. 1999;282(2):153-158.

Chiropractic and Bed-Wetting

Bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis) and chiropractic. Thirty-three patients (3 to 18 years old) who had nocturnal enuresis were placed under chiropractic care in this study.

An analysis of their records showed that 22 had resolution of symptoms for 12 months after beginning chiropractic care. Most of the children received two adjustments. Ten of those with bedwetting also found their constipation resolved. (2)

References:
2. Poecke AJ, Cunkiuffe C. Chiropractic treatment for primary nocturnal enuresis: a case series of 33 consecutive patients. JMPT. 2009;32(8):675-681.

Does my child have to be vaccinated to go to school?

Know your rights. In most of the United States you CAN get your non-vaccinated children into public school. Michigan is a one of the states that you DO NOT have to get vaccinated! Some excellent medico-legal information is located at the Vaccine Rights website: www.vaccinerights.com.

The Pandemic Response Project (PReP) also has excellent vaccination information: www.pandemicresponseproject.com.

Chiropractic and infants with colic

Possible long-term chiropractic benefits for infants suffering from colic. This study investigated toddlers who were helped for colic with chiropractic care compared to children who had not had chiropractic care. Since behavior and sleep disturbances (tantrums and frequent nocturnal waking) are often found in children who were colicky as babies this study looked at those conditions to see if chiropractic care had any long-term benefits.

In the study 117 formerly colicky toddlers who received chiropractic care were compared to 111 formerly colicky toddlers who did not receive chiropractic care.

Researchers found that the colicky toddlers who received chiropractic care were half as likely to experience temper tantrums and frequent nocturnal waking than those who did not receive chiropractic care as colicky infants. (8)

Chiropractic and breastfeeding. Chiropractic care was administered to 114 infants diagnosed with breastfeeding problems. The most common age was one week.

The most common physical findings were neck subluxations (89%), and TMJ or temporomandibular (jaw) joint subluxations (36%). Under chiropractic care all the children showed improvement, with 78% able to exclusively breastfeed after 2-5 visits. (9)

References:
8. Miller JE, Phillips HL. Long-term effects of infant colic: a survey comparison of chiropractic treatment and nontreatment groups. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 2009;32(8):635-638.
9. Miller JE, Miller L, Sulesund AK, Yevtushenko A. Contribution of chiropractic therapy to resolving suboptimal breastfeeding: a case series of 114 infants. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 2009;32(8):670-674.

Chiropractic, the common cold and the flu

“But chiropractic is just for backs!”, you may think. Not so. In fact, many people seeing chiropractors for back and neck problems find a general improvement in their health that includes fewer and less severe colds, flu and other respiratory problems.

What Causes the Common Cold?

Breathing cold viruses does not in itself cause a cold. “Experimenters have incubated cold viruses, placed them directly on the mucous lining of the nose, and found that their subjects came down with colds only 12 percent of the time.” (1) For germs to grow in you, you must first be fertile soil.

The Chiropractic Approach

Chiropractic doesn’t treat the common cold. It does, however, help awaken your inner healer – the only “cure.” Natural resistance is the only reason why your cold “goes away” rather than lasting for weeks, months or your entire lifetime!

Chiropractic care can help raise your natural resistance to disease by removing a serious interference to your proper body function: subluxations.

What are subluxations?

Subluxations are distortions in your body that interfere with your proper body function. Chiropractors perform special examinations to detect and locate subluxations in your body, and correct them by giving chiropractic adjustments. This helps restore optimal body functioning for higher resistance to disease, which, we cannot overstate, is the best defense against the common cold.

Case studies

There are numerous case histories of chronic cold and flu sufferers having fewer or no colds after chiropractic care. (2-4) In another study 92% of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had improvement of their respiratory symptoms after spinal care. (5)

Benefits of colds and flu?

Hippocrates, the “father” of medicine wrote: "Diseases are crises of purification, of toxic elimination. Symptoms are the natural defenses of the body. We call them diseases, but in fact they are the cure of diseases." For example, an elevated temperature is one of our body’s defense mechanisms, helping us destroy infection. Lowering a fever with analgesics reduces this defense against disease.

The flu vaccine and Alzheimer’s

According to Hugh Fudenberg, MD, if an individual has had five consecutive flu shots his/her chances of getting Alzheimer's disease is ten times higher than if they had one, two or no shots. (6) Dr. Fudenberg explained that the aluminum and mercury in the flu shot (also in many childhood shots) build up in the brain causing damage. Is this why Alzheimer's is expected to quadruple? (7) Note: Ethylene glycol, phenol, formaldehyde and other chemicals are also in the flu shot.

In conclusion

It is essential, if you are suffering from the flu, colds or respiratory problems, that your body structure be healthy; it could make the difference between a quick recovery and a lingering illness-even between life and death.

References:
1. Chopra D. Quantum Healing. New York: Bantam Books. 1989;142.
2. Not vocalizing well. Absence of T-cells, immune dysfunction, has colds all the time. International Chiropractic Pediatric Association newsletter. November 1996.
3. Aguilar AL, Grostic JD, Pfleger B. Chiropractic care and behavior in autistic children. Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics. 2000;5(1):293-304.
4. Bofshever H. Case history. International Chiropractic Pediatric Association newsletter. November/December 1999.
5. Goldstein M (Ed.). The Research Status of Spinal Manipulative Therapy. Bethesda: National Institutes of Health. 1975.
6. Address by Hugh Fudenberg MD at the NVIC International Vaccine Conference, Arlington, VA September, 1997. (Dr. Fudenberg's web site is: http://www.nitrf.org)
7. John's Hopkins Newsletter. November 1998.

A chiropractic case study: scoliosis, migraines and ADD

Scoliosis, attention deficit disorder, migraines.

This is the case of a 7-year-old girl born with right side facial paralysis (from a difficult birth), scoliosis, attention deficit disorder, difficulty concentrating, vomiting and light sensitivity from intense migraine headaches since the age of 2. Her parents brought her in for chiropractic care and subluxation correction was initiated. Along with improvement of her subjective complaints such as migraines, difficulty concentrating and light sensitivity, after just one month of care X-rays revealed a 62% improvement in scoliosis.

References:
Jaszewski E and Sorbara A. Improvement in a child with scoliosis, migraines, attention deficit disorder and vertebral subluxations utilizing the Pierce Chiropractic Technique. Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health – Chiropractic. 2010;1:30-34.

Chiropractic and ear infections

In this study, ear infections were found to recur more often if the child was originally treated with amoxicillin (an antibiotic). The researchers found that acute otitis media (middle ear infection) recurred in 63% (47/75) of children in the amoxicillin group compared to 43% (37/86) of the children in the placebo group. The authors write, “This is another argument for judicious use of antibiotics in children with acute otitis media.” (6)

This is another reason to bring your child in for chiropractic care especially if he/she has ear infections. Many clinical reports and studies have praised the drug-free, non-surgical chiropractic success with ear infections in children.

For example, in one study of 211 infants, examined 5 days after birth, who suffered from vomiting, hyperactivity and sleeplessness, chiropractic care frequently resulted in the immediate cessation of crying, muscular relaxation and sleepiness. The authors, who are medical doctors, wrote that an unhealthy spine "causes many clinical features from central motor impairment to lower resistance to infections – especially ear, nose and throat infections." They assert that all newborns should have their spines checked by chiropractors as "the success of adjustment overshadows every other type of [care]." (7)

References:
6. Bezáková N et al. Recurrence up to 3.5 years after antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media in very young Dutch children: survey of trial participants. British Medical Journal. 2009;338:b2525. http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/338/jun30_1/b2525
7. Gutman G. Blocked atlantal nerve syndrome in babies and infants. Manuelle Med. 1987;25:5-10.

Scoliosis, ADD, migraines and chiropractic

Scoliosis, attention deficit disorder, migraines.

This is the case of a 7-year-old girl born with right side facial paralysis (from a difficult birth), scoliosis, attention deficit disorder, difficulty concentrating, vomiting and light sensitivity from intense migraine headaches since the age of 2. Her parents brought her in for chiropractic care and subluxation correction was initiated. Along with improvement of her subjective complaints such as migraines, difficulty concentrating and light sensitivity, after just one month of care X-rays revealed a 62% improvement in scoliosis. (3)

Do YOU know all the conditions that chiropractic can help?

Chiropractic and headaches. Patients received adjustments once or twice per week for 8 weeks. While everyone who received care benefited, those who received more adjustments had the best outcomes with as much as a 50% improvement in pain. (4)

Chiropractic and dizziness. This study was designed to see if chiropractic care can affect balance, chronic pain and associated dizziness in older adults. Thirty-four (34) patients were enrolled in either a non-chiropractic care group or a chiropractic care group. Assessments were made at baseline and 1, 2, 6 and 12 months later.

For the 9 patients with dizziness, a clinically significant improvement in Dizziness Handicap Index scores was observed at 1 month and remained lower than baseline thereafter; this was not true of the group who did not receive chiropractic care. (5)

Chiropractic and motor and vocal tics. A 20-year-old woman began experiencing motor and vocal tics at the age of three. She had never taken medication for Tourette’s Sydrome, but had tried to control it by taking magnesium and calcium supplements. Chiropractic care was administered after initial exam revealed disturbances to the nervous system resulting from vertebral subluxations that were found using chiropractic analysis. The patient was seen 32 times over the course of one year and experienced significant decreases in the occurrence and severity of her motor and vocal tic episodes as well as an improvement in headaches. (6)

References:
4. Haas M, Spegman A, Peterson D et al. Dose response and efficacy of spinal manipulation for chronic cervicogenic headache: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Spine J. 2010;10(2):117-128.

5. Hawk C, Cambron JA, Pfefer TE. A pilot study of the effect of a limited and extended course of chiropractic care on balance, chronic pain and dizziness in older adults. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2009;32:438-447.

6. Stone-McCoy P, Muhlenkamp K. Reduction of motor and vocal tics in a female undergoing chiropractic care to reduce vertebral subluxation. Journal of Pediatric, Maternal and Family Health – Chiropractic. 2009;3:1-6.

Chiropractic & shoulder, arm, hand problems

Neuritis, bursitis, neuralgia, rheumatism, frozen shoulder, fibrositis, sprains, strains, “poor circulation” and rotator cuff problems are some of the terms used to describe shoulder, arm and hand conditions.

Don’t blame joint problems on “old age” – you have many other joints (and organs) that are just as old that have no problems.

Whenever there’s a problem always look for imbalances and interferences preventing the body from functioning and healing. When it comes to the shoulder, arm and hand the nerves that make up the brachial plexus should always be checked for interference caused by subluxations.

Subluxations are distortions in body structure. They can be caused by injuries such as falls, sports mishaps, car accidents, emotional stress, fatigue and sleeping in an awkward position. Even birth stress could cause subluxations that can affect the arms, shoulders and hands.

Which nerves?

Depending on which nerves are damaged there may be muscle weakness, neck pain or stiffness, shoulder, arm, wrist, hand or finger pain. Sometimes there’s numbness, sometimes there’s pain and numbness and sometimes there are odd sensations (“pins and needles”). (1-2)

Many other conditions

Because of the complicated way nerves interrelate, headache; migraine; facial pain; dizziness; limited, painful or stiff motion of the head and neck; throat conditions; thyroid and nasal problems; epilepsy and even lower back pain have been reported as a result of neck or brachial nerve plexus irritation. (3)

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or CTS symptoms include tingling and numbness in the hand, fingers and wrist; pain so intense that it awakens you at night and similar symptoms in the upper arm, elbow, shoulder or neck. “Faulty enervation caused by spinal joint lesions is one of the main factors in the production of wrist swelling, carpal tunnel syndrome, [and] tennis elbow.” (4-5)

The Chiropractic Approach

Chiropractic’s success with shoulder, arm, wrist and hand problems is well documented, (6-10) even though chiropractic is really not a “treatment” for those problems.

Your doctor of chiropractic is specially trained to locate and correct subluxations. Unless corrected, subluxations in your body can cause or contribute to many health conditions and prevent or interfere with the normal healing process.

After your chiropractor has located your subluxations he or she will “adjust” or correct them. This will release structural and nerve pressure and help restore the healthy flow of nerve impulses between your brain and your body parts and help rebalance your system.


References:


1. Ide M, Ide J, Yamaga M, Takagi K. Symptoms and signs of irritation of the brachial plexus in whiplash injuries. J Bone Joint Surg. 2001;83-B:226-229.

2. Miller JD, Pruitt S, McDonald TJ. Acute brachial plexus neuritis: an uncommon cause of shoulder pain. Am Fam Physician. 2000;62:2067-2072.

3. Ferrante M. Brachial plexopathies: classification, causes, and consequences. Muscle Nerve. 2004;30:547.

4. Russell BS. Carpal tunnel syndrome and the "double crush" hypothesis: a review and implications for chiropractic. Chiropractic & Osteopathy. 2008;16(2):1186.

5. Bourdillon JF. Spinal Manipulation (3rd ed.). New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. 1984:207, 210-211, 219-224.

6. De Franca GG, Levine IJ. The T-4 syndrome. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1995;18:34-37.

7. Polkingorn BS. Chiropractic treatment of frozen shoulder syndrome (adhesive capsulitis) utilizing mechanical force, manually assisted short lever adjusting procedures. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1995;18:105-115.

8. Ferguson LW. Treating shoulder dysfunction and “frozen shoulders.” Chiropractic Technique. 1995;7:73-81.

9. Sobel JS, Winters JC, Groenier K, Arendzen JH, Meyboom de Jong B. Comparison of physiotherapy, manipulation, and corticosteroid injection for treating shoulder complaints in general practice: randomized, single blind study. British Medical Journal. 1997;314:1320-1325.

10. Davis PT, Hulbert JR, Kassak KM et al. Comparative efficacy of conservative medical and chiropractic treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized clinical trial. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1998;21(5):317-326.

What is Sciatica?

Your sciatic nerve is the longest and largest nerve in your body. When such a large nerve becomes inflamed the condition is called sciatica (pronounced si'ad-a'ka) and the pain can be intense! The pain may follow the path of your nerve – down the back of your legs and thighs, down to your ankle, foot and toes – but it can also radiate to your back with burning, pins and needles or tingling. Ugh!

Causes of sciatica can include an unhealthy spine with a protruded or ruptured disc which can irritate the sciatic nerve. Sciatica has been reported following accidents, injuries and childbirth. (1)

The medical approach to sciatica is usually to treat the symptoms with painkillers, muscle relaxers, traction and physical therapy. Relief may be obtained by injecting painkillers directly into the nerve roots! In extreme cases orthopedic surgery may be resorted to.

The chiropractic approach has been a blessing to sciatica and leg pain sufferers for over a hundred years (2-3) often saving them from surgery. (4-6)

All sciatica sufferers should see a doctor of chiropractic to ensure they have a body free from subluxations. A subluxation causes structural distortions, disc and nerve pressure and may stress the entire body and brain! Chiropractors correct or adjust subluxations to relieve stress on the structure, nerves, joints and discs.

If you do have sciatica, from whatever cause, a chiropractic adjustment is needed to remove pressure on your nerves, rebalance your spine and body structure, release stress from your discs and permit your body's muscles, glands and tissues to function in a more balanced manner.

Every sciatica sufferer should visit their neighborhood doctor of chiropractic for a checkup. It could save them from needless drugs, injections and surgery.

Cited:
1. Fonti S, Lynch M. Etiopathogenesis of lumbosciatalgia due to disc disease; chiropractic treatment. In J. Mazzarelli (Ed.), Chiropractic: Interprofessional Research. Torino, Italy: Edizioni Minerve Medica, 1983:59-68.
2. Johnson EW. Sciatic nerve palsy following delivery. Postgrad. Med. 1961;30(5):495-497.
3. Barge FH. The chiropractic vertebral subluxation and its relationship to vertebrogenic lumbar pain, cruralgia and sciatic syndromes. Chiropractic Research Journal. 1995;3(2):25-39.
4. Livingston M. Spinal manipulation: a one year follow-up study. The Canadian Family Physician. July 1969:35-39.
5. Mathews JA et al. Back pain and sciatica: controlled trials of manipulation, traction, sclerosant and epidural injections. British Journal of Rheumatology. 1987;26:416-423.
6. Osterbauer PJ, Fuhr AW. Treatment of chronic sciatica by mechanical force, manually assisted, short lever adjusting and a video assisted stretching program: a quantitative case report. Proceedings of the Consortium for Chiropractic Research Conference on Research and Education, 1992. Palm Springs, CA.

Nate has suffered with IBS for the past 2 1/2 years

Nate's Story ~My son, Nathan has been seeing Dr. Saylor for about 5 months now. We could not be happier with the results. Nate has suffered from IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) for the last 2 ½ years. Nate’s problems started around 1 year of age, after he went off formula and onto whole milk, we noticed him struggling to have bowel movements. At that time his pediatrician recommended trying lactose free or silk milk. Several months after being on lactose free milk, we still saw no improvement. We went on to see a GI specialist at Children’s Hospital. The doctor there put him on medication (laxative) and ran some tests to rule out any other medical conditions. The doctor said that the problems he was having would not get better over night and that it could take months or even years. The doctor also said to change his diet to a high fiber diet. I did the best I could, but those who have children know how hard it is to have a 2 year old eat only certain foods. A year later there was little improvement. We went back to the GI specialist, had more tests done and more medications to try.
It was now another year later and still no changes. In the fall of 2009, I took Nate to his regular pediatrician for his wellness exam. I told the doctor that Nate still struggles several times a day to have bowel movements, so he took some X-rays and revealed that his little body was full of stool. Nate was only having bowel movements once a week; sometimes once every two weeks! Dr. Saylor was wonderful with Nate! He was so afraid of doctors at this point, but she took the time to talk to him and explain how the KST device works. She even let him change the different tools as she worked on him. The jungle room is awesome! It makes the “doctor’s office” a fun place to go!
It took only eight weeks, going 2-3 times each week, to see improvement with Nate’s bowel issues. He now knows when he has to go and feels so much better. Nate is doing so well that we know see Dr. Saylor about once a month just to make sure that he’s feeling well and that everything is moving through like it should. I would highly recommend Van Every Family Chiropractic Center and Dr. Saylor to anyone!
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