Rett Syndrome
The effect of chiropractic care on Rett Syndrome:
a case report. Gossett, LJ. Journal of Clinical Chiropractic
Pediatrics, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1999.
Rett Syndrome, also called
Rett’s Disorder, is a neurologic
disorder that affects girls.
The child appears normal until
the loss of acquired skills is observed at six months of
age. There is loss of communication skills and purposeful
use of the hands. Apraxia, the ability of the body to perform
motor movements is the most severely handicapping aspect.
This is considered a genetic neurodegenerative disorder of
childhood first described by Dr. Rett in 1983. The cause
is unknown. “No consistent genetic abnormalities
or biological markers have been identified.”
The child, by five and a half years of age, had received
four doses of DPT, one dose of DT, six doses of polio and
one dose of MMR. “Vaccinations were begun at ten weeks
of age and no adverse reactions were noted.”
Examination: “The 13 year-old girl was confined to
a wheelchair and appeared very thin and small for her age.” She
was unable to speak, stand or walk on her own.
Chiropractic care: The child received care on a daily basis
for the first week, three times per week for the next two
weeks, then twice a week for three weeks.
Results: Mother reported
child did not complain of pain after her period as she usually
did, and did not need her regular pain medication; consistent
bowel movements were reported whereas before care they were
1-2 per week. Her mood had improved. According to the mother, “She
is much happier and laughing more."
Dr. Koren comments: The
late Robert Mendelsohn, MD once stated that “If MDs
don’t
know much about a condition, they name it after someone.” This
condition may be vaccine related, especially since it appears
similar to autism, cerebral palsy, or non-specific developmental
delay – all
conditions that have been related to vaccine damage. It is
certain that no medical research done on this disorder has
explored this possibility. It is also possible that the child
had a late vaccine reaction but it was never recorded as
such.
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D.C.