OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this case report is to describe chiropractic management of a child with cyclic vomiting syndrome. CLINICAL FEATURES: A 7-year-old girl had a history of cyclic vomiting episodes for the past 4 1/2 years. She also had a 2-month history of headaches and stomachache. INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME: The patient received low-force chiropractic spinal manipulation to her upper cervical spine. There was improvement in her symptoms within an hour after the chiropractic manipulation. Her symptoms only returned after direct trauma to her neck. The recurring symptoms again disappeared immediately after treatment. CONCLUSION: This case study suggests that there may be a role for the use of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for treating cyclic vomiting syndrome. Controlled studies are necessary to aid our understanding of this finding.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this case report is to describe chiropractic management of a child with cyclic vomiting syndrome. CLINICAL FEATURES: A 7-year-old girl had a history of cyclic vomiting episodes for the past 4 1/2 years. She also had a 2-month history of headaches and stomachache. INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME: The patient received low-force chiropractic spinal manipulation to her upper cervical spine. There was improvement in her symptoms within an hour after the chiropractic manipulation. Her symptoms only returned after direct trauma to her neck. The recurring symptoms again disappeared immediately after treatment. CONCLUSION: This case study suggests that there may be a role for the use of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for treating cyclic vomiting syndrome. Controlled studies are necessary to aid our understanding of this finding.
Authors: B U K Li; Frank Lefevre; Gisela G Chelimsky; Richard G Boles; Susanne P Nelson; Donald W Lewis; Steven L Linder; Robert M Issenman; Colin D Rudolph Journal: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr Date: 2008-09 Impact factor: 2.839
Authors: H Charles Woodfield; Craig York; Roderic P Rochester; Scott Bales; Mychal Beebe; Bryan Salminen; Jeffrey N Scholten Journal: J Can Chiropr Assoc Date: 2015-06