“I have seen everyone, done everything, and nothing has helped my child.” Maybe professionals are not looking at the most relevant health parameters.
A four-year-old boy presents with a laundry list of conditions: sensory issues, low tone, always excitable in flight-or-fight mode, short toe-heel steps, mouth breather, oral issues, reflux, and lack of focus, concentration, and attention span.
He fell through the cracks of the health system where the best doctors in Philadelphia could not give mom a specific diagnosis. She was beside herself. If someone had looked at him in the light of the function of his craniosacral fascial system, they could have seen his issues more clearly.
He was born at 36 weeks in a fast birth. Since he never latched, he had a frenectomy for his tongue tie. He reverted after one day of nursing, and mom had to pump for nine months. On examination, he had a zero-second brain cycle and deep fascial strain in his neck.
Some readers may ask for the hard science behind connecting all of the above issues to a brain that is not expanding or contracting well. I honestly do not have those answers. I hypothesize that the pressure on the brain and a stagnant flow of cerebrospinal fluid could be important factors.
I have spent my entire career in the clinical field trying to develop the most effective therapy. There has been no interest or money available to do the basic science research for my approach.
I have found that parents are not concerned about scientific proof; they just want their child to feel better. I believe that if a normal brain cycle is restored over the next month or two, good things will start to happen for this child.
I also believe that if he had received therapy on his first day of life, his family would have had a very different experience. Gillespie Approach Training for infants and newborns is a must for all neonatal providers.
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