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The Hyperactive Child and
Chiropractic
Much controversy surrounds using mediations to control
hyperactive children. Drugs designed to control these
children are dangerous, unpredictable and are not
getting to the cause of the child’s problem. One
question that should be asked is this. Why are so many
more children today being diagnoses with ADHD over just
a decade or two ago? Are their really that many more
problem children today over a few years ago?
Many contemporary researchers and authors are suggesting
that the rise in diagnosis of ADHD is due to several
factors. These factors include dietary factors, long
term adverse results of medications and immunizations,
and neurological factors from interference to the
nervous system. All of these suggestions negate the use
of chemicals to correct the fundamental malfunction. In
other words, many experts are suggesting other means of
dealing with the problem rather than drugging the child.
Diet is an important component in children who have been
diagnosed with ADHD. Sugar seems to be identified by
many as a main contributing factor. Many breakfast
cereals contain high concentrations of sugar, as well as
other preservatives.
Chiropractors have long maintained that neurology plays
a strong part in hyperactive children. The medical
approach often consists of drugs to affect the function
of the nervous system. The chiropractic approach is
removal of interference from the nervous system to allow
proper function. Chiropractors recognize this
interference comes from factors such as diet and
subluxations. It is the subluxation aspect of
interference to the nervous system that chiropractic is
most concerned with in a hyperactive child.
Chiropractors work to remove subluxations, thereby
eliminating interference to the nervous system and
allowing the hyperactive child to neurologically
function normally. With this approach, as well as
attention to diet and other toxins, chiropractic has
offered many families and alternative to potent and
dangerous drugs for the hyperactive child.
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