At the suggestion of a friend, I reached out to Dr. Barry Gillespie for treating my eleven-year old son in his King of Prussia office. I shared with him how my son had chronic constipation, a speech and language disorder, rigid arching of his neck at night, and behavioral issues. Dr. Gillespie explained the process of releasing the tension in my son’s pelvis, shoulders, and throat. To my relief, he expressed optimism about my son as a candidate for his unique approach.
I could never have imagined the immediate progress that my son would show even after the first session. He emerged from the office telling me about the intricacies of Ancient Greek and Egyptian governments while we walked to the car. Before that moment, my son had never mentioned anything about school before besides basic sentences about gym class. Tears well up in my eyes even as I think about that precious moment right now. Over the course of four more sessions, my son continued to improve across the board. His struggle with constipation went away, his desire to provoke negative reactions in others diminished, and his sentences continued to grow in length and complexity.
Just this past week, I received independent confirmation of what I perceived in terms of his academic growth. For his public school’s standardized assessment, administered every three months, he showed tremendous growth. The data reported that he improved in math at a greater rate than 93% of his peers. And if he continues in this progression next month, the school will jump an entire grade in math for him. It was as if a spigot finally had been released, and our boy could show us what he could do.
We are so happy and relieved to have found Dr. Gillespie, who identified the issues with our son and offered treatment that dramatically improved his condition. Moreover, we are optimistic about the future as our son’s issues seem to have been resolved and he can begin to access his true potential. I now recommend Dr. Gillespie and his associates to anyone with chronic issues as he can release the body’s tension and help it to heal naturally.
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