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
When a chiropractor is called to see a child that is having
convulsions he should make a very careful inquiry into the history
of the case and try to find the associated incoördination. This is
done for the purpose of determining the combination to be used. The
major for location will be atlas or axis, while the combination will
depend upon the associated condition. This may be K.P. or it may be
S.P. or any other combination which would include the subluxation for
condition.
Excellent results are obtained in cases of convulsions. The
adjustment should be given as soon as possible. In many cases an
adjustment of the atlas or axis will bring the child to consciousness
and prevent a recurrence of the attack. The convulsion may be caused
by an atlas subluxation with no accompanying condition. This is known
as a direct convulsion and will respond very quickly to an adjustment.
NOCTURNAL ENURESIS
As early as the tenth or twelfth month of age the child may be
trained to make known his desire to empty the bladder. However, with
some children this may not be accomplished until two and a half years
of age. If by the third year of age the child is unable to retain the
urine for a normal length of time, it is evidence of some abnormality
and should receive Chiropractic attention. The child is afflicted
with what is known as enuresis, which may take place during the day
or night, or both. If it occurs during the day, it is called diurnal;
while if it takes place during the night, it is known as nocturnal.
It is more likely to take place during the night, since it may be
possible for the child to control the bladder during waking hours.
We are most concerned with the nocturnal enuresis, because this form
causes the child more discomfort and it is more difficult to control
than the diurnal.
We recognize nocturnal enuresis as an adaptative condition. That
is, the emptying of the bladder is a perfectly natural process and
will always take place under certain conditions. For example, if the
sphincter muscle relaxes, the urine will be voided. In this event, we
are not concerned in the voiding of the urine, but in the cause for
the relaxation of muscle which prevented the bladder from retaining
the urine. There are a number of conditions to which nocturnal
enuresis is adaptative. The following are the most common:
Incoördinations involving the nervous system.
Highly acid urine.
Excessive quantity of urine.
Abnormalities and incoördinations of the bladder.
Irritation of the genital organs.
Incoördinations of the Nervous System
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