A Parent Emails:
"Our baby, whom you treated recently, had a bad fall. When our oldest was carrying her, she bumped her elbow against the wall and dropped her. Our baby landed on her back and head.
"About 30 minutes later, she started to throw up and continued for hours. We went to the emergency room, and everyone figured she had a concussion.
"Now two weeks later, she is doing better but having a harder time sleeping. She is arching her back a lot more than she has in the past.”
Dr. Barry Gillespie Writes
This infant presented with a zero-second brain cycle, down from over 200-plus seconds—quite a distinct change. She was also arching with a fascial strain from her sacrum to her occiput.
Dad said that she has had sleeping issues since the fall. I have found that that was common problem for infants with a zero-second brain cycle. They may even have a headache, of which we are unaware.
As I held her, she went into that arch and slowly released over the sessions. Her brain cycle opened to a nice 100 seconds, but I told dad we need another visit because there were still more layers of strain.
She recovered nicely by the end of the second visit. A freely functioning craniosacral fascial system is a key for excellent health.
In the big picture, I believe that the emergency room protocol needs to change for head trauma cases. I am fine with the current clinical examination, but it needs to include checking the brain cycle.
If the patient presents with a zero-second or diminished brain cycle, therapy should be available at the hospital as part of the concussion protocol. Instead of being released as “OK" to go home untreated, all concussed patients need therapy there.
Emergency room providers need to expand their therapeutic universe into our world. Drugs, surgery, and technology are needed sometimes, but the Gillespie Approach needs to be the premier therapy for patients of any age with concussions.
Gillespie Approach Training is so needed for emergency room providers. Let’s help stop the suffering.
