The Truth About Ear Infections
The Truth About Ear Infections and the Benefits of Chiropractic Care
A study published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics reviewed the records of 46 children, aged 5-years old and under, who were treated at a private chiropractic practice in a suburb of Minneapolis.
All of the children were treated by the same chiropractor who adjusted them and was especially attentive to their cervical vertebrae and occiput (neck and back of the head). While the treatment varied somewhat, based on the individual child, a typical treatment plan was three treatments the first week, two treatments the second week and then one treatment for each subsequent week. Treatment was discontinued as appropriate based on their improvement.
Because this was a retrospective review, improvement was determined in one, or more, of three ways:
-Parental decision – the parents reported the child had no fever, ear pain or other symptoms
-Treating chiropractor – the child seemed to be asymptomatic to the treating chiropractor
-Medical Doctor – the parent stated that the child’s medical doctor had deemed the child’s condition to be improved.
The results were extraordinary. An overwhelming 93% showed improvement! A whopping 75% improved within a week to 10 days and 43% improved after only 1 or 2 treatments.
Further review of the records revealed common characteristics of those who recovered the quickest:
younger children
no previous use of antibiotics
first occurrence of ear pain
presence of ear pain, but no formal diagnosis of infection
See the research here:
https://www.tnchiro.com/articles/pediatric-ear-infections-ear-pain-chiropractic-can-help/
https://www.vertebralsubluxationresearch.com/2019/01/16/resolution-of-chronic-recurrent-bilateral-ear-infections-following-chiropractic-care-in-a-one-year-old-infant-a-case-report-review-of-the-literature/