Keeping Up & More X-rays?

Z's pain level was at a 7 and he walked sort of funny this morning. We gave him a Benadryl in hopes that the pain would decrease enough that he could go to school. We've opted to keep him home today as with this kind of pain he really isn't able to focus... He has been sleeping since 9 a.m. I guess with all the adjusting and pain yesterday his poor body is just exhausted, he's sleeping without moaning so that's good. Oh?!? Wait!! He had Benadryl this morning, no way!! It actually worked!! Amazing! Hopefully when he wakes up he will feel much better. 


Dr. Brown called around 12:15 and wanted to see if Robert and I would be willing to travel to St. Louis, Missouri to see a Dr. Dennis Logan at Clear Institute, because he has a DMX which is a Digital Motion X-ray, a video-based fluoroscopy system. DMX is the next evolution of static X-ray which is coupled with digital and optic technology, allowing clinicians to view the spine and extremity articulations in real time motion at 30 exposures per second. The procedure is performed with the patient standing and actively moving in a weight bearing position within the system. DMX allows clinicians to evaluate all 22 major ligaments of the cervical spine with up to 2,700 X-ray images. The DMX is used to find ligament damage that static films and MRI miss. The DMX is well founded X-ray based on sound scientific principles.


He also wanted to let me know that he may need another X-ray and that he would be consulting with some of his colleagues about Zachary to determine the best plan for him. 


Our appointment is this evening ...... hopefully Z will have the opportunity to learn the exercises. We will see ....


So? This evening Zachary went in to Dr. Brown's with a pain level of 3 so he was able to learn the warm up exercises that he would be doing twice everyday. Once in the morning and once in the evenings. These exercises are to help Z loosen up his joints and to strengthen up his muscles. So that when he is adjusted his spine will stay in place. When Z has his appointments in the evenings he will do these exercises at the office. Dr. Brown calls it Mix, Fix, Set ... the Mix is to loosen up the joints, the Fix is to get adjusted, and the Set is to strengthen the muscles.

Z's Posture

Z without weights

Z with weights

Zachary wasn't in pain he just didn't want to participate in my photos, is all. 

Dr. Brown took another X- ray with Z's chin up as if looking in the sky and the X-ray was taken of his neck to see how the Atlas and the axis was positioned from a top view. When he showed us the X-ray you could see that the Atlas was turned so it wasn't aligned correctly with the axis

X-ray will go here soon as I get a copy :) 

We also learned that Dr. Dennis Logan is an option if Zachary isn't showing some progress. So in short, Dr. Brown is considering back up plans just in case Zachary doesn't show improvement. 


Zachary left Dr. Browns office with a pain level of "0" ... Can I just say? I love to see that number when Zachary holds up both of his fists! It's my most favorite number ever!!! He did have a pretty rough night he wasn't interested in his TENS unit, instead he wanted me to rub his back as Dr. Brown taught me with the coconut oil. In the middle of the night we gave him a Benadryl so he could rest. He can take one Benadryl now and it works just fine, where as before it didn't even affect Z. He would have to take at least two for it to have any effect on him.