Index to Chiropractic Literature
Index to Chiropractic Literature
My ICL     Sign In
Friday, March 29, 2024
Index to Chiropractic LiteratureIndex to Chiropractic LiteratureIndex to Chiropractic Literature
Share:


For best results switch to Advanced Search.
Article Detail
Return to Search Results
ID 26137
  Title Resolution of breastfeeding difficulties following chiropractic in a neonate with birth trauma, plagiocephaly and edema from an asynclitic presentation: A case report
URL https://www.vertebralsubluxationresearch.com/2019/11/11/resolution-of-breastfeeding-difficulties-following-chiropractic-in-a-neonate-with-birth-trauma-plagiocephaly-edema-from-an-asynclitic-presentation-a-case-report/
Journal J Pediatr Matern & Fam Health - Chiropr. 2019 Nov;2019():Online access only p 134-138
Author(s)
Subject(s)
Peer Review Yes
Publication Type Case Report
Abstract/Notes

Objective: To describe the chiropractic care of a neonate immediately post-partum who had experienced birth trauma.

Clinical Presentation: The attending midwife noted the infant had an asynclitic head presentation at birth and as a result was born with an elongation of the occiput due to cranial molding, bilateral flexion at the elbows and shoulders with decreased range of motion in the cervical spine with tongue and lip tie. Edema of the occiput with bruising was notable along with hypertonicity of cervical musculature at C1, hypertonicity (bilaterally) of the pectoral and biceps muscles, blanching and tension of lip tie, decreased suck reflex and tongue retraction with sucking, fascial restrictions at the ethmoid bones, at the occipital condyles (bilaterally), as well as at the shoulders and clavicles, bilaterally. An anterior subluxation of left sphenoid was noted.

Intervention and Outcomes: The infant was cared for with chiropractic including a sphenobasilar adjustment. Following this adjustment, significant reduction in occipital edema was noted along with normal suck pattern and breastfeeding normalized.

Conclusions: This case report provides supporting evidence that patients suffering from birth trauma may benefit from subluxation-based chiropractic care.

Author keywords: infant, asynclitism, birth trauma, head shape, difficult latch, vertebral subluxation, adjustment, plagiocephaly

Author affiliations: KH: Private Practice of Chiropractic, Burleson, Texas, United States;  International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, Media, Pennsylvania, United States

This abstract is reproduced with the permission of the publisher; full text is available by subscription.


 

   Text (Citation) Tagged (Export) Excel
 
Email To
Subject
 Message
Format
HTML Text     Excel



To use this feature you must register a personal account in My ICL. Registration is free! In My ICL you can save your ICL searches in My Searches, and you can save search results in My Collections. Be sure to use the Held Citations feature to collect citations from an entire search session. Read more search tips.

Sign Into Existing My ICL Account    |    Register A New My ICL Account
Search Tips
  • Enclose phrases in "quotation marks".  Examples: "low back pain", "evidence-based"
  • Retrieve all forms of a word with an asterisk*, also called a wildcard or truncation.  Example: chiropract* retrieves chiropractic, chiropractor, chiropractors
  • Register an account in My ICL to save search histories (My Searches) and collections of records (My Collections)
Advanced Search Tips