Chiropractor helping kids
Bruce Stapley
“It's very frustrating
for a girl six years old. She couldn’t interact with other children,
had problems concentrating, and didn't know why. It's certainly is
rewarding being able to help a child like this. Basically, her life
has been changed."
The speaker? Stouffville’s
Dr. Allen Turner, chiropractor. An incredibly dedicated professional
who is constantly seeking new applications for someone misunderstood practice
of chiropractors. His latest breakthrough involves the treatment
of kids with learning disabilities and dislikes the, and the results have
been stunning. Megan Russell, the six year-old referred to in the above
quotation, was unable to learn letters or numbers, and her condition was
affecting her ability to relate to other kids.
Her mother wasn't
willing to accept defeat. After spending a fruitless few months drilling
Megan in basic letter and number recognition, she sought Dr. Turner's
assistance. She was convinced her child wasn't a slow learner.
The cause of the problem
was soon pinpointed to a fall Megan had taken at the age of three that
had caused the bones in her skull to shift, knocking the vertebrae in her
neck of alignment. Treatment resulted in immediate improvement, and
after six months she was tested and found to be above the grade level in
all subjects. No, she's certainly wasn't stupid. Just stuck.
The treatment used
by Dr. Turner on Megan, and countless other kids who have come from as
far as Denver, Colorado, for help, is based on three techniques
The first is an application
of the age-old acupuncture philosophies and principles - the energy channels
that flows through the body. This second involves kinesiology, which,
when put in layman's terms, means of the reorganization of the nervous
system.
The third technique
is a process of cranial molding, actually moving the bones of the skull.
This concept is a fascinating in that, contrary to popular belief, the
skull consists of many bones hold together with sutures, so they truly
mesh together. Any misalignment of these bones can cause pressure
on the brain, thus incapacitating it.
While kids with learning
disabilities are sometimes perceived as having low overall intelligence,
the very opposite is often the case.
The ones who are able
to cope all are usually extremely intelligent, which is proven by their
ability just to survive this short circuiting of the brain and nervous
system that causes their disability. For these children, it is a
huge struggle to stay in the race.
Dr. Turner is one
of only a handful of specialists in Canada doing this kind of work and
has personally pioneered several new approaches to the problem area.
He stresses the importance
of early treatment of kids with learning disabilities, before the effects
of the handicap take a great toll physically and emotionally.
He points to research
done by Dr. Carl Ferrari in the United States that suggests that learning
disabilities and dyslexia the are the leading cause of teenage suicides.
The frustration becomes
simply too much to bear, as their handicap expresses itself into anything
from a constant stammer to an inability to relate normally to their peers.
As for his success rate,
Dr. Turner states that changes seen in all the kids he treats, with 50
percent or better experiencing dramatic improvements.
So a hat off of the hat
to a local professional who is done so much for children who are the victim
of cerebral short circuiting.
Because of his efforts,
many kids will be able to live normal, or better than normal lives.
That is no mean achievement.
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