Chiropractic care of a 6-year–old girl with neck pain; headaches; hand, leg, and foot pain; and other nonmusculoskeletal symptoms

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this case report is to describe the response to chiropractic care of a pediatric patient with complaints of neck pain; headaches; and hand, leg, and foot pain after head trauma and the reports of changes in the patient's history of chronic fatigue, vomiting, and coughing. Clinical Features: A 6-year-old girl was pushed into a playground slide, hitting her head and resulting in acute complaints of her "neck and brain hurting" and hand, foot, and occasional leg pain. In addition, the patient had a several-year history of unexplained fatigue, vomiting, and coughing spells. She had a neck pain disability index of 17.8%; left lateral and rotational head tilt; cervical antalgic lean; loss of cervical range of motion; anterior cervical translation; and spasm, tenderness, trigger points, and edema along the cervical and thoracic spine. Intervention and Outcome: The patient was cared for using Activator Methods protocol. After the fifth treatment, all the patient's symptoms dissipated, with a complete return to normal activity and spinal stability after 9 treatments. At 19 weeks, her spine continued to be asymptomatic; and her neck disability index was 0%. Conclusion: This case demonstrated that the Activator Method of chiropractic care had a beneficial effect for this pediatric patient.

Cervical Manipulation and Koren Specific Technique Emotions Protocol in the Improvement of Intensive Nocturnal Dry Cough: A Case Report

“…If there is no drop noted, it indicates "No" in binary biofeedback (Figure 1 ). Other chiropractic methods use a similar binary biofeedback approach, such as the short leg reflex in the activator method chiropractic technique [ 2 , 11 ]. However, it is important to note that due to the relative novelty of KST, there is currently no peer-reviewed literature available to reference its assessment methods and treatment efficacy.…”

“…The current evidence and literature supporting the improvement of cough through chiropractic adjustments are limited. Only one other case report documenting the improvement of cough symptoms after chiropractic treatment was found in the literature [ 2 ]. This case may be one of the first documented instances where rapid chronic cough improvement was observed after chiropractic adjustment.…”

Chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for a geriatric patient with low back pain and comorbidities of cancer, compression fractures, and osteoporosis

“…Various provocative tests are performed, and leg length is evaluated to determine the presence of subluxations or neuroarticular dysfunctions. 4 The Activator Adjusting Instrument is used to treat these subluxations using a mechanically assisted high-speed, low-amplitude adjustive thrust to specific vertebrae. 5 This technique is also referred to as Activator-assisted spinal manipulative therapy (ASMT).…”