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There are two terms associated with bed-wetting, i.e., primary enuresis and secondary enuresis. Primary enuresis is bed-wetting that has persisted since infancy, while secondary enuresis is defined as bed-wetting after an extended period of dry nights has been established (six months or more). Seeing a chiropractor may be helpful for treating secondary enuresis.

How can chiropractic treatment help? By realigning subluxations in the sacrum. In adulthood, the sacrum is a large, roughly triangular-shaped bone at the base of the spine. However, in childhood the sacrum is made up of five separate bones that fuse by the late teen to early adult years. Misalignments of these sacral segments can alter the pathway for the nerve — first as it exits to the bladder and as it brings information from the bladder to the brain. This alteration in the pathway of the nerve can change either the function of the bladder or the perception by the brain of the fullness of the bladder.

How can the segments of the scrum become misaligned. There are several reasons: 1) a fall on the buttocks, 2) a bladder infection, 3) constipation, 4) intense emotional stressors such as a death in the family, physical or emotional abuse by a parent, or sexual assault, and 5) chronic fatigue.

Chiropractic adjustments correct the misalignments of the sacral segments, allowing the nerve to carry information unimpeded between the bladder and the brain. If secondary enuresis is caused by the misalignment of the sacral segments, then chiropractic adjustments will help to restore normal night-time dryness.

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