A friend of mine has adopted a 1-year old boy from Kazachstan. He suffered from lack of oxygen at birth (I don't know the details), which shows in his development. Is there anything that can help this boy?

thanks,

Sofie-Ann

It is difficult to comment without knowing any more details and severity of problem, but as a first port of call I would suggest you look at Dr Robin Pauc's site - www.tinsleyhouseclinic.co.uk . If you read the case studies and his book 'Is that my child' you will realise that quite a number of common developmental problems stem back to a lack of oxygen at birth.  My son was given oxygen at birth and as a mother I knew there was a problem with the usual milestones as a baby/toddler but could not pin it down and it didn't appear as anything obvious to people who didn't know him very well. 

Having been recommended Dr Pauc's book a couple of years ago I read it (a real eye-opener), visited Dr Pauc and found that my son suffers from mild dyspraxia which has affected his fine motor skills, co-ordination, spatial awareness and ability to concentrate amongst other things.  Thankfully it is not severe hence the reason why he was just regarded as clumsy and vague at school, but we have visited Dr Pauc three times now over the last 1.5 years and my son is now making great progress. 

 Good luck!

Hi - I highly recommend your friend contacts Advance in East Grinstead. They teach parents neuro-respiratory exercises to carry out on their children at home. Greater than 90% of the children treated suffer from lack of oxygen at birth (cerebral palsy). My own son who has global development delay has made massive progress since we started on Advance's programme of exercises. He was 20 months old and is now 7. Within a month of starting his breathing improved, his crying got louder,  he started to babble and he started to gain weight. At 2 yrs 3 months he started to walk and he can now walk and run and jump. His speech has progressed from virtually nothing to being able to be understood by anybody (although still lacking a little in clarity). He is in mainstream school (with a helper) and can read quite well for his age. He has a great sense of humour! He is much less floppy than he used to be and continues to make great progress.

Without a doubt Advance will be able to help your friend'd child. If you or your friend wish to contact me further, please do on sarah.pratten@btinternet.com 

Contact Advance at:  www.advancecentre.org.uk or 01342 311 137 (Linda Scotson, the founder and director of Advance who's own son was brain injured is the best person to speak to)

Very best wishes,

Sarah Pratten

I suggest you look at a field of bodywork called Body Mind Centering. In this technique the therapist works with the developmental patterns (  crawling, rolling etc) that occur within the first year of life and have a have a direct effect on brain development. It is very successfully used in a variety of situations and particularly effective with young children. It is also a lovely way to work with young kids as it is very much tailored to the individual concerned and isn't about some kind of prescribed programme of exercise or manipulation, rather a session would be more like play time for your child ( the therapist would of course explain the purpose of what he/she was doing to the parent), and they would recommend useful activities for you to do at home. Why don;t you look at the following websites for more information - there is an international  list of therapists on the BMCA website. I am currently completing my training in this field and have seen it's effectiveness in many many situations so it really is worth checking out to see if it seems right for your friend and her/his child.  The websites are www.bodymindcentering.com, www.bmcassoc.org, www.ibmt.co.uk. You might also like to look at ' the WIsdom of the Body Moving, An introduction to Body Mind Centering " by Linda Hartley ( available on amazon)

Good luck and I am sure there is plenty that can be achieved , especially if you address the issue now.

Ania 

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Hello

My grandson has become very uncontrollable in school disrupting the class grades not so great and behavior on the aggressive side ..they say this might be from the lack of oxygen @ birth ..He is now 6 and the school wants him on Ritalin...I don't approve   ...have you heard of aggressive behavior from lack of oxygen @ birth?

He seems to have remorse @ the time he does things but then turns around the next day and does something even worse...

Hi Theresa,

Get him off ALL sugar,processed food,grains and milk for two weeks and see what happens.

Food should be ORGANIC meat and veg...multiply his weight in kilos by 0.003 and try get him to aim to drink that many litres of clean,NOT tap water daily.

I would have thought he would have displayed some kind of symptoms before now if he was deprived of oxygen at birth.

The school can't tell you to drug your grandson...they just want an easy life and have no concern for his health...I bet the food they serve at school is part of his "problem".

BodyTalk is excellent at sorting these types of problems....as is E.F.T

Robin

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I know of a woman who had a son born with lack of oxygen at birth, which left him with severe retardation. When her son was 13 y.o., she was introduced to a Japanese technology which processes tap water and changes its chemistry. This water has various properties, such as an alkaline pH level, and other properties, and is more oxygen rich than ordinary H2O, It is absorbed quickly by the cells and organs. You can read about it at www.WatersofHealth.com. After drinking this water for some time, her son started to be able to put words together, and go to the bathroom by himself, which he couldn't do before!

 Feel free to contact me for more info!

Hana Dolgin

917 509-3256 

Hi Theresa

Never, never, never Ritalin. Nobody can force you to accept this. I agree with Robin about diet. Make sure as well that he is getting the right balance of essential Oils.

It may be that your grandson is Dyspraxic which often leads to children being disruptive and aggresive. Unfortunately Dyspraxia is where Dyslexia was many years ago. The condition is one where children have a poor ability to plan and perform co-ordinated tasks. The child with dyspraxia may have a combination of such problems as low tone, poor balance, poor fine and gross motor coordination, difficulties with vision, poor body awareness, speech, reading and writing problems and may have emotional and behavioural problems as well.

As a physiotherapist I was asked to see a teenager with this condition. I knew nothing about it but went on a course being given by Michele Lee, a Physio who has developed an exercise routine and more to help these children. I came back and treated my young patient with quite a lot of success, but the regime requires a lot of input by family for it to succeed.

Michele Lee is based in Buckinghamshire Tel 01895 835144 if you wanted to find out more. She may also be able to give you the name of a physio in your area who would be able to help. An assessment to see if this is a problem would be the first step.

Hope this helps

Gill

Hello Sofie-Ann

 Do tell her to try The Bowen Technique.

 My son was born with a similar problem, and made excellent progress with this simple and gentle therapy, as have many other children I have treated.

She can find a therapist and lots of info at www.bowentherapists.com or go to www.thebowentechnique.com  for further info.

 Very best wishes.

 

A homeopath may well be able to help both the cases on this thread. Choose a professional Classical homeopath .

At 1 year old a diagnosis should certainly be possible for any damage, most likely occuring in the brain and resulting from lack of oxygen at birth. 

Cerebral Palsy is often the result of a lack of oxygen at birth, the damage which occurs to the brain is quite random, hence the vast range of condition within those people affected by Cerebral Palsy

My own daughter suffered a lack of oxygen at birth, it resulted in severe Cerebral Palsy, her physical condition is mainly the result of a lack of those autominous actions carried out by the brain without conscious thought, this is due to brain damage.

Whilst there is nothing to be done for the condition, repairing the brain is largely beyond current medical ability, there are other resources, medical and social available.  SCOPE is the dedicated chartity for those affected by Cerebral Palsy. 

C J 

Hi Sofie-Ann

 

I also highly recommend the Linda Scotson technique, based in East Grinstead.  My daughter had severe cerebal palsy and unfortunately we found this therapy too late.  I only wish we had gone there when she was a baby.  We used the technique for 2 years and thre were impressive changes in her extreme spasticity.  She used to howl everynight in pain and within 3 weeks of starting the therapy she stopped.  Unfortunately when we went there she was 5 1/2 years and she already had a pronounced scoliosis which we were unable to reverse and eventually caused her death at 7 1/2 years.

I am also a nutritional therapist and herbalist and there is an awful lot that can be done with these therapies.  If the child has epilepsy for example a high alkaline low mucus forming diet will benefit, as will various nutritional supplements. Caranial Ostopathy, Reflexology and Reiki may also be beneficial.

 

All the best

 

Chrissy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hyperbaric treatment together with some of the other treatments like breathing exercises should help.

Regards

Kevin 

A couple of years ago I was told about a treatment called High Density Oxygen Treatment (HDOT), formerly known as Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and it entails breathing oxygen whilst sitting in a pressurised environment.

Oxygen is essential to every one of the tissues in the body and any tissue injury requires oxygen for healing. Breathing oxygen under pressure means there is a higher concentration of oxygen coming into contact with and saturating the blood and body tissues.

Research at the University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom, has shown that, in the inflammation that is typical of multiple sclerosis (MS), the transport of oxygen is severely limited by tissue swelling. Despite the blood flowincreasing many times, there may be a severe lack of oxygen in the affected area sp that, just when oxygen is needed most it cannot reach the tissue in sufficient quantity. HDOT can help alleviate this problem.

For those with cerebral palsy (CP) and other neurological conditions, HDOT can help restore function in the damaged areas of the brian. HDOT typically involves an initial treatment of about twently sessions, which should be completed in quick succession, followed by 'top-ups' of at least one per week.

As oxygen is such a pure and natural thing, I feel it can do no harm in trying this treatment. There may not necessarily be an improvement, but there have been no ill affects reported from trying the treatment. I have heard of children with severe CP who have had very high muscle tone and stiffness, but following treatment their muscles have become more flexible and more comfortable. Another severely disabled child said their first word after a series of treatments. In these cases, I think this is a long term treatment and the patient may revert to their original condition if the treatment is stopped, but who knows how well this will work on the brain, especially in a young child who has much growing and development ahead of them?

Good luck.