Bristol Chiropractor Leah Remeika-Dugan, Doctor of Chiropractic, releases Case Report of Abdominal Migraine patient

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(Free-Press-Release.com) June 21, 2009 -- Bristol Chiropractor, Leah Remeika Dugan, who is also a Professional Associate Member of the Royal Society of Medicine, has released an informal Case Discussion about a young patient she treated for Abdominal Migraine.

This young patient presented to our clinic in around April 2000, whose parents complained of constant, unexplained crying and pulling the bed sheets over her head, saying “I have a tummy ache”. The child’s stomach was protruding out slightly and she said it hurt.

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Bristol Chiropractor Leah Remeika-Dugan, Doctor of Chiropractic, releases Case Report of Abdominal Migraine patient

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I examined the child to discover that she suffered from mild to moderate abdominal tenderness of unknown aetiology. There were no bruits, no exquisite point tenderness, and she had normal bowel sounds.

Musculoskeletal examination revealed several misalignments in her cervical spine which I believed, after careful examination, may be causing her an unusual presentation of migraine headache as a stomachache.

I adjusted her cervical and lumbar spine with a gentle modified Gonstead Chiropractic Technique and I had her drink some water afterward. The next day she was no longer suffering from disturbed or painful sleep and her stomach pains disappeared.

She initially had been prescribed Amytriptyline, an antidepressant which is sometimes prescribed to patients as a last resort for Migraine, when no other solution can be found. After several treatments her mother spoke to her GP and she discontinued the medication as she no longer required it, and was symptom free.

She continued to come in for a series of corrective treatments and then periodically for wellness check-ups and adjustments and both the child and parents reported they were grateful that they no longer had to suffer through sleepless and painful nights.

References:

1. Nelson CF, Bronfort G, Evans R, Boline P, Goldsmith C, Anderson AV (1998). "The efficacy of spinal manipulation, amitriptyline and the combination of both therapies for the prophylaxis of migraine headache.". Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 21(8) page=511-9.

2. Bronfort G, Nilsson N, Haas M, Evans R, Goldsmith CH, Assendelft WJ, Bouter LM (2004). Non-invasive physical treatments for chronic/recurrent headache. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 3.

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