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Jordan Cooper, DC
Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health, Chiropractic ~ September 19, 2022 ~ Pages 75-85
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Abstract
Objective: This paper presents the chiropractic management and care of a 5-year-old female with clinically significant scoliosis, vertebral subluxation complex, poor sleep, and headaches.
Clinical Features: The patient presented to the private practice and a thorough history and examination including analysis of vasothermal instrumentation, static x-rays, and video fluoroscopy using the Pierce Results System™ (PRS™) was performed. A thoracolumbar scoliosis was found along with multiple vertebral subluxations.
Intervention and Outcome: After using the PRS™ of analysis the patient was seen seven times before their first reassessment, the patient received two cervical adjustments. At the reassessment, approximately twenty-eight days after beginning care, she had an improvement in thoracolumbar scoliosis, decreasing from 130 to 00. The patient received no traction, nor did she perform any corrective exercises. Subjectively the patient responded to care very well with a reduction in headaches and improvement in sleep.
Conclusion: Objective, quantifiable measures of scoliosis were improved in a relatively brief amount of time with conservative utilization of the PRS™ chiropractic analysis to address the vertebral subluxation complex. No other modalities or treatments were necessary to produce improvement in thoracolumbar scoliosis measurements.
Key words: Chiropractic, Vertebral Subluxation, Adjustment, Pierce Results System™, Videofluoroscopy, Instrumentation, Thoracolumbar Scoliosis, Scoliosis, Pediatric
