A recent article in the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal &
Family Health reported on a 23 month old female suffering from asthma,
gastrointestinal complaints and frequent colds who received chiropractic care.
Following the study, the child showed a reduction of 90% of
all signs and symptoms and was able to discontinue the use of all medications. Brookfield-based
Dr. Patrick McCann, D.C., follows health and wellness issues closely in professional journals and other
publications stated, “Chiropractors are the most common complementary and alternative medicine providers
visited by children and adolescents and among the most common reasons for seeking chiropractic care
for children are attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, sleep problems, sinusitis and
asthma.”
Asthma is a common and chronic inflammatory condition
affecting the airways. It is defined as an obstructive pulmonary disease characterized by reversible
airway obstruction, airway inflammation and increased mucous production and bronchial smooth muscle
hyperactivity. Asthma in children is very prevalent in the general population with nine million U.S.
children under 18 being diagnosed with asthma.
In this study, a 23 month old female presented at a
chiropractic office with asthma and was taking a series of different asthma medications and was also under
constant monitoring by her pediatric pulmonologist. “Asthma is the leading cause of school
absence in the United States.” Dr. McCann related. “In preschool children it is difficult to diagnose asthma
because symptoms are non-specific and conventional lung function tests cannot be carried out,
therefore a symptom-based approach is usually applied.”
“The patient was cared for using a combination of both high
velocity, low amplitude Diversified adjustments and low-force adjustments with the Activator
adjusting instrument to address areas of vertebral subluxation in the cervical, thoracic and
lumbosacral spine.” said Dr. McCann. “Within approximately 11 months, the patient’s parents reported a 90%
improvement of their child’s condition.
The patient was able to reduce her care plan frequency and
discontinued use of all medications. The parents also reported a decrease in their child’s
asthma, sinus problems and frequency of colds.”“This is just one study,” explained Dr. McCann, “but
this case reports provides supporting evidence that chiropractic care can have a positive impact on
children suffering with asthma and help balance immune system functioning. It is recommended that further
research be conducted on this subject to support the findings of this case study.”
Anyone wishing more information may contact Dr. McCann,
whose office is located at:
17585 W. North Ave Suite 130, Brookfield , WI (telephone
262-782-9700).
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