Asthma in children is a very correctable condition
with alternative therapies for childhood asthma that include the
proper bodywork and dietary modifications.
This is a very strong statement to make since the medical model
has said that pediatric asthma is an incurable disease. The "Story
of Judy" reveals how Judy missed 30 days of school at age seven
because of childhood asthma. The story describes how
natural therapy for asthma in infants and children corrected
her asthma..
Thousands of scientists around the world are now looking
for the drug (magic bullet) that will "cure" the disease.
The only way to correct asthma in children
is to get at the root cause of the problem.
Once the physiological correction is made, the disease
tends to fade away.
This article will briefly discuss the role of natural therapy,
which I call "Brain Therapy," as an alternative for the
treatment of asthma in children. It is my strong belief that in
the future every pediatric office will have therapists trained to
give natural care for the correction of childhood asthma.
Asthma is the most prevalent chronic disease
in children. In America 5 million children have the disease,
making it the most expensive childhood chronic condition.
The terrible fact is that over 5,000 Americans die each year of
asthma, a significant proportion of whom are children. In the future
society will discover that natural care will be the way to eradicate
asthma, and that health care professionals will be called upon in
great numbers to provide that care for infants and children..
The drug treatments used today only manage the symptoms
but never get at the root of the problem to correct
asthma in children.. Long-term drug therapy can create toxicity and
side effects for children as they grow into adulthood.
Our main goal through natural therapy (Brain Therapy) is to show
the medical system and society in general that natural care offers
the best model for correction of asthma in children.
When a mother presents with her asthmatic child for
evaluation, I will explain the condition in the simplest of terms.
Asthmatic children have one thing in common
- their bodies are tight.
I will ask mom, if your child's body is tight, what would you do
to correct the problem? The correct answer, which she often says,
is to loosen the child's body! The main goal for Brain Therapy is
to free the soft tissue around the entire respiratory system so
that the child can breathe better.
It is that simple.
The Three Most Important Natural
Therapies In The Correction Of
Asthma In Children
I believe that the following three areas of bodywork are the most
important in the correction of childhood asthma.
First, fascial strain is the key
for most children with asthma.
In the evaluation Brain Therapists check for strain in four important
areas - the left lung, the right lung, the tracheo-bronchial tree,
and the throat.
In my career every child with asthma has
had fascial strain in at least one of these areas. It is the hallmark
of the disease.
Fascia can strain up to 2,000 pounds per square inch;
if it is pulling anywhere in the respiratory system, asthma can easily
result. Through a course of fascial release therapy over a series
of weekly visits, the respiratory system and breathing can begin to
normalize for children with asthma.
The second area for asthma in children is a possible cranial
restriction of the vagus nerve.
This nerve originates from the brain stem, passes
through the jugular foramen between the occiput and temporal bones,
and down into the neck and trunk to innervate the breathing apparatus,
among other structures. If this nerve is "pinched" in the
foramen or pressed by strained fascia in the upper neck, it may not
fire correctly to the respiratory system, causing asthmatic symptoms
in infants and children..
Craniosacral therapy is a must for childhood
asthma to make sure both vagus nerves are free to work correctly.
For best results the brain should ultimately be moving smoothly
in at least a 60 second cycle.
The third area for asthma in children for evaluation is
muscle tightness.
Our main breathing muscle, the diaphragm, must be
free to function properly. The secondary muscles such as the sternocleidomastoids,
scalenes, and intercostals must be relaxed for the respiratory system
to work correctly.
This is an important piece of the childhood asthma puzzle. Muscle
therapy in conjunction with fascial work and craniosacral therapy
form the cornerstone of Brain Therapy as an effective alternative
therapy for asthma in children.
The Role Of Diet In
Pediatric Asthma
The fourth and last area concerns diet.
For the best possible results, children with asthma need a diet
that is free of mucous forming foods.
Dairy foods can be the biggest offenders. Mucus gets caught
in the respiratory system and makes breathing more difficult. A
diet free of dairy products and also wheat (gluten) for some children
can be very helpful for the correction of asthma in children.
Many medical doctors offer this advice to parents
of asthmatic children. For further information about the health consequences
of dairy products, please go to www.notmilk.com.
For the best possible results for asthma
in children, all four of the above areas must be fully addressed.
Today's medical asthma care revolves around the management
of pediatric asthma. Drugs only mask the problem and never get at
the root of the condition.
Looking at the disease from another perspective, we as health care
professionals have an unbelievable opportunity to make a change
for the better in pediatric care of children with asthma!.
