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Improved concentration, resistance to depression, reduced anxiety.
(Initial studies have shown that
chiropractic care may improve mental function. The chiropractic
profession had for decades
operated sanitariums for emotional wellness.)
Chiropractic medicine for rejuvenation of the mind. Academy of
Chiropractic Medicine Gorman RF,
8 Budgen Street, Darvin Australia, 1983.
Gorman, and M.D. with an
interest in migraine, worked
with Eric Milne, M.D., a general practitioner who had an interest
in spinal manipulation. They
discovered a wide range of physical and psychological conditions
responding to chiropractic spinal manipulation could relieve this
problem. The feels that many people are functioning with diminished
mental potential or are disabled by "mental illness, which has a
simple physical cause." The cause they refer to is a restriction
in blood flow to the brain because of vertebral misalignment that
creates stress on the vertebral arteries.
Monocular visual loss after closed head trauma: immediate resolution
associated with spinal manipulation. R. Frank Gorman. Journal of
Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. Vol. 18, No. 3, June 1995.
The author, a medical doctor discusses the relationship between spinal
health and blood supply to the head. From the paper (p.310) "I hold
the opinion, based on two decades of dedication to the intricacies of
the "Cervical Syndrome" and from a person al experience of 6,000 spinal
manipulations done under anesthesia, that concentric narrowing of the
visual fields indicates that the child has inferior brain function,
which is a serious detriment in both the child's internal and external
environment."
Monocular scotoma and spinal manipulation: the step phenomenon. R.
Frank Gorman, Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
1996; 19:344-9.
Dr. Gorman's concluding remarks (blow) discuss the brain
blood flow/spinal column relationship.
From the abstract:
Objective: To discuss a case history wherein microvascular spasm of the
optic nerve was treated by spinal manipulation.
Clinical Features: A 62 years old man who developed a scotoma in the vision
of the right eye during chiropractic treatment.
Intervention and Outcome: Spinal manipulation treatment was continued with
total resolution of the scotoma. The rate of recovery of the scotoma was
mapped using computerized static perimetry. These measurements showed that
significant recovery occurred at each spinal manipulation treatment, producing
a stepped graph.
From the conclusion: This case history suggests that spinal manipulation can
affect the blood supply of localized areas of brain tissue. More important is
the converse implication, that microvascular abnormal of the brain is caused
by spinal derangement. Dr. Gorman noted that each spinal manipulation resulted
in a "stepped graph." (Hence the title).
A pilot study of applied kinesiology in helping children with learning
disabilities.
Mathews MO, Thomas E, British Osteopathic Journal Vol. X11 1993; Ferreri CA
(1986)
"All of the children in the treatment group made significant gains in IQ
scores. An average increase of 8 Full Scale IQ points and 12 performance IQ
points was obtained. Most children showed significant gains in visual
perceptual organization. Some made significant gains in other important
skills such as short-term auditory memory. Significant improvements were
bserved both at home and at school with regard to motivation, attitude and
performance." Reports from treatment included: "Dyslexia teacher says he no
longer needs help." "No more thumb sucking." "Asthma much better on the
whole."
The effects of chiropractic treatment on students with learning and behavioral
impairments due to neurological dysfunction. Walto EV. International Review
of Chiropractic 1975; 29:4-5,24-26.
Twenty-four learning impaired students
were placed under chiropractic care with many displaying dramatic results.
Changes in brain stem evoked response as a result of chiropractic treatment.
Shambaugh P, Pearlman RC, Hauck K. In" Proceedings of the 1991 International
Conference on Spinal Manipulation, FCER; 227-229.
In this paper it is suggested that chiropractic adjustments, at least
in-patients with acute musculoskeletal problems, may enhance brain function.
The research modality used was brain stem evoked response or BSER - a measure
of how well brain waves travel (in this case following a sound trough a
headphone).
Four patients with acute musculoskeletal complaints and seven patients with
no acute problems were adjusted with diversified technique and cranial
adjusting. The four acute patients showed a shorter BSER latency period,
indication that the neural messages were going through their brain stems and
auditory nerves more quickly or with less delay.
This sty supports the hypothesis that brain stem function can be improved by
chiropractic adjustments in patients with acute musculoskeletal complaints.
Two cases of spinal manipulation while the patient contemplated an associated
stress event: the effect of the manipulation/contemplation of serum
cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic subjects. Peterson, K.B,
Chiropractic Technique, Vol. 7, No.2, May 1995.
Neuro-Emotional Technique (N.E.T.) is a fascinating technique to clear out physical correlations to
emotional stresses (called neuroemotional complexes by N.E.T. practitioners)
in the body. The developer of N.E.T., Scott Walker, D.C. was inspired by
Chinese medicine, particularly how acupuncture meridians related to spinal
levels and emotional states. He then developed a system that correlates
meridians to spinal levels. His analysis technique uses applied kinesiology
to locate areas of emotional complex. The following case study documents the
results of a single NET intervention on each of two women suffering with well
documented hypercholesterolemia Baseline serum cholesterol levels for both
patients averaged approximately 300 mg/dl and 227 mg/dl respectively. These
results occurred between 2 and 5 months after the NET intervention. A 9-month
to 1-year follow up test revealed that serum cholesterol levels had risen back
to the original range.
Brain SPECT findings in late whiplash syndrome. Otte A, Mueller-Brand J, Fierz L.
Lancet 1995; 345:1512-13.
Using Technetium-99m hexanethylproplyrnrsminr oxime single photon w=emission
computerized tomography (SPECT), they found that 6 of 7 patients confirmed by
independent cervical pain had parieto-occipital hypoperfusion. In 24 patients
confirmed by independent observers to be suffering from cognitive disturbances
after whiplash injury, and had parieto-occipital hypoperfusion compared with
15 normal control subjects.
Upper cervical adjustments may improve mental function. Thomas MD. Wood J.
Journal of Manual Medicine, 1992, 6:215-216.
From the abstract: This report describes abrupt improvement in mental and
motor deficits in a 14-year-old girl after the initiation of specific upper
cervical chiropractic care. Cessation of this care for several months was
associated with a return to the patient's previous condition. Repeat
manipulation was followed by recovery of the patient to the level of her
previous improvement.
The child exhibited staring spells, never made eye contact, left arm and hand
was used and remained flaccid as she walked. She had the verbal ability of a
3-year-old, spoke rarely, using single words. She was medically diagnosed
with psychomotor seizures and a degenerative neurological disorder. After
chiropractic adjustments began she began to make eye contact. Within two
weeks she was forming sentences, standing straighter, using her left arm and
hand normally and began to engage in family conversations and activities.
Cerebral dysfunction: A theory to explain some effects of chiropractic
manipulation.
Terrett AGJ. Chiropractic Technique; 1993; 5:168-173.
From the abstract: "This paper presents a theory to explain a possible mode
of action of spinal manipulation in some patients with visual disorders,
dizziness, depression, anxiety, memory problems, attention span problems,
difficulty with concentration, irritability, tiredness, and clumsiness."
Terrett builds on the findings of Gorman (above) and others to advance the
theory that diminished blood flow to the brain causes some areas to
"hibernate" that is, remaining alive, but not function, resulting in
diminished mental capacity. "I'm sure that this is exactly what happens to
many people every day, and that this is why they suffer problems such as
tiredness, headache, depression, irritability, difficulty concentrating,
visual difficulty, etc. etc." (Letter to the editor, Chiropractic Technique,
Vol.6 No3, Aug. 1994.)
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