CHIROPRACTIC AND SEIZURE DISORDER – A CASE STUDY
The term epilepsy refers to any disorder characterized by recurrent seizures. Seizures are temporary disturbances of cerebral (brain) function due to abnormal neuronal discharges. There is some evidence that some seizures can be caused by a misalignment of the spinal cord.
A 5-year-old female was experiencing 30-70 seizures per day. She entered into a team evaluation and treatment plan at thePalmer Chiropractic Clinic. Upon x-ray it was found the patient’s upper spine was out of alignment.
The patient was adjusted on three consecutive days. After the first adjustment her right leg changed from one inch deficiency (in length) to no noted deficiency. On the second day, from 1:00 PM and for the rest of the day the patient had no more seizures.
After less than one month of chiropractic treatment the seizures were gone completely. After 60 days of care her medication was reduced by 50% and at most she experienced 6 seizures a day if she had any seizures at all.