Inclusion of chiropractic care in multidisciplinary management of a child with Prader-Willi syndrome: a case report

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this paper is to present a case of a child with Prader-Willi syndrome and the observed improvement in the degree of scoliosis, immune function, and behavior documented during the course of her treatment. Clinical Features: A 7-year-old girl presented to Kentuckiana Children's Center with a 15°l umbar levoscoliosis and diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome. Intervention and Outcome: The treatment plan consisted of chiropractic adjustments, craniosacral therapy, movement therapy, and nutritional therapy. Over the course of treatment, her muscle strength, tone, and motor activity increased. She improved in coordination of gait and balance. Over the course of 3 years, her scoliosis decreased to 4°to 5°. Improvements in immune function and a reduction in anxiety type behaviors were documented by the parents and doctor of chiropractic over the course of 5 years. Conclusions: This case report describes the improvements and progression of one female child with Prader-Willi syndrome under chiropractic and multidisciplinary care.

The Kaleidoscope Model of Integrative Healthcare as a collaborative paradigm for cardiology and chiropractic: a call to action

“…5 Another long-standing example of inter-professional cooperation can be found in Louisville, Kentucky at the Kentuckiana Children's Center, 6 , 7 a cooperative non-profit center maintaining operations for special needs children by providing chiropractic care in conjunction with nutritional evaluation, visual therapy, physical and occupational therapy, dental services, and special education with off-site medical/allied health professions since 1957, which has published a number of case studies and case series. 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 The Spears Chiropractic Hospital of Denver, Colorado opened by Leo Spears, D.C. in 1943 differentiated itself from the specialized patient populations of Clear View and Kentuckiana by offering chiropractic care to the general patient population 12 while providing medical services through doctors of osteopathy despite intense opposition by medical interests in Colorado until the hospital's closing in 1984.…”