A large percentage of
our population has some form of disturbance in digestive function. Population based studies have estimated that
10-20% of otherwise healthy people report one or more symptoms of chronic constipation
alone. A number of well-conducted studies have shown the effectiveness of
chiropractic treatment for conditions such as infantile colic and pyloric
stenosis. (Fallon, 1994)
In several AK-specific
reports, treatment of neurolymphatic (Chapman’s) reflexes has been reported to
be successful therapy for chronic constipation and associated low back pain;
Kharrazian described a patient who resolved her indigestion; Lever reported on
a case series of 90 patients (82 with an active enterogastric reflex) with the
following results: 48 patients improved 90% of their symptoms; 11 patients
improved 70% of their symptoms; 16 patients improved 50% of their symptoms; 3
patients improved 20% or less of their symptoms using AK methods for stomach
disorders; Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis responded to AK care as
reported by Dr. Duffy;
Maykel
reported that chronic and severe constipation responded to AK treatment of an
IVD syndrome and closed ileocecal valve; Maykel also showed that AK corrected a
severe case of hiatal hernia; and Lebowitz presented an AK-analysis of food
sensitivities in 100 patients, and a second cohort of patients with candida
albicans and chemical sensitivities in 50 patients. (Caso,
2001; Kharrazian, 2008; Lever; 2006; Duffy, 1992; Maykel, 2004; Lebowitz, 1992,
1990)
Examination of the
bowel using AK methods was first introduced by Goodheart in 1967. The ICAKs
advancement in the understanding and treatment of the enteric nervous system
has only improved since that time.
Covered extensively in two new AK Textbooks:
