Neurofeedback
(1) Swingle Clinic, Vancouver, BC, Canada Although we will be discussing many treatment methodologies throughout this book, neurofeedback, or brain wave biofeedback, remains as the major “workhorse” in neurotherapy….
Introduction
(1) Swingle Clinic, Vancouver, BC, Canada The purpose of this book is to encourage clinicians to introduce neurotherapy into their practice. Neurotherapy blends synergically with every therapeutic metaphor. Whatever…
Potentiating Neurotherapy
(1) Swingle Clinic, Vancouver, BC, Canada Many neurotherapists provide clients with various adjunctive self-administered treatments to facilitate the therapeutic process. These adjunctive complementary treatments include relaxation exercises, self-hypnosis, energy…
Normal Growth of the Spine and Thorax
How tall is the child? What is the child’s sitting height? How long is the subischial leg length? How much has the child grown in a single year? What is…
Spondylolisthesis
I. Dysplastic II. Isthmic A. Spondylolysis B. Isthmus elongation C. Acute fracture III. Traumatic IV. Degenerative V. Pathologic VI. Iatrogenic According to Wiltse, Newman and Macnab [147, 148] According to…
Anterior Growth Modulation Techniques: Vertebral Body Stapling
Fig. 43.1 Demonstration of spinal mobility after T10–L3 VBS 43.1.1 Historical Overview Stapling across physes of the long bones has been accepted as an effective method for treating limb malalignment…
Neurofibromatosis
1 Six or more café-au-lait macules more than 5 mm in greatest diameter in prepubertal individuals and more than 15 mm in postpubertal individuals 2 Two or more neurofibromas of…
Pediatric Spinal Infections (Chronic)
Fig. 27.1 Lateral radiographs of the thoraco-lumbar spine demonstrating kyphosis progression in a 8 year old child. (a) The deformity measures only 30 degrees at the completion of chemotherapy. Over…
Complications Following Distraction-Based Growth-Friendly Surgery in Early-Onset Scoliosis
Fig. 50.1 (a, b) A 9-year-old boy with idiopathic EOS treated with dual growing rods. Seven years after beginning treatment, he had a deep wound infection and was treated with…
Spinal Manifestations of Skeletal Dysplasias
Short trunk Brachyolmia spondylodysplasia Short appendicular skeleton Acromelic (short hand) Acromelic dysplasia Mesomelic (short forearm) Dyschondrosteosis (Leri Weill) Rhizomelic (short arm) Achondroplasia and related disorders Achondroplasia Hypochondroplasia Short trunk and…
