Spot On: The Pulse of Laser Therapy

Laser Treatment provides relief for 3-year-old suffering from Legg-Calve-Perthes' Disease

Three-year-old Connor had been having pain intermittently in his left knee and thigh but it had been attributed to "growing pains."

Then in December 2007, he was playing with his cousin, and fell down. He had immediate pain though no deformity of the left leg. X-rays of the knee and thigh were read negative for acute injury. He crawled around the house for the next two days, and was unable to walk, hop, or even stand on his left leg.

His parents consulted their primary care doctor who sent Connor out for hip x-rays. The films showed that he had Legg-Calve-Perthes' Disease of the left femur. This is a problem seen in 4-8 year old boys generally, and is best described as a lack of blood flow to the head of the femur, that results in the bone dying, causing pain and dysfunction.

Connor's mom brought him in to get checked out chiropractically and for possible laser therapy. Connor had moderate to severe leg pain and could not walk when he came in on January 18th, 2008. His C1 (cervical) vertebra (atlas) was out of spinal alignment, he received an adjustment and laser therapy to his left hip and thigh. He received two more treatments of laser and one atlas adjustment over the next 5-days and was 100% improved symptomatically.

He has continued to be checked and continues to hold his atlas adjustment and gets occasional laser treatment as needed. He has returned to normal 3-year-old toddler activities and is currently pain free between visits. Follow-up x-rays are scheduled in 6-months.

Dr. Robert Logan
Stanislaus Chiropractic Wellness Center
200 Auto Center Court
Modesto, CA
(209) 527-5433

Labels: acute injury, Dr. Logan, Legg-Calve-Perthes' Disease, pain relief