A Child With Asthma Judy's Story As Told By Dr. Barry R. Gillespie Seven-year-old Judy missed thirty days of school due to childhood asthma. She had difficulty breathing as well as a dry cough. Her doctor prescribed Theo-Dur or Slo-Bid (drug trade names for theophylline, a drug that dilates the airways and makes breathing easier) for the asthma and a cough medicine for the cough. The drugs upset her stomach, and her parents were frustrated and helpless. When I examined her, problems cat problems cat I found that her fascia was very restricted. Her cranial tissues were tight, and she had fascial and muscle strains from her head down into her chest. Her diet was very good and not a factor. I presented my evaluation to her parents explaining that I could never promise a cure for her, but I felt strongly that I could help her. Both parents wanted Judy to try therapy with the full knowledge that it was a new approach diagnosing asthma children problems cat that offered no guarantee to help her asthma. During the first treatment I was able to release the cranial structures, and the parents saw improvement in their daughter's condition immediately. Over the remaining six visits I released the fascial and muscle strain patterns in the upper body, which are characteristic of a child with asthma. As Judy's body functioned better, the asthma symptoms faded. Her parents gradually dropped the dosage of the medication and eventually stopped it altogether. Judy was unusual asthma in schools problems cat in that she did not require Pfrimmer deep muscle therapy and myofascial release in the pelvic structures. Also, many children with asthma take longer than seven treatments. A Normal Life Ten Years Later In speaking to her mother recently, I learned that Judy has not had an asthma attack in ten years and is leading a normal life in high school. Her only remaining problem is that she sometimes has to stop and catch her breath for a moment when relief problems problems cat she participates
