Chiropractic and Spinal Research
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication ......................................................................................................7 Introduction ...................................................................................................9 Is Chiropractic A Treatment For Disease? ................................................ 11 Chiropractic And Musculoskeletal Conditions.........................................12 Cost-Benefit of Chiropractic ......................................................................13 Acknowledgement .......................................................................................14 Spinal Care and its Effects on Human Physiology in Sickness and in Health...........................................................................................................17 Allergies, Sinus Trouble ..............................................................................18 Anorexia Nervosa ........................................................................................19 Arnold-Chiari Malformation .....................................................................20 Arthritis/Reversal of Arthritis ...................................................................20 Asthma .........................................................................................................23 Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperactivity ..........................................29 Autism, Behavioral And Learning Disorders ...........................................34 Bed-Wetting .................................................................................................38 Bell’s Palsy ...................................................................................................42 Bladder and Urinary Tract Problems........................................................43 Blindness ......................................................................................................45 Blood Pressure/ Hypertension ....................................................................46 Brain Function/Emotional Health .............................................................49 Breast-Feeding Difficulties .........................................................................61 Breech Birth.................................................................................................63 Cancer ..........................................................................................................64 Cardiovascular ............................................................................................66 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome/ Shoulder, Arm, Hand .....................................68 Cerebral Palsy .............................................................................................72 3 Childhood Diseases......................................................................................74 Children and Chiropractic .........................................................................75 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.........................................................................76 Colic ..............................................................................................................77 Colitis ............................................................................................................82 Coma.............................................................................................................82 Common Cold ..............................................................................................82 Constipation .................................................................................................83 Coccyx ..........................................................................................................84 Constipation .................................................................................................85 Crib Death (SIDS) .......................................................................................86 Crohn’s Disease ...........................................................................................87 Deafness........................................................................................................87 Diabetes ........................................................................................................88 Disc Herniation, Protrusion .......................................................................89 Down’s Syndrome........................................................................................93 Ear Infection (Otitis Media) .......................................................................94 Elderly Health............................................................................................100 Encephalitis/Meningitis (Brain Fever, Sleeping Sickness) (See Also Neurologic Development In Children And Neuromuscular Disorders) ..... .....................................................................................................................101 Epilepsy/Seizures .......................................................................................101 Erb’s Palsy .................................................................................................106 Facial Symmetry........................................................................................106 Fever ...........................................................................................................107 Fibromyalgia ..............................................................................................108 Foot Inversion/ Club Foot/Hip Dysplasia/Toe Walking .........................109 Gallbladder ................................................................................................ 110 Gynecological Conditions ......................................................................... 111 4 Headaches/Migraine ................................................................................. 115 Hip and Sacroiliac (See also Sciatica, Low back, Disc)..........................121 Hydrocephalus (Water On The Brain) ....................................................122 Immune System Function .........................................................................123 Indigestion, Bowel, Kidney, Prostate, Incontinence, Cystitis ................127 Infantile Spasms ........................................................................................130 Infertility/Inability to Conceive................................................................130 IQ Score Improvement .............................................................................131 Knee Problems ...........................................................................................132 Low Back Pain ...........................................................................................133 Lung and Bronchi Health, Respiratory Problems .................................135 Menopause .................................................................................................137 Multiple Functional and Developmental Disorders ...............................137 Multiple Sclerosis ......................................................................................138 Muscular Dystrophy..................................................................................139 Myasthenia Gravis ....................................................................................140 Neck Pain ...................................................................................................141 Neurofibromatosis .....................................................................................142 Neurologic Development in Children ......................................................142 Neuromuscular Conditions/Multiple Functional Disorders ..................143 Newborns and Infants ...............................................................................145 Pain .............................................................................................................147 Pregnancy and Fertility ............................................................................147 PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) ...............................................................152 Polio and Post Polio Syndrome ................................................................153 Pyloric Stenosis ..........................................................................................154 Quality of Life............................................................................................154 Respiratory Function, Breathing Ability, Bronchitis, Pneumonia........158 Rett Syndrome ...........................................................................................161 5 Safety of Chiropractic for Children.........................................................161 Sciatica (See Low Back, Disc, Musculoskeletal) .....................................162 Scoliosis ......................................................................................................162 Sexual Function .........................................................................................164 Sinus and Respiratory Infections/Sinusitis .............................................165 Skin/Eczema/Psoriasis ..............................................................................167 Sleep............................................................................................................168 Speech Disorders 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