Re: OT - chirapractors??

April 1, 2004

My son has cranio-sacral therapy with a chiropractor with training in

pediatrics. He's been going since about last summer. CST is more gentle than

the other stuff. However, she will adjust the vertebrae or disk in the area

that can get whacked out due to constipation (or constipated due to whacked out

vertebrae). If his, for example, occipital in his head is tight, she'll do

something there. Soon after he started CST, I noticed he wasn't grinding his

head into the furniture.

I go to her associate in the office sometimes. I've had neurosurgery, and I go

in screaming, " Don't adjust anything! " and he respects that.

My friend was helped by a chiropractor with her sinuses. I don't know if CST

helps with allergies.

However, I was brainwashed by the usual conditioning, and I am very wary, too.

I understand your reluctance. I have heard negative stories, too. But, there

are also horror stories about M.D.s. My orthopaedist was a real piece of work.

If you want to try CST with your child, find someone who is experienced with

children with pediatric training from the Upledger Institute. You can try to

get references, and you can go in saying, " Don't adjust anything! "

There are also one or two chiropractors out there who are supposed to be doing

wonders with autistic kids.

OT - chirapractors??

A friend keeps telling me that her chiropractor could help Luke with his

allergies and bowel issues and also his ASD... I am such a skeptic I think it's

a bunch of hooey. With muscle problems, pain, nerve issues, yes... but I just

don't want somebody messing around with my little boy, for no reason! The diet

makes SENSE why it would work, but how can " adjusting " him help? Sure they

would find SOME reason he needs it, I mean, I doubt anybody walks in there and

they say, " There's nothing you need adjusted " . Can you sense I'm VERY

skeptical???? I've had friends that were just way over the edge on the whole

chiropractor thing. But I don't want to be guilty of being closed minded, so

I'll just ask, anyone gone this route and did it help at all? Thanks.

April 1, 2004

I have just started taking my 2.8 year old ASD son to the chiropractor I

have been going to for years and he loves it. This chiropractor has

helped my husband with IBS and gas symptoms in the past. I do think

that there is a " there " there and its worth following up as long as you

go to someone who has been referred by someone you trust, like your

friend.

Rhonda

OT - chirapractors??

A friend keeps telling me that her chiropractor could help Luke with his

allergies and bowel issues and also his ASD... I am such a skeptic I

think it's a bunch of hooey. With muscle problems, pain, nerve issues,

yes... but I just don't want somebody messing around with my little boy,

for no reason! The diet makes SENSE why it would work, but how can

" adjusting " him help? Sure they would find SOME reason he needs it, I

mean, I doubt anybody walks in there and they say, " There's nothing you

need adjusted " . Can you sense I'm VERY skeptical???? I've had friends

that were just way over the edge on the whole chiropractor thing. But I

don't want to be guilty of being closed minded, so I'll just ask, anyone

gone this route and did it help at all? Thanks.

April 1, 2004

Hi, We did about 4 sessions with Abby and it didn't do much but it also

scared me to death when he " adjusted " , " cracked " her neck. I think it could

be dangerous. Then I had an adjustment to see what it was like and I felt

like I had the flu for about 3 days. I saw a show about alternative

medicine and basically the " crack " you hear is just like the sound you hear

when you crack your knuckles. They had better things to say about

acupuncture. The host was Alan Alda. Anyway, it was too scary and people

have been hurt by it. Just my opinion.

Kathy, Abby's mom

OT - chirapractors??

> A friend keeps telling me that her chiropractor could help Luke with his

allergies and bowel issues and also his ASD... I am such a skeptic I think

it's a bunch of hooey. With muscle problems, pain, nerve issues, yes... but

I just don't want somebody messing around with my little boy, for no reason!

The diet makes SENSE why it would work, but how can " adjusting " him help?

Sure they would find SOME reason he needs it, I mean, I doubt anybody walks

in there and they say, " There's nothing you need adjusted " . Can you sense

I'm VERY skeptical???? I've had friends that were just way over the edge on

the whole chiropractor thing. But I don't want to be guilty of being closed

minded, so I'll just ask, anyone gone this route and did it help at all?

Thanks.

>

April 3, 2004

We took when he was younger and I have to say that it helped his ear

infections tremendously. Once he was really stuffed up but nothing was actually

coming out. The chiro adjusted him and NO LIE within five minutes all this

horrible yellow gunky mucus was pouring out his nose. Something up there was

being closed off and the gunk couldn't flow out. We take him about once a year

now just as a preventive type measure to keep his spine adjusted so nerves

aren't being impinged in any way. I can't comment on the allergy or bowel

issues, but it did help his sinuses.

Just my two cents. ( - :

steph o

mom to ben pdd/adhd scd 17 mos