• Kotlerman S
• Martin A
• Pierce D
• Postlethwaite R
• McIvor C

• Adult
• Female
• Manipulation, Spinal
• Migraine Disorders
• Open Access Document
• Quality of Life
• Subluxation
• Vertebral Subluxation Complex

Background: A 23-year-old female, novice to chiropractic care, presented for care with primary concerns relating to hemiplegic migraines, drop seizures, extreme fatigue, pilonidal cyst, leg and back spasms, poor sleep, and deteriorating mental health and cognitive function. At the time of her presentation, the young female could no longer drive, work, or live unassisted. 

Intervention: The patient presented for an initial week of concentrated chiropractic care, which was then repeated f ive times over five years. During this time, she underwent 55-65 chiropractic adjustments per five-day course of concentrated chiropractic care. Additional care instructions included dietary advice, including the limitation of inflammatory foods, neurological exercises, customised nutritional-support detoxification, and spinal stretches.  

Outcomes: Gradual but significant improvements were noted at each week of care, resulting in the patient seeing a complete resolution of her presenting complaints and a significant improvement in her quality of life, including being able to return to normal health, regain her working life, and engage in other normal activities of daily living.  

Conclusion: The impact chiropractic care has had on this patient cannot be understated. Given that no short of eleven other health practitioners had been unable to resolve her comorbid presentations, caring for her whole nervous system using concentrated chiropractic care that delivers many adjustments in a short amount of time, thus theoretically increasing the neuroplastic effect seen over a short amount of time, may have been the mechanism behind life-changing care. This presents a rationale for further investigation into concentrated chiropractic care and Averio Functional Neurological Technique. 

Author keywords: Vertebral spinal subluxation; Chiropractic; Chiropractic adjustment; Quality of Life; Hemiplegic migraine.

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