Welcome to our family at Balanced Health Chiropractic baby Liam!!
Liam is our youngest patient, only 1 day old! He is also my youngest nephew. He was checked within 24 hours after birth.
Liam was born with shoulder dystocia. What is that? “Shoulder dystocia is a specific case of obstructed labour whereby after the delivery of the head, the anterior shoulder of the infant cannot pass below, or requires significant manipulation to pass below, the pubic symphysis. It is diagnosed when the shoulders fail to deliver shortly after the fetal head.”
Many complications can come along with shoulder dystocia like a broken clavicle, inability to use their arm on the side involved, but the most important is irritation to the spine and nervous system.
The biggest thing about getting infants checks as soon as possible is that we don't know what is going on underneath. They can't tell us when something is wrong so it is important we stay on the cautionary side and get them checked so that there are no interferences in the nervous system that could disrupt development. We do an extensive neurological exam to mainly check and see how their nervous system is functioning. In the picture, I run a nervoscope down their spine, just like adults, to find any interference that isn't allowing their body to function properly.
Kids most important time in their life is their first 2 years. This is when most of the development of the brain and nervous system is happening in their bodies. So it is very important to check and see if they are on the right track right away!
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