Encoporesis
Encoporesis in a seven-year-old: a case study.
Patterson D. J Chiropractic Research. 1986;2(3):79-82.
This is a condition in which the child is “fecal soiling
of clothing or another inappropriate site persisting regularly
beyond the usual age of completion of toilet training.”
A seven-year-old male child had been under medical care
and was treated with stool softeners and milk of magnesia
for the previous two years with no reduction in symptoms
or medication. He was on many medications, including Ritalin™ .
When
the child was 8-months-old he was in a walker which rolled
down 14 basement steps and he was then thrown from the walker.
Palpation
revealed restriction at C1-C2 and L2-L3-L4. Child was adjusted
at these segmental levels. The child received ten months of
chiropractic care and now maintains normal bowel function.
He is off all medication including Ritalin.
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