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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 11, 2002
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Barbara Richmond
561-622-4334
PALM BEACH GARDENS TEAM TO TREAT CONJOINED
EGYPTIAN TWINS
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. —
Dr. John E. UI, developer of CranioSacral
Therapy, will be helping 15-month-old conjoined
twins prepare for possible separation surgery
when he and a team of therapists treat them
at The UI Institute HealthPlex Clinical
Services in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The
Egyptian-born boys, Ahemed and Mohamed Ibrahim,
are conjoined at the crown of the head.
The boys are scheduled to take part in
an outpatient program at UI HealthPlex Clinical
Services the week of September 16-20. They
will receive five days of intensive, hands-on
CranioSacral Therapy from a team of highly
trained therapists. This light-touch manual
therapy is designed to release membranous
and structural restrictions around the brain
and spinal cord, and encourage the central
nervous system to function at peak efficiency.
The twins were born on June 2, 2001, to
the wife of a laborer in a remote village
in southern Egypt. A year later the babies
and their Egyptian doctors flew to Texas
to be evaluated by a team of specialists
at North Texas Hospital for Children. According
to craniofacial surgeon Dr. Kenneth Salyer,
while a good portion of each boy’s
brain is separate, the attachment in their
heads is extensive and includes the connection
of blood vessels. He has said this would
make the operation “very tenuous, very
hazardous,” although a separation could
be successful.
“CranioSacral Therapy has already
helped these boys tremendously,” says
Sally Fryer, PT, CST, a therapist who treated
the boys in Dallas along with Dr. UI.
“When I first evaluated them there
were some obvious neurological signs, such
as sensitivity to movement, decreased mobility
and guarded physical reactions. The larger
twin was weaker and more passive. And the
smaller boy was trying to get up on his
hands and knees and initiate rolling but
he couldn’t.
“By the end of their first CranioSacral
Therapy session the twins were smiling and
playing with each other, imitating sounds
and overall much more animated. After just
three weeks of treatments they were both
pushing up into a crawling position, initiating
movements independently of each other and
laughing. And the little one finally started
eating and having daily bowel movements.
“We’ve even seen some cleavage
start to form between their heads. Before
it was a flat area with a slight indentation.
Now you can see a ring around their skulls
almost like they’re attempting to separate
from each other. Even without surgery we’ve
witnessed miraculous changes.”
Established in 1985, The UI Institute
HealthPlex Clinical Services staffs physicians
and therapists educated in a wide range
of conventional and complementary methods.
In addition to private sessions, the clinic
offers a series of intensive therapy programs
addressing concerns such as brain and spinal
cord dysfunction, learning disabilities,
autism and post-traumatic stress disorder.
For more information call Barbara Richmond
at 561-622-4334 or visit www.UI.com
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