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In 2015, KT, a fifteen year-old female gymnast had three major traumas each resulting in a concussion. The parents exhausted all traditional diagnostic testing and therapies with no lasting results. In 2017, KT was referred to my practice for examination and treatment for her two year duration post-concussion symptoms. KT’s symptoms included, poor cognitive function,…

Unrelenting sciatic pain can destroy one’s quality of life. Unfortunately most medical doctors, physical therapists, chiropractors and osteopaths do not factor in cranial distortions in relationship to sciatic pain. Eva was suffering chronic sciatic pain with no resolution from convention treatment. The cranial sciatic pain connection comes from the dural tube. This connective tissue surrounds…

Conventional medicine defines Hashimoto’s thyroiditis or Hashimoto’s disease as an autoimmune disease, a disorder in which the immune system turns against the body’s own tissues. In patients with Hashimoto’s, the immune system attacks the thyroid. As with many medical illnesses, traditional medicine is still in the dark. Conventional medicine states that the exact cause of…

The Mayo Clinic states that “Hashimoto’s disease is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States. It primarily affects middle-aged women but also can occur in men and women of any age and in children. Patients with Hashimoto’s Disease often first experience hyperthyroidism. With hyperthyroidism comes a high T4 (tetraiodothyronine), T3 (triiodothyronine), or…

When the body repairs a surgical wound, it often does so by creating fibrous scar tissue. Internal scars can develop following surgery and can be very painful. Most physicians have no resolution for chronic, painful post-surgical scars. Recently a patient came to office who was surgerized for lung cancer approximately a year ago and complained…

Walking pneumonia is also known as atypical pneumonia. It is most often caused by Mycoplasma pneumonia primarily present in people younger than 40 years of age. Walking pneumonia may be associated with neurological and systemic (e.g. rashes) symptoms. Atypical pneumonia can also have a fungal, protozoan or viral cause. The bacterial infection associated with atypical…

Joann B. was referred to my office by her friend. Following the surgical removal of her thyroid Joann was placed on 125 mg of Synthroid (fourth most prescribed medication in the United States). This medication is a synthetic form of thyroxin and is not bio-equivalent to the natural hormone. Not a single cell in the…

Abner was a 24 year-old Amish male who injured his right arm and shoulder while assisting his father who was shoeing a mule. The mule kicked Abner in the left side of his forehead causing an 18 inch scar. When Abner was kicked he was thrown back and hit his right arm and should against…

Pigeon toed gait is a common orthopedic condition in infants and young children.Traditional orthopedic concepts are of the opinion to wait and see when children exhibit a pigeon-toed gait. There are several potential causes for such a dysfunction. One cause is an internal tibial torsion, which causes a twisting of the tibia (shin bone). Second…

On November 9, 2017 one of my patients from Nova Scotia presented with chronic thigh pain, which resulted from a fracture to her femur bone (located in the thigh). The patient came in walking with crutches to help relieve the pressure and pain in the fracture area. The Bioptron System was used for 30 minutes…