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One-third of Asthmatic
Children In Canadian Province Use Non-Medical Care.
In an article from Reuters Health Information, printed
in the Journal of the AMA is a report of a survey that
showed many children with asthma were seeking what the
article termed, “complementary medicine” for their
problem. Dr. Sheldon Spier, of Alberta Children's
Hospital in Calgary, surveyed the parents of 117
pediatric asthma patients. Thirty percent reported using
complementary medicine to help manage their children's
asthma symptoms, most commonly herbal medications,
chiropractic, homeopathy, and vitamin C supplementation.
One of the common reasons given for the usage was, the
non-medical practitioners were perceived as “treating
the whole patient."
The International Chiropractic Pediatric Association
lists several studies on their web site (www.4icpa.org/)
discussing the benefits of chiropractic for children
with asthma. The following are some of those excerpts:
“76.5% of patients with bronchial asthma said they
benefited from chiropractic treatment. Peak flow rate
and vital capacity increased after the third treatment.
Significantly lower quality of life impairment rating
scores were reported for 90.1% of children after 60 days
of chiropractic care. During this same time period the
average number of asthma attacks decreased an average of
44.9%, and asthma medication usage was decreased an
average of 66.5%. Among parents of asthmatic children
who had received chiropractic treatment, 92% considered
this treatment beneficial.”
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