Pseudo Multiple Sclerosis

A 39 year old woman with a history of 22 surgeries presented with classical symptoms of multiple sclerosis (paresthesias in all four distal extremities with much weakness) but no positive diagnosis in spite of numerous neurological tests. Deep tendon reflexes for the...

Constipation In 1 Year Old Daughter

My 1 year old daughter had not had a bowel movement in 5 days going on 6 days and I hadn’t found much when treating her. There was no ICV nor anything else in the digestive system. I gave it one more shot tonight – she had a 51%er of her quads/Small...

Trigeminal Neuralgia (Tic Douloureux)

A 23 year old female graduate student had tripped and fallen in a parking lot bruising her cheekbone two years previously. Within a day or two, she began having symptoms which escalated to a full blown trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux.) IRT to the area of her...

Cranial Gunshot Wound Neurological Deficits

A female, approximately 18 years old, presented with a history of surviving a gunshot wound in the head two years prior, presumably during a suicide attempt. The bullet entered the cranial vault around the greater wing of the sphenoid and exited the other side of the...

Neck Tendon Popping Following Face Slap

A female, approximately 30 years old, presented with a clicking in her neck to a chiropractic colleague. Every time she would turn her head to the right, a rather loud pop would be heard in the neck. After x-rays (including flexion/extension projections) revealed no...

Pubic Symphysis Pain Following Pregnancy

A 32 year old female started to complain pain at the pubic symphysis after delivery of her new born 6 month previously. The pain was localized only on the right side of the PS joint. When testing the right leg adductors, the strength was almost absent. With right knee...

Intestinal Malfunction After Colon Surgery

A 61 years old female presented with large intestine dysfunction after surgery to remove 12 cm of her colon (for cancer) six years previously. Since then the patient lost the ability of hold the feces at the end of the intestinal tract. Her major complaint was “I have...

5 Years of Inguinal Pain

A 65-year-old male presented with 5-year history of bilateral inguinal pain (slightly worse on the left).  The only trauma he could remember was jumping from the second rung of a ladder instead of climbing all of the way down.  Since the onset of pain, he had...

Shoulder Pain & Limited Range of Motion

A 45 year old female presented with a two year history of left shoulder pain especially when reaching forward. The patient demonstrated a very limited range of motion, and presented with a functionally inhibited: biceps (long head) and subscapularis muscle. After...

Slow Onset Shoulder & Foot Pain After Fall

A 54 yrs old crafstman came to see me because he developed increasing pain in the right shoulder and the right foot. Sometimes he even cannot walk anymore. He can only lift his right arm to 80 degrees and in the night, the pain wakes him up. He has to lie on the...

Sacroiliac Pain In A Dancer

A 60 year old dancer and dance teacher complained of acute pain in the sacroiliac region when she came to my office as an ‘emergency consultation.’  She was hoping that I could treat her pain so she would be able to teach a dance-seminar that very day. This was an old...

16 Months Of Whiplash Pain

A 22 year old girl had a whiplash injury about 16 months before coming to my attention. She had several cycles of physical therapy with little to no success. At examination she had about 75% reduction of ROM in all planes. A 3 minute OI IRT treatment gave her lasting...