History
Background
Mark Goble (MPhil) has been a Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) practitioner since 1997. As a patient, a CAM therapy cured him of chronic sciatica. He then studied CAM, and treated friends, family and the general public, successfully reducing stress and pain. Goble then helped two ADHD child patients improve behaviour and academic development, but was puzzled why a third child was not helped. Goble studied other CAM therapies, but found some skeptical people wanted scientific evidence to take CAM therapies seriously. Choosing to accept this challenge Goble decided to undertake scientific study of CAM techniques to help children with ADD and ADHD. To achieve objective and unbiased study design, Goble became a PhD researcher/observer, rather than a researcher/practitioner. He measured effectiveness of CAM techniques administered by A. J. Sweeney treating ADD and ADHD children in a controlled setting with a controlled research study named SHADES. Research aims were to identify if CAM was effective in treating children with ADD or ADHD; to develop an understanding of the processes underlying the CAM techniques; and to establish if ADD and ADHD could be treated with CAM only, or if other interventions were also needed. The PhD Research began via the Institute of Education at the University of London with an exploratory pilot study of two children, to identify which of numerous CAM treatments could be most effective. Two specific interventions were identified as helping both ADHD symptoms and academic achievement. In a second study over 6 months, results were replicated for a sample of 30 against a control. Children’s reactions were recorded via approved video observation, electro-magnetic brain activity, and energy field measures. Nine measures verified that 90.9% of the children improved. A third study (12 month longitudinal) tested the same two CAM therapies, but with modifications that emerged from previous findings. Research was against a control group taking the drugs Ritalin & Concerta. The sample consisted of 68 participants aged between 7-14 years old. Over 50% of the subjects suspended their intake of Ritalin, and are now living normal, fulfilling, drug-free lives. One year results showed an increased success rate of 96.9%. Large improvements were shown in school grades, writing and reading skills. FutureAll research aims were met. Drug free ADHD treatment results increased way beyond expectations, with ‘sole’ stand-alone ADHD natural therapy that in many cases may replace drugs.
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