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Manual therapy for asthma. Adverse events associated with pediatric spinal manipulation: a systematic review. Our talk was a walk down memory lane for me and a reminder of how much gratitude I have for those who have mentored me. Safety in chiropractic care for the pediatric patient: Can we rest on our reputation?
The top priority in chiropractic care for the pediatric patient, in fact, the only priority, is the safety of our care for that child. When I have spoken to a wide scope of clinicians and health care providers on this topic, I realized that they could not hear any details about our care until they were assured of the safety of our care. ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the improvement in developmental delay in a female child following age-appropriate chiropractic care for the assessment and reduction of vertebral and cranial subluxation.
Clinical features: A three year four-month-old female was presented to clinic by her mother seeking help with concerns about communication and walking delay. Previous care included general practitioner visits and a speech therapist. Clinical assessment revealed she could partially manage two-year-old expected capacities.
Additionally, vertebral and cranial subluxations were found. Intervention and Outcome: Age-appropriate chiropractic was delivered at seven visits over one month. Improvements in gross motor control, central sensitization, sleep, communication, balance, emotional regulation, and weight were noted. Conclusion: Chiropractic care involving touch and hold, cranial release and adapted diversified technique were associated with improvements in a child exhibiting developmental delay.
Further research is warranted in this area including larger and more controlled sample groups utilizing validated testing tools. Headaches in children: Part 2 - The changing phenotypes of headaches in children. The phenotypes of headaches change throughout growth and development making differential diagnosis a challenge.
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Ongoing observational research is important for gathering demographic information on this patient population as well as characteristics of the chiropractors that provide such care.
This study investigated the profile of pediatric chiropractic patients in Cyprus and the chiropractors who treated them over a four-month period in and Results: One hundred and fifty-one pediatric anonymized case records were collected from nine Cypriot chiropractors in the interval November - February Patient characteristics showed a slightly higher male to female ratio of cases with adolescent and school age groups having the biggest representation for musculoskeletal MSK issues followed by infants with a variety of conditions.
Positive outcomes in terms of physical activity levels and reduction of pain were reported by patients within one to five treatments. Data shows a male dominance 11 males:5 females in the CyCA organization.
However, there were equal numbers of male and female chiropractors 5 of each treating pediatric cases. Members had an average of All chiropractors reported advanced degrees in pediatric practice or had updated continued professional development.
Conclusion: The country of Cyprus has one of the smallest chiropractic associations in the world with only 16 members. Nevertheless, both the demographic profiles of the chiropractors and their pediatric patients revealed strong similarities to other European chiropractic practices.
Demographic studies every five years would be beneficial for making longitudinal observations and recommendations for the Cyprus Chiropractic Association CyCA in addition to comparing international results. Mastitis : a guide for the chiropractor working with the breastfeeding dyad.
Health benefits associated with the nutritional and bioactive components in human milk are many and dependent on breastfeeding duration. Duration of breastfeeding is influenced by social and physiologic factors including, and for our purposes in this paper, pain. In a study of 1, mothers who stopped breastfeeding during the first month postpartum, Chiropractic history and examination forms for the infant, pre-school, and school-aged child.
The aim of these forms are to assist the chiropractor to identify red flags and to triage musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal complaints in these age groups. The process of development of the forms is outlined, and the three forms are presented in this article. Adverse events from spinal manipulations in the pregnant and postpartum periods: a systematic review and update Carol Ann Weis, Kent Stuber, Kent Murnaghan, Shari Wynd Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association , 65 1 : The purpose of this study is to update a previous critical review of adverse events in pregnant and postpartum populations.
This update found one case study that demonstrated a serious adverse event in the cervical spine following SMT and a handful of minor and transient adverse events in the low back following SMT. We aimed to 1 critically appraise the Canadian guideline for physical activity throughout pregnancy; and 2 develop a guideline summary for clinicians to facilitate the uptake of recommendations into practice.
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