Just like adults, infants can get misalignments in their spines as well. Does your baby tend to favor one side over the other? Do you notice that your baby tends to tilt their head to one side? You may want to consider getting your baby checked by a chiropractor for subluxations. Check out this study on a 6 month old patient with suckling problems. After one adjustment, the suckling intolerance did not return. Remember mamas and papas, chiropractic is safe, gentle, and all natural.
Resolution of suckling intolerance in 6 month old chiropractic patient. Holtrop DP. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2000 Nov-Dec;23 ( 9):615-618
OBJECTIVE: To discuss the management and resolution of suckling intolerance in a 6-month-old infant.
CLINICAL FEATURES: A 6-month-old boy with a 4(1/2)-month history of aversion to suckling was evaluated in a chiropractic office. Static and motion palpation and observation detected an abnormal inward dishing at the occipitoparietal junction, as well as upper cervical (C1-C2) asymmetry and fixation. These indicated the presence of cranial and upper cervical subluxations.
INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME: The patient was treated 5 times through use of cranial adjusting; 4 of these visits included atlas (C1) adjustment. The suckling intolerance resolved immediately after the first office visit and did not return.
CONCLUSION: It is possible that in the infant, a relationship between mechanical abnormalities of the cervicocranial junction and suckling dysfunction exists; further research in this area could be beneficial. Possible physiological etiologies of painful suckling are presented.
