Coogee Chiropractic Care can help ADHD and Vertebral Subluxation by Michael Cohen

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) afflicts millions of children, from youngsters to teens. According to the American Psychiatric Association, three to seven percent of school-aged children have been diagnosed withADHD.1 The Center for Disease Control reports that teens are diagnosed more often than youngsters are, and boys are more likely to be diagnosed than girls (13.2% and 5.5%, respectively). In the latter part of the 20th century, methylphenidate - a psycho stimulant most commonly known as Ritalin—was used to manage the symptoms of ADHD, but that treatment has come under fire forever-use. In fact, the increase in prescriptions reached such alarming rates that the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board issued warnings in 1996 and 1997, primarily in the United States, which accounts for 90 percent of Ritalin consumption. In 2006, after research revealed that Ritalin use in the UK had increased tenfold, the National Health Service began a lengthy investigation to determine if the drug was being over-prescribed. In some parts of England, Ritalin was being prescribed for as many as 14 percent of schoolchildren under the age of 15.2 Rather than mask symptoms of ADHD with medications that could potentially have negative effects on children in the end, cranial care and adjustment of vertebral subluxation have proven to deliver positive results for managing ADHD symptoms. The 22 bones that make up the head remain separate throughout a person’s life. Proper movement of these bones is critical to wellness. If the bones are out of alignment, a variety of conditions may occur, such as allergies, depression, fibromyalgia, migraines. Learning disorders, neck and jaw pain, and ADHD. Just as vertebra can fall out of alignment, cranial bones can shift, applying tension on the nervous system. By making the necessary manual adjustments, the left and right hemispheres of the brain can replaced to their correct position. When the bones are in place, the nervous system functions are often restored. A case reported in the Journal of Manipulative Physiological Therapy3 detailed how a five year-old whwas diagnosed with ADHD responded positively to chiropractic adjustment. The child had beenmedicated, unsuccessfully, for three years. According to the report, “After 27 chiropractic visits, thechild’s pediatrician stated that the child no longer exhibited symptoms of ADHD.” WWW.CHIROSPORTS.COM.AU

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© CHIROSPORTS COOGEE PTY LTD In addition to cranial care, chiropractors are experiencing success with ADHD patients by using upper cervical care to treat vertebral subluxation. When a vertebra shifts out of its normal position, the lack of alignment cases stress to the spinal framework, which creates imbalance in certain nervous system functions. Relieving the vertebral subluxation has shown to reduce ADHD symptoms. A case reported in the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research4 described the treatment of a nine year-oldboy with ADHD, as well as Tourette’s Syndrome, asthma, depression, insomnia, and chronic headaches. After six weeks of chiropractic care, the child’s symptoms had disappeared. At the end of the five-month care plan, the symptoms had not resurfaced. Chiropractic treats mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system. As a drug-free alternative that delivers dramatic results for a broad range of conditions, including ADHD, chiropractic should be considered as a safer, more effective option for improving and maintaining health and well-being.