Chiropractic treatment for seizures

October 27, 2004

I know the subject of chiropractic therapy to treat seizures comes up here every

once in a while, but I felt that I needed to bring it up again today. I was

going through some papers and found a brochure I had been given regarding

chiropractic therapy and its benefits in controlling seizures vs. anticonvulsant

medications. A friend had given it to us- her husband had seizures as a child

and the seizures stopped after seeing a chiropractor. (And for your information-

he is one of the smartest people I know today!!) I just wanted to make sure that

if you haven't already considered or consulted a chiropractor yet, maybe you

should.

While Noah was going through all his seizures, it was a blur. But now as I look

back on it, I still get stuck on why the seizures stopped. About 2 weeks before

he started the diet, he was newly on Keppra, and his seizures went down to about

50 or so a day. Then we started going to a chiropractor and his seizures

defintely lessened- he went to the chiropractor a total of 4 or 5 times within a

2 week period. After every adjustment, pretty much like clock work he would have

a drop seizure there in the chiro's office. That showed us that it was doing

something to him. (We were also told that many times whatever you are seeking

chiropractic treatment for may worsen before getting better). Within that same

two week period we saw his seizures lessen to about 20 a day down to only 1 per

day. We had already scheduled the diet and went ahead with that as planned. The

day after he had the " one seizure " day, we started the diet. He had only 1

seizure per day the first 3 days of diet initiation

and on day 4 he had no seizures, and hasn't had one since (going on 8 months

now). SO, when we got home from the hospital, he was still seizure-free, so we

did not continue the chiropractor appts. (So like I said, he had a total of 4

or 5 visits to the chiropractor in all) But, I still wonder if they had a

significant effect on him- is that why he is seizure-free right now and the diet

is " back up " or the combo of both did the trick for Noah???

Also recently on the Doose Syndrome site we had a new member join in the summer

that I did talk to on the phone since she goes to the same hospital. (Kim

Zuidema)- they were considering the diet and also had just started seeing a

chiropractor. Probably within a couple weeks she emailed me and the group to say

their son was seizure-free, and last time I talked our doctor, she said she

heard they were still seizure-free and the only explaination was the

chiropractor treatments. No other cause could be the reason.

Anyway- I just feel like if you are having a hard time with meds, diet,

whatever, and still aren't seizure-free, please consider going to a

chiropractor!! It can't hurt! For one thing, our poor kids are SO pitifully

messed up spinally from all the seizures (esp. the drops), so maybe some

adjustments could give their bodies some relief. When I found our chiropractor I

called around until I found one that was comfortable and experienced in treating

children with epilepsy. Our insurance covers chiropractic care, but it was as a

specialist, so it was expensive. However, the chiro office made a special

plan/deal for us that worked out to be less expensive. It would definitely be

too expensive to keep up for too long, but I think a few week trial would be

worth it. I could also be totally wrong here and not know what I am talking

about... I just wanted to share with you a possibility??

If you need any more info on this, I have the brochure and can make copies,

maybe can copy it into a Word document form, etc.

Mom to Noah- age 3, med-free, & seizure-free on the keto diet

October 28, 2004

,

Your post brought tears to my eyes. I am so sorry!! I will keep you in my

prayers and pray for your strength!

from IN, mom to , 6 keto then Atkins-going back to keto,

depakote and not sz free and 4, baby boy on the way

October 28, 2004

-

Thanks so much for sharing. I think there is a strong possibility that

this type of therapy could help with seizures. I know for a fact that

is has help kids with chronic ear infections when they were told that

surgery was the only option. Unfortunately our son died at 14 months of

age in April but as you can see I still stay up with the group. It's

just too hard to leave and I know that there is no one in the world that

understands what is like to have a sick child like the parents of this

group do. Thanks again for sharing, I will remember this and

incorporate it with our next child even if there are no seizures

present.

Thanks,

shelly

Chiropractic treatment for seizures

I know the subject of chiropractic therapy to treat seizures comes up

here every once in a while, but I felt that I needed to bring it up

again today. I was going through some papers and found a brochure I had

been given regarding chiropractic therapy and its benefits in

controlling seizures vs. anticonvulsant medications. A friend had given

it to us- her husband had seizures as a child and the seizures stopped

after seeing a chiropractor. (And for your information- he is one of the

smartest people I know today!!) I just wanted to make sure that if you

haven't already considered or consulted a chiropractor yet, maybe you

should.

While Noah was going through all his seizures, it was a blur. But now as

I look back on it, I still get stuck on why the seizures stopped. About

2 weeks before he started the diet, he was newly on Keppra, and his

seizures went down to about 50 or so a day. Then we started going to a

chiropractor and his seizures defintely lessened- he went to the

chiropractor a total of 4 or 5 times within a 2 week period. After every

adjustment, pretty much like clock work he would have a drop seizure

there in the chiro's office. That showed us that it was doing something

to him. (We were also told that many times whatever you are seeking

chiropractic treatment for may worsen before getting better). Within

that same two week period we saw his seizures lessen to about 20 a day

down to only 1 per day. We had already scheduled the diet and went ahead

with that as planned. The day after he had the " one seizure " day, we

started the diet. He had only 1 seizure per day the first 3 days of diet

initiation

and on day 4 he had no seizures, and hasn't had one since (going on 8

months now). SO, when we got home from the hospital, he was still

seizure-free, so we did not continue the chiropractor appts. (So like I

said, he had a total of 4 or 5 visits to the chiropractor in all) But,

I still wonder if they had a significant effect on him- is that why he

is seizure-free right now and the diet is " back up " or the combo of both

did the trick for Noah???

Also recently on the Doose Syndrome site we had a new member join in the

summer that I did talk to on the phone since she goes to the same

hospital. (Kim Zuidema)- they were considering the diet and also had

just started seeing a chiropractor. Probably within a couple weeks she

emailed me and the group to say their son was seizure-free, and last

time I talked our doctor, she said she heard they were still

seizure-free and the only explaination was the chiropractor treatments.

No other cause could be the reason.

Anyway- I just feel like if you are having a hard time with meds, diet,

whatever, and still aren't seizure-free, please consider going to a

chiropractor!! It can't hurt! For one thing, our poor kids are SO

pitifully messed up spinally from all the seizures (esp. the drops), so

maybe some adjustments could give their bodies some relief. When I found

our chiropractor I called around until I found one that was comfortable

and experienced in treating children with epilepsy. Our insurance covers

chiropractic care, but it was as a specialist, so it was expensive.

However, the chiro office made a special plan/deal for us that worked

out to be less expensive. It would definitely be too expensive to keep

up for too long, but I think a few week trial would be worth it. I could

also be totally wrong here and not know what I am talking about... I

just wanted to share with you a possibility??

If you need any more info on this, I have the brochure and can make

copies, maybe can copy it into a Word document form, etc.

Mom to Noah- age 3, med-free, & seizure-free on the keto diet

October 28, 2004

Langan saw a chiropractor for almost a year. I do not know if it

helped much with seizure control, but it certainly did help with the

nasty tummy side effects that she was getting from her AEDs at the

time. She could go into the chiro's office screaming. He would

adjust her and it would never fail- she would pass gas and start

smiling. I highly recommend it as a treatment. You just gave me the

idea that we need to get back in to see him ourselves. = )

, mom to Langan, 2 yrs old and keto kid 11/03 to 9/7/04, weaned

due to severe metabolic acidosis, but keto kid at heart forever.

> I know the subject of chiropractic therapy to treat seizures comes

up here every once in a while, but I felt that I needed to bring it

up again today. I was going through some papers and found a brochure

I had been given regarding chiropractic therapy and its benefits in

controlling seizures vs. anticonvulsant medications. A friend had

given it to us- her husband had seizures as a child and the seizures

stopped after seeing a chiropractor. (And for your information- he is

one of the smartest people I know today!!) I just wanted to make sure

that if you haven't already considered or consulted a chiropractor

yet, maybe you should.

>

> While Noah was going through all his seizures, it was a blur. But

now as I look back on it, I still get stuck on why the seizures

stopped. About 2 weeks before he started the diet, he was newly on

Keppra, and his seizures went down to about 50 or so a day. Then we

started going to a chiropractor and his seizures defintely lessened-

he went to the chiropractor a total of 4 or 5 times within a 2 week

period. After every adjustment, pretty much like clock work he would

have a drop seizure there in the chiro's office. That showed us that

it was doing something to him. (We were also told that many times

whatever you are seeking chiropractic treatment for may worsen before

getting better). Within that same two week period we saw his seizures

lessen to about 20 a day down to only 1 per day. We had already

scheduled the diet and went ahead with that as planned. The day after

he had the " one seizure " day, we started the diet. He had only 1

seizure per day the first 3 days of diet initiation

> and on day 4 he had no seizures, and hasn't had one since (going

on 8 months now). SO, when we got home from the hospital, he was

still seizure-free, so we did not continue the chiropractor appts.

(So like I said, he had a total of 4 or 5 visits to the chiropractor

in all) But, I still wonder if they had a significant effect on him-

is that why he is seizure-free right now and the diet is " back up " or

the combo of both did the trick for Noah???

>

> Also recently on the Doose Syndrome site we had a new member join

in the summer that I did talk to on the phone since she goes to the

same hospital. (Kim Zuidema)- they were considering the diet and also

had just started seeing a chiropractor. Probably within a couple

weeks she emailed me and the group to say their son was seizure-free,

and last time I talked our doctor, she said she heard they were still

seizure-free and the only explaination was the chiropractor

treatments. No other cause could be the reason.

>

> Anyway- I just feel like if you are having a hard time with meds,

diet, whatever, and still aren't seizure-free, please consider going

to a chiropractor!! It can't hurt! For one thing, our poor kids are

SO pitifully messed up spinally from all the seizures (esp. the

drops), so maybe some adjustments could give their bodies some

relief. When I found our chiropractor I called around until I found

one that was comfortable and experienced in treating children with

epilepsy. Our insurance covers chiropractic care, but it was as a

specialist, so it was expensive. However, the chiro office made a

special plan/deal for us that worked out to be less expensive. It

would definitely be too expensive to keep up for too long, but I

think a few week trial would be worth it. I could also be totally

wrong here and not know what I am talking about... I just wanted to

share with you a possibility??

>

> If you need any more info on this, I have the brochure and can make

copies, maybe can copy it into a Word document form, etc.

>

> Mom to Noah- age 3, med-free, & seizure-free on the keto diet

>

October 28, 2004

Thanks for caring to the point of tears. Not everyone in the

group knows of our situation due to new members arriving and the

inability to read every post that comes through the site. Ethan, our

son was so special to us, we had not planned on children but he was a

hug surprise that really brought my husband and me much closer.

Although we were grieving, I couldn't wait to get pregnant again hoping

of coarse for the best. (Baby due in May) I wanted to see my son again

through the eyes of a sibling. It's a kind of joy to look forward to,

through the pain, does that make sense? We have wonderful faith and

believe all of this pain and frustration that we have all endured is

simply because of imperfection and one day soon it will removed and we

will be reunited with our dead loved ones. I am looking forward to that

day, each and every day. Thanks again , sorry for the book, just

wanted to pass on some positives.

On and congrats to the baby on the way, what's the due date?

mom to Ethan

Re: Chiropractic treatment for seizures

,

Your post brought tears to my eyes. I am so sorry!! I will keep you

in my

prayers and pray for your strength!

from IN, mom to , 6 keto then Atkins-going back to

keto,

depakote and not sz free and 4, baby boy on the way

October 28, 2004

,

I have been on this list 5 years but am not a " regular " . I did not know of

your situation with Ethan. My baby is due at the end of Feb. I am 23 weeks

pregnant. I am so happy for you and I know that everything will be wonderful

for you. I know that there will always be an empty place in your heart for

your loss but new life will be so wonderful for you.

I too have a strong faith and know that my faith has sustained me and

allowed me to deal with the circumstances in our life with .

I will keep you in my prayers

October 28, 2004

,

Could you please send me the brochure? Our precouis little girl, Wyaema, just

turned two and we are on Lamictal and Trileptal. We have a low seizure count now

days but soemdays we may have 20 or so and other days just one or two somtimes

none. But I want to be seizure free, I want to grow and develop and see her do

more than just sleep. The chiropractor treatment sounds great and I want to try

it!

We tried the diet but we lost too much weight!

Thanks,

Kristi Mann

Smile make everyone wonder what your thinking

May God Bless you today, tomorrow and always

October 28, 2004

, this is something I would definitely be interested in.

Not sure how you will share with everyone, can you send an attachment

to my e-mail address?

Satnam, mom to Kristan, 22 months

Keto kid since August 2003 and currently weaning from the diet