• Cuthbert S

• Betaine
• Chest Pain
• Chiropractic
• Gastric Acid
• Kinesiology, Applied
• Open Access Document

Narrative: A 64-year-old-female with severe substernal burning pain and diaphragm came to our office for examination. She had been seen previously for TMJ disorder and bilateral knee pains, which were swiftly and effectively corrected. She was a nurse, and believed medical care should be given for most human ailments. When she developed severe gastric burning, she went to Manila first. Medications were given, but whenever she stopped taking them, the problem returned more severely. She returned to our office for an examination for this problem. 

Temporal bone cranial dysfunctions corrected her AK findings related to the digestive system, (diaphragm muscle weakness, bilaterally inhibited pectoralis major (clavicular division), and a reactive psoas-diaphragm pattern) but would all return upon standing and walking. 

Further investigation led to a trial of betaine hydrochloride orally. The muscle and cranial dysfunctions were retested and the pectoralis major (clavicular division) was now found bilaterally strong, and there was no evidence of the temporal bulge or parietal descent cranial dysfunctions, and the reactive psoas-diaphragm complex were no longer present. 

Zinc supplementation is often necessary in the natural treatment of digestive enzyme disturbances and hydrochloric acid deficiencies. The patient took betaine hydrochloride with meals for 2 weeks and now frequently eats chilli made with hot chilli peppers (a staple on Negros Oriental Island in the Philippines) and any other spicy Filipino food she desires. There has been no return of her symptoms of hyper-or-hypochlorhydria.  

Applied Kinesiology's systematic examination system for digestive system problems proved adequate for this patient's severe problems and quickly effective. 

Author keywords: Chiropractic - Hyperchlorhydria - Substernal pain - Applied kinesiology - Betaine hydrochloride.

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