Nocturnal Enuresis is the fancy medical term for bed-wetting during sleep. Bed-wetting is very common among children and it’s estimated that about 5 to 7 million children suffer from it. Medical doctors have struggled to find an answer to help these children. The American Family Physician recommends:
1. “An alarm system that signal when the bed gets wet.”
2. “A reward system for dry nights.”
3. “Asking your child to change the sheets.”
4. “Having your child practice holding his or her urine for longer and longer
times.”
This obviously doesn’t correct the cause and is a feeble attempt at best.
Another scary medical recommendation is a medication that causes the kidney to make less urine! I would seriously question a doctor that would recommend that aggressive and potentially harmful approach to my child.
What should you do? Chiropractic has been recognized for years as a solution for this challenging problem. In our practice, we have helped many children successfully. Early into my practice, I even encountered a young adult (26) who was still suffering from bed-wetting!! Success begins with identifying the cause. If the nervous system
that controls the function of the bladder becomes interfered with, it may lead to night time bed-wetting in children. This 26-year old had severe nerve interference, notably found through a very unbalanced hip structure. It only takes a few bumps and falls in an infant to interfere with this nerve supply – and while the symptom may come and go, the nerve interference may stay for a long time.
The following research confirms the chiropractic solution.
1) Chiropractic Management of Primary Nocturnal Enuresis, Reed WR, Beavers S, Reddy SK, Kern G. JMPT, 1994. Results: 25% of the chiropractic children experienced 50% or more reduction in wet night frequency as compared to the control group.
2.) Nocturnal Enuresis: Treatment Implications for the Chiropractor, Kreitz BG, Aker PD, JMPT 1994. Results: Spinal adjustment therapy has been shown to possess an efficacy comparable to the natural history.
3) Functional Nocturnal Enuresis, Blomerth PR. JMPT 1994. Case study: An 8 year old male bedwetter was adjusted and experienced complete resolution of bed-wetting.
4) Chiropractic Management of Enuresis, Gemmell HA, Jacobson, BH. JMPT. Case study: A 14 year-old male with a long history of continuous bed-wetting. Bed-wetting was alleviated through chiropractic adjustments.
5) Characteristics of 217 Children Attending a Chiropractic College Teaching Clinic, Nyiendo J, Olsen E. JMPT 1988. The authors noted that the children patients at Western States Chiropractic College public clinic commonly suffered from ear infections, sinusitis, allergies, bed-wetting, respiratory problems and digestive disturbances. Complete or substantial improvement was noted in 61.2% of the pediatric patients complaints.
If your children, or children you know are having these issues, they deserve to be checked by a chiropractor – your nerve function specialist!
Dr J
