News posted on February 08, 2009 06:21
Dr. Yannick Paulli, a Chiropractor in Switzerland specializing in the
care of children with ADHD, provides this essay on the value of
Chiropractic care for children who have been diagnosed with this
condition: “When I first met Christophe, he struck me as a very nice kid
you just want to take into your arms to give them a big hug. But he
seemed lifeless. His eyes were dull and empty. He did not talk. Christophe
had been diagnosed as having ADHD and was presently taking Ritalin®.
“Although they would rather not have had him on a drug, the parents
where relieved by the ‘diagnosis.’ Finally, it explained why their son was
doing so poorly in school to the point of failing, why he used to always
forget things and seem so disorganized.
“Although he had also been diagnosed as having ADHD, Cedric was
different. During my first consultation, he was running around, climbing
the walls despite attempts by his parents to control him and the fact that
he was already on a high dosage of Concerta®, the equivalent of Ritalin in
a time-released form. After falling on the ground, he went into one of his
frequent temper tantrums.
“In the US, the rate of children taking psychotropic drugs – essentially
the psychostimulant Ritalin – increased from 0.9 per 100 children in 1987
to 3.4 per 100 children in 1997, corresponding to 493,000 children
treated in 1987 and 2,158,000 in 1997.
“For the brain to grow properly and optimally, it requires proper
nutrition of two kinds: ‘nutritional’ nutrition and ‘neurological’ nutrition.
Who else than the chiropractor, expert at understanding the proper
function of the spine – and how the latter controls our brain – and the
importance of a good diet, can offer those children and their families the
hope of improved quality of life in a natural, non-drug dependent,
empowering way.
“Christophe and Cedric are now functioning without drugs better
than they did before. Christophe can concentrate better, his grades have
improved. He is now calmer and does not have temper tantrums
anymore.”
SOURCE: http://www.jvsr.com/researchupdate/detail.asp?ID=885