Anyone ever train with someone with Chiari?

[Guest guest]

I've been asked to do NFK on a 6 year old boy with ADHD and Chiari, level 1.

There are no symtoms and there may never be, however, I'm always concerned about

training someone with any kind of a brain disorder. This boy is having big

anger problems and is hitting others. Recently, he punched a boy hard, in the

nose because he couldn't go first in a game.

Chiari has 3 levels. Here's what it is:

Chiari malformations (CMs) are structural defects in the cerebellum, the part of

the brain that controls balance. Normally the cerebellum and parts of the brain

stem sit in an indented space at the lower rear of the skull, above the foramen

magnum (a funnel-like opening to the spinal canal). When part of the cerebellum

is located below the foramen magnum, it is called a Chiari malformation.

CMs may develop when the bony space is smaller than normal, causing the

cerebellum and brain stem to be pushed downward into the foramen magnum and into

the upper spinal canal. The resulting pressure on the cerebellum and brain stem

may affect functions controlled by these areas and block the flow of

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) — the clear liquid that surrounds and cushions the

brain and spinal cord — to and from the brain.

Has anyone ever treated a child with Chiari? If not, would you have any

concerns about treating this child's issues with NFK?

Thanks for any thoughts or ideas,

Pam Bilodeau

[Guest guest]

Hi Pam,

I had an adult client with Chiari

Malformation and she responded well to pRoshi

both preoperatively and postoperatively. It

seemed to help with anxiety and depression.

Cheers,

Marie

At 05:55 PM 12/19/2010, you wrote:

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>

>I've been asked to do NFK on a 6 year old boy

>with ADHD and Chiari, level 1. There are no

>symtoms and there may never be, however, I'm

>always concerned about training someone with any

>kind of a brain disorder. This boy is having big

>anger problems and is hitting others. Recently,

>he punched a boy hard, in the nose because he couldn't go first in a game.

>

>Chiari has 3 levels. Here's what it is:

>

>Chiari malformations (CMs) are structural

>defects in the cerebellum, the part of the brain

>that controls balance. Normally the cerebellum

>and parts of the brain stem sit in an indented

>space at the lower rear of the skull, above the

>foramen magnum (a funnel-like opening to the

>spinal canal). When part of the cerebellum is

>located below the foramen magnum, it is called a Chiari malformation.

>

>CMs may develop when the bony space is smaller

>than normal, causing the cerebellum and brain

>stem to be pushed downward into the foramen

>magnum and into the upper spinal canal. The

>resulting pressure on the cerebellum and brain

>stem may affect functions controlled by these

>areas and block the flow of cerebrospinal fluid

>(CSF) — the clear liquid that surrounds and

>cushions the brain and spinal cord — to and from the brain.

>

>Has anyone ever treated a child with Chiari? If

>not, would you have any concerns about treating this child's issues with NFK?

>

>Thanks for any thoughts or ideas,

>Pam Bilodeau

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