Dr. Roundy - The Spinal Column

March 2001 Issue

Please spread the message of health by forwarding this email newsletter onto anyone you feel could benefit from it. Let us know what you think of this newsletter by replying to this email. If you feel you have received this newsletter in error please email us and we will remove you from our list. Thank you.

A Case Study from our Office

This patient (CE), is a 7-year-old boy who had his first x-ray on 4/30/99 (far left film). Then, a couple of days later he fell out of a tree approximately 12-feet, landing on his back and right side. The second x-ray was taken on 5/5/99. The single x-ray (in the middle) was taken on 6/4/99. Note how the spine returned to it's normal position.

Click on the images for a larger view

(before & after the fall)	(1-month of chiropractic)	(Frontal neck views)

Notice the dramatic increase in scoliosis following the fall from the tree. It's interesting to note that on the first x-ray (upper left), there was a mild list (leaning over) to the right, then following the trauma, there is a dramatic scoliosis in the opposite direction. The film in the middle shows the correction following 1-month of chiropractic care.

And to think that some people assume kids don't need chiropractic!?

The films on the far right are frontal neck views of the same child. Notice the image on the left and the dramatic head tilt and atlas (C1 vertebra) side shift (elevation/rotation) to the right. The image on the right was taken immediately following the first Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic adjustment. Notice how the atlas returned to a more normal, neutral position and the head tilt is now gone!

Think about how many children are suffering needlessly due to atlas subluxations; they're simple to find and easy to fix - get your child checked today for the devastating effects of nerve irritation.

__________________________________________

Cancer, Viruses, Monkeys And Polio
From ABCNews.com, comes an article titled "Mystery Of The Monkey Virus - How Could SV40 Have Infected Humans, And What Are The Potential Consequences?"
Click Here to Read the Full Article

__________________________________________

Smokers at Greater Risk for Back Pain
What's bad for the heart may also be bad for the back, new research shows. In a study spanning more than a half century, researchers have found that smoking, high cholesterol and high blood pressure may each increase the risk of lower back problems.

Additionally, MRI studies of identical twins (one smoked, the other didn't) show that with similar past histories (excluding smoking) for trauma, etc., the one who smoked had accelerated degenerative disc and joint disease. If you smoke now, quit - it's as simple as that.
__________________________________________

Vitamin C-Rich Diet Lowers Risk of Death
Fruits and vegetables high in vitamin C are associated with a reduced risk of death from all causes including heart disease and stroke, British scientists said Friday.

We are one of the few mammals that don't produce our own Vitamin C in our liver. We've known for years that Vitamin C is a very important antioxidant and serves several vital functions in our body...if you're not getting enough in your diet, it's time to supplement yourself. The best solution is to get it from your food, the second best is to supplement; remember, supplements are only designed to "supplement" a deficient diet.
__________________________________________

Pacifiers, part of the Perpetual Infancy Syndrome
Please bear with me while I rant and rave: What is this business of allowing children older than 6 months to walk/ride/be carried around with pacifiers protruding from their mouths?!!
Click Here to Read the Full Article

This is an interesting article that provides some thought provoking attitudes toward pacifier use. While I find it to be a good article, I did feel that it left out some important points so I wrote the author my opinion...here it is:

Great article. Another important factor to consider is that pacifier use is linked to the increased incidence of otitis media (ear infections), which is the number one reason parents take their kids to pediatricians. Then, undoubtedly the child will receive a prescription of antibiotics to start them on the path of harboring antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria...not to mention disruption of the normal gut flora and interference with normal nutritional absorption and the manufacturing of certain vitamins in the gut.

Additionally, pacifier use discourages breast-feeding as the child learns the shape and feel of a rubber nipple. One of the many things this country needs is more breast feeding - I contend that there is a lot of unnecessary illness in our children as they have been raised on artificial formula and sugary juices.

__________________________________________

by John Rosemond

Study Casts Doubt on Down Screening
Several features on ultrasound scans that doctors thought were warning signs of Down syndrome are almost always harmless, leading many women with normal fetuses to undergo unnecessary amniocentesis, researchers say.

This is a very interesting and troubling topic. I've heard of several instances where people have been told that their unborn child had Down's Syndrome based on multiple tests (ultrasound & amniocentesis) only to find out after having their child that the baby is perfectly fine. This is a nice reminder that no test is 100% perfect, therefore you had better think really hard about what decision you make based on any test.
__________________________________________

Flabby minds...
A fatty diet can clog your brain as well as your coronary arteries
Scientists in Canada say that a high-fat diet not only clogs arteries and piles on the pounds, it can also impair memory.
Click Here to Read the Full Article
__________________________________________

Shakespeare on Drugs?
I just thought this was interesting...I don't really know why?
Click Here to Read the Full Article
__________________________________________

Superbug Costs $50 Million a Year, Study Finds
Fighting off a deadly superbug that is making inroads in Canadian hospitals is costing more than $50 million a year, a new report shows. The superbug costs between $50 million and $60 million each year in extended patient hospital stays, expensive drug treatments and infection control measures.
__________________________________________

Mothering Magazine calls to boycott NBC's ER
Journalists around the world are threatened, tortured and murdered for telling the truth. As journalists in the US we have immense privilege not enjoyed in many other countries. With this privilege comes a responsibility. You especially, the writers for ER, have a privileged platform from which to tell the truth and instead you have used your privilege for propaganda.
Click Here to Read the Full Article
__________________________________________

"When friends ask should children be immunized, my answer is no."
By James Le Fanu
This is an excellent commentary on the MMR vaccine and autism. There is so much literature out now that clearly shows the link between mass vaccination with this vaccine and the escalating incidence of autism. If you believe in inoculating your child (clearly, I don't...and this choice is based on extensive reading on the subject and looking at epidemiologic data and outcome studies), I would strongly insist that you thoroughly investigate this topic. If after doing your homework, you insist on vaccinating your children, insist on separate dose vaccines, i.e. a separate measles, separate mumps and separate rubella with several days or weeks between the doses.
Click Here to Read the Full Article
__________________________________________

"My suspicion, which is shared by others in my profession, is that the nearly 10,000 SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) deaths that occur in the United States each year are related to one or more of the vaccines that are routinely given children. The pertussis (the "P" in DPT) vaccine is the most likely villain, but it could also be one or more of the others."

Dr. Robert Mendelsohn, M.D.

Dr. Mendelson was the national medical director of Project Head Start and chairman of the Medical Licensure Committee for the state of Illinois. Among the many faculty and hospital posts he held, he was an associate professor at the University of Illinois Medical School and a director of Chicago's Michael Reese Hospital.

Books Authored:
Confessions of a Medical Heretic
Male Practice: How doctors manipulate woman
How to Raise a Healthy Child...in Spite of Your Doctor