Childhood Diseases
The relationship between intensity of chiropractic care and the incidence of childhood
diseases. Rose-Aymon S, Aymon M. Prochaska-Moss G, Moss R, Rebne R, Nielsen K. Journal
of Chiropractic Research, 1989 (Spring): 70-77.
- From the abstract: A pilot study was undertaken to determine if a relationship existed
between the incidence of childhood diseases and intensity of chiropractic care. The
analysis of the data focused on non-vaccinated children who did not contract the
disease in question. The results suggest that intensive chiropractic care (i.e. more
than seven visits per year and more than one year of care) increased resistance to
the common childhood diseases. Future research on a large scale is needed.
A comparative study of the health status of children raised under the health care
models of chiropractic and allopathic medicine. Van Breda, WM and Van Breda JM Journal
of Chiropractic Research Summer 1989.
- Lower antibiotic use and lower incidence of disease, especially ear infections, was
reported in the chiropractic children. If the “chiropractic” children did get measles,
rubella or mumps it was reported that the diseases were quite mild compared to those
exhibited by their classmates.
Absence of T-cells, immune dysfunction, has colds all the time. International Chiropractic
Pediatric Association Newsletter. November 1996
- Male child - Age 5 from a central American country. Prior diagnosis: malformation
of cervical spine, severe scoliosis, occiput position severely anterior to cervical
spine. Not vocalizing well. Absence of T-cells, immune dysfunction, has colds all
the time. Surgery had been considered to correct skull positioning. In the first
series of adjustments, we adjusted the lad in a sitting position utilizing the infant
toggle headpiece. The Atlas was adjusted ASL. Child was reevaluated in native country
and medical staff stated that everything was now normal. Child returned to U.S. for
care 6 months later. Vocabulary was now normal. Head position -normal. No colds evident
during these months. Scoliosis was greatly reduced.
References from Koren Publications’ brochure: Children and Chiropractic
- Leboyer, F. 1984. Birth without violence. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. pp.21,28.
- Van Breda, W.M. & van Breda, J.M. A comparative study of the health status of children
raised under the health care models of chiropractic and allopathic medicine. Journal
of Chiropractic Research, pp.101-103, Summer 1989.
- Giesen, J.M., Center, D.B., Leach, R.A. An evaluation of chiropractic manipulation
as a treatment of hyperac-tivity in children. JMPT, October 1989; 12: 353-63.
- Walton, E.V. Chiropractic effectiveness with emotional, learning and behavioral impairments.
International Review of Chiropractic, 29: 2-5, 21-22, September 1975.
- Gemmell HA, Jacobson BH. Chiropractic management of enuresis: Time series descriptive
design. JMPT, 1989; 12: 386-389.
- Lewit K Functional disorders (fixations) of the spine in children. Manuelle Therapie,
Barth, Leipzig, 1973, Chap. 2.7. pp. 50-54.