by Neil Bossenger | May 2, 2015 | Case of the month, Cases, Spinewave Bulletin, Symptoms
Nausea, bloating and constipation are common and often non-specific symptoms. Patients can present with one or all three symptoms and not even realise they are constipated. Surprisingly, 50 percent of people who complain of nausea, bloating or constipation have normal...
by Neil Bossenger | Mar 7, 2015 | Case of the month, Cases, Spinewave Bulletin, Symptoms
The published case A 7-year-old male diagnosed at 14-months of age with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) presented for chiropractic care. History examination revealed the patient had daily chronic diarrhoea and nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting). Despite being verbally...
by Neil Bossenger | May 1, 2013 | Case of the month, Cases, Spinewave Bulletin, Symptoms
Nocturnal enuresis means uncontrolled urination at night after the age of 5 years. This article highlights brain-based reasons for bedwetting, outside of pathological conditions such spina bifida, kidney disease or urethral obstructions. It’s for the parents who...
by Neil Bossenger | Feb 25, 2013 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
The gut has a nervous system of its own called the “enteric nervous system”. It has about as many neurons as the spinal cord and is metaphorically called “the brain of the gut”. The gut has developed powerful mechanisms to defend the body...
by Neil Bossenger | Sep 14, 2011 | Case of the month, Cases, Spinewave Bulletin, Symptoms
I am now well toilet trained – Karen. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has in many instances become a hand-wave diagnosis due to its complex nature and myriad causes. IBS can have elements of constipation and diarrhoea, or alternation between the two. When I first...