A recent article in the Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine reported on a study put in place to help determine if the changes in mood, anxiety and GABA levels are specific to yoga or related to physical activity. Yoga and exercise have beneficial effects on mood and anxiety. The practice of yoga postures is associated with increased brain GABA levels. GABA levels are found to be reduced in mood …Read More
A recent article in the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health reported on a three-year old boy diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) who underwent chiropractic care over the course of 5 months. Following the introduction of chiropractic care and lifestyle changes, this child experienced an improvement in his quality of life. Spokane-based Dr. Pat Dougherty, D.C., who regularly monitors health and wellness issues closely in professional journals and …Read More
A recent article in Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research reported on a case study that documented the positive effects of chiropractic adjustments on 67 year-old female with Parkinson’s disease. A 67 year-old female presented to a private chiropractic practice with an atlas subluxation complex as well as signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, including weakness, tremors, scoliosis and rigidity. “Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neuro-degenerative disease,” said Dr. Dougherty Spokane-based, D.C., …Read More
A recent article in the Chiropractic Journal of Australia reported on a pilot study involving the responses of ten subjects to a single chiropractic adjustment and how it affected their creative thinking. Creativity is the ability to generate ideas, “…both novel and useful (or influential) to a particular social setting.” Interview responses of the subjects post-adjustment indicated 7 of the subjects elicited new directions in a real-world creative tasks and …Read More
A recent article in the Journal of Maternal & Family Health reported on an 8 year old male child diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at birth who received chiropractic care over a period of 18 months. Following the study, the child showed a reduction of cystic fibrosis signs and symptomatology as determined by objective and subjective findings. Spokane-based Dr. Pat Dougherty, D.C., who follows health and wellness issues closely in professional …Read More
A recent article in the 2010 Proceedings of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) Research Conference reported on a 6 year old boy diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome along with asthma and allergies who received chiropractic care. Following the study, the child showed a reduction of Asperger’s signs and symptoms as well as a reduction in asthma and allergies as determined by objective and subjective findings. Spokane-based Dr. Pat Dougherty, D.C., …Read More
The 2010 Proceedings of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) Research Conference recently published a case study involving the response of a 7-year-old child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to chiropractic adjustments over the course of a year. Approximately 8 million children in the United States are labeled with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD and generally are being medicated for this condition. ADHD is a childhood mental disorder with …Read More
A recent article in the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health reported on a study that documented the positive effects of chiropractic adjustments on a four year-old male. A four year-old male presented with complaints of otitis media, adenoid swelling, nasal congestion, and fluid buildup and hearing loss in both ears associated with speech difficulties, developmental delay, and behavioral concerns. “Otitis media accounted for 24.5 million doctor’s visits in …Read More
Chiropractic care is often thought of by the public only in terms of relief from back and neck pain, but doctors of chiropractic have long espoused the health benefits received by patients for a wide variety of ailments. “There are certainly no guarantees with any course of care,” said Dr. Pat Dougherty, a Spokane-based chiropractor who strives to keep current with the latest research and developments in health and wellness. …Read More
An article authored by Nina Larson credits changes in diet with the successful treatment of hyperactivity in children. As part of a long-term study that began in 1996-1997 in the southwestern Norwegian town of Stavanger, 23 children aged four to 11 — all suffering from hyperactive disorders including ADHD — were put on milk-free and/or gluten-free diets. Their development has been monitored by researchers ever since in a quest to …Read More
