Re: Re: Chiropractor? and other alternatives....

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Hello All and ,

I am new here - my first post.

This is a huge question and category of inquiry for me. I have tried

many " alternative " treatments for my children, one of whom has been

diagnosed with OCD/depression and the other with ADHD (possible OCD)

I have also been trained in an alternative bodywork called " Body Mind

Centering " and although I am not an active practitioner, (I am a

guidance counselor for middle school at a charter school) I believe

there is great change possible through means such as this.

Sometimes, I think, particularly with developing brains/bodies,

patterns can be worked with and changed. (I have also tried neuro

biofeedback for my son )

This being said, my daughter with OCD, at 19, has manifested this

" disorder " (effecting her function overtly at 13) despite all

alternative treatments and her symptoms have only eased through

medication (she is therapy resistant, still) However, first year

nursing student far from home and passing her classes.

It's always impossible as a parent to imagine how one's children

would be without any treatment. I think that my kids would probably

be much less functional and more unhappy if I hadn't supported them

with alternative therapies (including nutritional supplements) but of

course I will never know.

The truth is they are both on pharmaceuticals now and they are both

(14 and 19 years) happier on meds.

I am not clear regarding the recent research into neurological

connections between TS/ ADHD/OCD but it makes sense to maximize

possibilities for physiological accessibility in the body/brain so

that chiropractic (eliminating misalignment/barriers to connection)

would make sense.

just my two cents. I'm glad the group is here.

Alice (western Massachusetts)

> Hi ,

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> I worked with chiropractors for 7 years. Their approach is

> holistic,often spiritual,and they are generally not big on drugs.

> The concept behind their belief that they can help many illnesses

> just by proper alignment of the spine is questionable on the one

> hand, on the other, sometimes it helps. If you believe in the

> interconnectedness of the body it makes some sense. It's one of those

> things that I would say it doesn't hurt to try, especially if you

> feel it would do no harm.

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> I have to say the people I saw who were really helped would crawl in

> but walk out! Let me know if your son is helped, I'll check it out

> myself.

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> Barb

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>> I have been reading alot lately that chiropractor care can be very

>> beneficial for mental illness of any type. That simply a proper

>> alignment can correct things within their nervous system. Has

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>> tried this type of care and what was your experience?

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>> I spoke with one yesterday and he seemed wonderful. He said that

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>> can tell within a simple exam if there are things to work on but

> yet

>> with some children, there is nothing wrong. He said he works with

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>> of ocd children and has seen how the care can greatly benefit

> them. I

>> personally know that this dr. is a very honest man and only charges

> $25

>> per visit, yet has multiple offices, so I think he would be pretty

>> good. He has a special needs daughter and truly seems to have a

> desire

>> to help children.

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>> He also told me his dad was a chiropractor and worked exclusively

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>> a mental hospital - where every patient saw chiropractors. He said

>> drugs were rarely used and the results were remarkable.

>> Thanks!

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