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Patients with Pain

This study analyzed the neurophysiological effects of Gifford Neurology Therapy on chiropractic patients with pain-related complaints. They did not have autism, genetic conditions, or degenerative neurological conditions such as dementia, ataxia, or Parkinson’s disease. The intent of our analysis was to see how much coordination and intelligence could improve in a population with pain. Forty-seven patients were examined with The International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS) and The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales Version 5 (SB5) before and after 3-months of Gifford Neurology Therapy. Their ages varied from 6 to 89 with an average of 53 years. 

Look at the columns highlighted yellow in Tables 1 and 2. They show the amount of change and effect sizes for cerebellum motor coordination (ICARS) and SB5 from pre-therapy to post-therapy. Movement coordination improved by 35%, and IQ increased from a normal to high normal rating in just 3 months!

Table 1

Minimum Maximum Mean Total Points Improvement from Exam 1
AGE 6 89 53.00
ICARS 1 14 68 35.15
ICARS 2 12 52 22.98 12.17
Full-scale IQ 1 84.00 130.00 106.1915
Full-scale IQ 2 92.00 136.00 113.1489 6.9574
Non-verbal IQ 1 79.00 128.00 102.3617
Non-verbal IQ 2 88.00 139.00 109.2340 6.8723
Verbal IQ 1 82.00 132.00 109.7234
Verbal IQ 2 96.00 136.00 116.2340 6.5106
Fluid Reasoning 1 82.00 135.00 105.9362
Fluid Reasoning 2 85.00 141.00 112.7234 6.7872
Knowledge 1 83.00 137.00 106.8298
Knowledge 2 89.00 140.00 113.9362 7.1064
Quantitative Reasoning 1 78.00 130.00 103.3191
Quantitative Reasoning 2 89.00 127.00 107.7660 4.4469
Visual Spatial 1 82.00 129.00 104.7234
Visual Spatial 2 88.00 135.00 110.9574 6.234
Working Memory 1 80.00 135.00 107.2553
Working Memory 2 97.00 143.00 112.6170 5.3617

Table 2

Paired Samples Effect Sizes

Effect Sizes Description
Pair 1 ICARS 1 - ICARS 2 Cohen's d 1.440 Very Large
Pair 2 Full-scale IQ 1 - Full-scale IQ 2 Cohen's d -.981 Very Large
Pair 3 Non-verbal IQ 1 - Non-verbal IQ 2 Cohen's d -.853 Large
Pair 4 Verbal IQ 1 - Verbal IQ 2 Cohen's d -.686 Large
Pair 5 Fluid Reasoning 1 - Fluid Reasoning 2 Cohen's d -.525 Medium
Pair 6 Knowledge 1 - Knowledge 2 Cohen's d -.833 Large
Pair 7 Quantitative Reasoning 1 - Quantitative Reasoning 2 Cohen's d -.516 Medium
Pair 8 Visual Spatial 1 - Visual Spatial 2 Cohen's d -.553 Medium
Pair 9 Working Memory 1 - Working Memory 2 Cohen's d -.523 Medium

Summary

The idea that healthy, normal people can increase their Full-Scale IQ from 106.1915 (normal IQ) to 113.1489 (high normal) in just 3 months of Gifford Neurology Therapy is phenomenal. In other research studies posted on this website (Autism and Down Syndrome) we’ve seen that continuing therapy for another 3 months is even more powerful. And yes, our chiropractic therapy relieved their pain.