Spinal Rehab and the treatment of Bipolar Disorder, Sleep Disorder, Seizure Disorder, Neck and Back Pain Review

The report in the Journal of Physiological and Manipulative Therapies (JMPT) in 2004 focused on a specific case of a 23-year-old male patient who experienced a variety of ailments including:  migraines, back pain, seizures, bipolar, and neck pain.  Some individuals present a specific variety of bipolar disorder called rapid-cycling.  The person will suffer from four or more major episodes of depression, mania, hypomania, or mixed symptoms within a year’s time.  Rapid cyclers seem to be more common with people with severe depression, those who began bipolar symptoms at a young age, and females. e vast clinical feature is the patient landing on his head from 10-feet in the air at a pole-vaulting track meet at age 17.  No problems were noted prior to the accident; after the patient suffered from many neurological disorders which continued for the next six years.  At the initial chiropractic exam, a subluxation of the upper cervical spine was noted and spinal rehab was suggested.  Upper cervical adjustments were introduced and the patient was assessed at the first visit, 2 months, and 4 months of care.  After 4 weeks, the patient experienced better sleep, a removal of seizures, and a reduction in bipolar symptoms.  Three months later, the patient experienced a dramatic reduction in migraines which only occurred twice every 4 weeks rather than every 2-3 days.  Three more months later, the patient no longer presented the symptoms that were present during the initial visit.  In conclusion, there is a direct correlation with trauma to the upper cervical spine with noted neurological deficits and the improvement and absence of such symptoms with the introduction of chiropractic care.