Chiropractic Management of Primary Nocturnal Enuresis. Reed WR, Beavers Scott, Reddy SK, Kern G. JMPT Vol. 17, No. 9 Nov/Dec 1994.
From the author's abstract: A controlled clinical trial was conducted for a 10 week period, preceded by and followed by a 2 week nontreatment period.
Participants: Forty-six nocturnal neurotic children (31 treatment and 15 control group) from a group of 57 children initially included in the study.
Results: ...Twenty-five percent of the treatment-group children had a 50% or more reduction in the bed-wetting frequency from baseline to post-treatment. None of the children in the control group had such a reduction.
Chiropractic Care of Children With Nocturnal Enuresis: A Prospective Outcome Study; LeBouf C, Brown P, Herman A et al. JMPT, 1991: 14-22.
A 34-month old boy with asthma and enuresis had not responded to medical care. More than 20 emergency hospital visits had taken place for asthma attacks during a 12-month history. Three chiropractic adjustments were administered over an 11-day period, and the asthma symptoms and enuresis ceased for more than 8 weeks. The asthma and enuresis reoccurred, following a minor fall from a step ladder.
Chiropractic Management of Enuresis: Time Series Descriptive Design; Gemmell HA, Jacobson, BH JMPT 1989; 12:386-389.
Case of a 14-year old male with a long history of continuous bed-wetting that was alleviated (not completely cured) by adjustments. Although not a research study, this exchange from the syndicated newspaper column, "Dear Abby" addresses bedwetting from a man-on-the-street perspective: Dear Abby: I took my 15-year old twin sons (both daily bed-wetters) to a chiropractor, and within a month, both boys were completely cured. Regular medical doctors could not help them. True Believer. Dear True believe: I believe you. I have several hundred letters bearing the same message concerning chiropractors (SF Chronicles 3/5/92).
Functional Nocturnal Enuresis. Blomerth Pr. JMPT 1994:17:335-338.
This case involves an eight-year old male bed wetter. The patient's lumbar spine was manipulated once, and at 1 month follow-up there was complete resolution of enuresis.
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