A text-book on hygiene and pediatrics from a chiropractic standpointCraven, J. H. (John Henry)
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A text-book on hygiene and pediatrics from a chiropractic standpoint
Craven, J. H. (John Henry)
Children -- Diseases; Chiropractic; Sanitation
Children suffering with intestinal indigestion usually present
symptoms of malnutrition. They are anemic, the extremities being
usually very small. The most striking feature of such a case will
be the extremely large abdomen. The colon is usually dilated as
are also the small intestines. There is marked tympanites, which
usually increases during the daytime but diminishes during the
night. This is one of the principal symptoms which differentiate
intestinal indigestion from tubercular peritonitis. Such children
are easily fatigued, have a very sallow complexion with dark rings
under the eyes. They are usually very much below the average weight
and are very cross and irritable. They do not sleep well, often
grinding their teeth and crying out in their sleep. There is usually
alternating constipation and diarrhea, the odor of the stools being
very offensive. In extreme cases there may be convulsions and other
cerebral symptoms. There is seldom any fever.
Major Adjustment
The local major subluxation will be found in the lumbar region with
the combination at kidney place. Kidney place is used only when there
has been an accumulation of products of indigestion which makes it
necessary to increase elimination to take care of these products. In
many of these cases the liver is involved and therefore will call for
liver place in combination with kidney place and the local lumbar.
These cases will respond very readily to chiropractic adjustments.
COLIC
Colic is a common incoördination of infancy and is very prevalent
during the first three months. Colic is a symptom rather than a
dis-ease and usually indicates intestinal indigestion or some
inflammatory condition of the intestines. It is characterized by
sharp paroxysmal pains in the intestines. A child who is subject to
colic will usually be suffering also from constipation. The crying of
a colicky child is characteristic, being very violent and paroxysmal,
which presently subsides only to be followed with another attack.
During these spells the lower extremities will be drawn up and the
abdomen will be tense from the accumulation of gas. In mild cases
the child will not cry out but will be fretful. This may be wrongly
construed to be the result of hunger. When the attacks of colic come
on the child will show a desire to nurse and will take the breast as
though very hungry. This may be followed by relief from the pain, but
this relief is only temporary and when the pain returns it is usually
more severe. There is probably no incoördination of childhood that is
quite so trying to a chiropractor as an acute attack of colic, due to
the violent crying of the child and the eager desire on the part of
the chiropractor and the attendants to relieve the pain. It is often
quite hard to obtain a correct analysis in such cases because of the
difficulty experienced in getting the child into a proper position
for palpation. In making the palpation the chiropractor should take
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