ATTEND OUR WORKSHOP THIS MONTH.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17TH AT 12.30

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Bring your friends & relatives to our office so they can get a free spinal screening & the possibility to get the full initial exam at no cost.

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Wednesday September 7th at 7pm.

Please invite as many people as you can do watch this powerful movie.

We will have a discussion afterwards.

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We had a great time learning how to get massive benefits of exercise in just minutes only a few times per week!

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Little Joseph Rocco gets his first nerve system optimization from dad!

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TESTIMONIANZA DI DORA

Una fantastica testimonianza di rinascita di salute da Dora.

Dora aveva tanti grave problemi di salute.

-dolori dappertutto -nausea e vomito – piangeva del dolore- schiena storta, problemi di postura- depressione – E DOPO…..?

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DR. MARCO CARAVAGGIO D.C.,
3160 Steeles Ave. East, Suite 216

Markham, Ont.L3R 4G9

Tel 905-477-8900

www.DoctorMarcoDC.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Study of 43 infants shows less crying and more sleep

Colicky Babies Benefit From Chiropractic Care

(SEPT. 1, MARKHAM).  A study was conducted late last year by doctors at the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic in the United Kingdom to determine if chiropractic care had any benefit for colicky infants.  Colic is generally defined as persistent crying, not likely to be soothed by a caring parent, mainly occurring in late afternoon and evening in infants who are well fed and healthy.

“Colic is a condition with no known treatment protocols that have proven to be entirely effective,” said MARKHAM-based Dr. MARCO CARAVAGGIO, D.C.  “This study represents an interesting approach that parents with colicky babies may want to try.”

Researchers established criteria for inclusion in the study:  infants less than eight weeks old who cried more than three hours for at least four of the previous seven days.  The study group was eventually set at 43 children.

“Two methods of chiropractic care were used, both very gentle, non-invasive procedures,” said Dr. CARAVAGGIO.  “Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) was used on 22 of the infants, and occipito-sacral decompression (OSD) on the other 21, all selected at random for each particular care methodology.”

By the 7^th day of the short-term trial study, crying was significantly reduced by about 2 hours per day in both groups.  By the 14^th day of the trial, that reduction in crying was even more pronounced.  Four weeks after the completion of the

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SEPT. 1, 2010 3160 Steeles Ave. East, Suite 216

Markham, Ont.

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study, colic had disappeared in 82% of the infants undergoing the SMT care and in 67% of the infants undergoing the OSD care.

“A properly functioning nervous system is just as important in infants as it is in adults,” said Dr. CARAVAGGIO who makes a point of encouraging all his adult patients to bring in their children to get checked out.  “Stress and other imbalances have an overall effect on our bodies that we in the profession refer to as subluxations,” explains Dr. CARAVAGGIO, whose chiropractic practice features the Myovision Thermography / surface electromyography unit, a technology used by NASA in the space program, to measure nervous system health and performance.  “Listen to your body and you can dramatically alter your well-being,” Dr. CARAVAGGIO continued.

Dr. CARAVAGGIO added that studies like these give insight into potentially new ways to approach age-old problems of health, but was quick to remark that such studies are just a first step toward further understanding health issues like colic.

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Editor’s note:

Anyone wishing more information may contact Dr. Caravaggio, whose office is located at 3160 Steeles Ave. East, Suite 216 Markham, Ont. L3R 4G9 Tel 905-477-8900  www.DoctorMarcoDC.com

Reference:

“Comparison of the short-term effects of chiropractic spinal manipulation and occipito-sacral decompression in the treatment of infant colic:  A single-blinded, randomized, comparison Trial,” by Maria Browning and Joyce Miller, Clinical Chiropractic (2008) 11, 122-129.

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Found in 8.7% of children, according to medical literature

Study Shows Chiropractic Care Benefits Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

(August 10, 2010 ).  A small study group of children suffering from Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, was put into chiropractic care for up to five months in a controlled research project, as reported in a recent issue of Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing.

Following the study, all of the participating children showed marked improvement in their condition.

“Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD as it is commonly known, is characterized by inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness,” said Markham, Toronto -based Dr. Marco Caravaggio, D.C.  “This problem must be diagnosed medically and is usually treated with a combination of psycho-therapy and prescription medication. This study gives hope for an alternative course of care.”

The subjects of this particular study—four male youths, ranging in age from 9- to 13-years old—began chiropractic care on a 3-times per week basis for eight weeks, then decreased frequency of visits to twice a week for eight weeks and, thereafter, once per week.  The care consisted of spinal manipulation, with the addition of nutritional supplements.

During the course of the chiropractic care, results were checked using a 15-item, “ADHD Monitoring System Questionnaire,” which has been developed and approved by experts in the field to determine the efficacy of various methods of care.  Parents and teachers complete the questionnaire periodically, and their responses are tabulated to show progress, or lack thereof.

According to the published case study,

Our retrospective case series observed continued improvement in only five months of [chiropractic] care.  Regardless, this study provides supporting evidence that chiropractic may abate the symptoms of ADHD and may provide a complementary or alternative care approach to allopathic care approaches (i.e., stimulant medication).  The chiropractic perspective in the care of patients with ADHD is not one of ‘all or none’ (i.e., care results in no effect or complete remission of ADHD), but rather the symptoms of ADHD are abated (i.e., ‘like a dimmer for the lights’) concomitant with improvement in spinal function.

“This study represents a very preliminary level of findings, and much more research is needed,” Dr. Marco Caravaggio added.  “But the results should offer some encouragement for parents of children with this problem.”

Anyone wishing more information may contact Dr. Marco Caravaggio, whose office is located at 3160 Steeles Ave. East, Suite 216

Markham, Ont.

L3R 4G9 (telephone 905-477-8900).

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Reference:

“The chiropractic care of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A retrospective cases series,” Explore (May/June 2010) Vol. 6, No. 3, 173-182.

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Go to this link to read a bit about Dr. Marco’s journey from

Italy & then back to Canada….

http://www.canadianchiropractor.ca/content/view/1163/38/

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