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. 2010 Dec;9(4):179-83.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2010.07.006. Epub 2010 Oct 8.

Cessation of cyclic vomiting in a 7-year-old girl after upper cervical chiropractic care: a case report

Todd A Hubbard, Casey A Crisp

Cessation of cyclic vomiting in a 7-year-old girl after upper cervical chiropractic care: a case report

Todd A Hubbard et al. J Chiropr Med. 2010 Dec.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this case report is to describe chiropractic management of a child with cyclic vomiting syndrome.

Clinical features: A 7-year-old girl had a history of cyclic vomiting episodes for the past 4 1/2 years. She also had a 2-month history of headaches and stomachache.

Intervention and outcome: The patient received low-force chiropractic spinal manipulation to her upper cervical spine. There was improvement in her symptoms within an hour after the chiropractic manipulation. Her symptoms only returned after direct trauma to her neck. The recurring symptoms again disappeared immediately after treatment.

Conclusion: This case study suggests that there may be a role for the use of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for treating cyclic vomiting syndrome. Controlled studies are necessary to aid our understanding of this finding.

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C1 adjustment performed with the tip of the chiropractor's thumb gently pressing on the transverse process of the patient's C1.
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