Study Shows that Chiropractic May Help Children with Dyslexia and Learning Disorders
During the past 20 years, society has been lead to believe that there is only one solution for learning disabilities, dyslexia and the symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder. The remedy that has been promoted broadly and driven home with advertising as the only possible panacea is drugs.
Now, an evaluation of research data points to Chiropractic adjustments as a means to help children with such learning difficulties. This is positive news, given that solutions other than drugs have always been casually swept under the rug or stomped upon hard by the mighty public relations machines of the Big Drug companies.
The research was conducted by Swiss Chiropractor Yannick Pauli, Doctor of Chiropractic and president of the Swiss Chiropractic Pediatric Association. Dr. Pauli specializes in the care of children suffering from learning and behavioral disorders.
Dr. Pauli’s review assessed eight previously published studies involving a total of 160 children. “Although the results remain preliminary and more research is needed, the evidence strongly suggests that Chiropractic care may help various cognitive abilities that are essential to learning.”
Chiropractic adjustments, even when no back problems are evident, can improve the function of the spine and strongly stimulate nerve pathways to the brain, said Dr. Pauli. This improvement in the function of the body along important pathways can provide important gains that lead to enhanced learning ability.
Learning disorders and dyslexia affect between 3 and 10% of all school-aged children in the United States. Individuals with these disorders often suffer from low self-esteem, diminished motivation, and loss of interest in school, academics and social interaction. Chiropractic adjustments may offer positive solutions to all of these.