Resolution of Recurrent Acute Otitis Media in a Child Undergoing Chiropractic Care: A Case Report - Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics 2015

23-month-old female presenting with 6 acute otitis media episodes since the age of 6 months. Current allopathic treatment consists of antibiotic therapy but episodes of otitis media are still recurrent. The patient received 6 full spine diversified chiropractic adjustments with myofascial release of cervical muscles and effleurage of the frontal and maxillary sinuses over the course of one month. Treatment protocol was then changed to 1 visit per 2 weeks, 1 visit per month and lastly, prevention visits at 1 visit per 2 months or whenever the patient presented with cold symptoms. During the year following the first chiropractic treatment, the patient continued chiropractic care every two months and has had no reoccurrence of AOM.

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