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Baby Girl Saved From Cranial Surgery Because of Chiropractic

A study published in the April 10, 2010 issue of the scientific
periodical, the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal and Family Health,
documents the case study of a 3 week old baby girl who was saved
from head surgery due to timely specific chiropractic care.

In this case study, a 3 week old girl who was medically diagnosed
with craniosynostosis was brought to a chiropractor in an attempt
to help avoid skull surgery. According to the website WebMD,
"Craniosynostosis is a problem with the skull that causes a baby's
head to be oddly shaped. A baby's skull is not just one bowl-shaped
piece of bone. It is made up of five thin, bony plates that are
held together by fibrous material called sutures . The sutures let
a baby's skull expand as the brain grows. Over time, the sutures
harden and close the skull bones together. When a baby has
craniosynostosis, one or more of these sutures close too soon. The
head doesn't form a normal shape."

The research article starts off by noting that a baby's head growth
is largely determined by the growth of the brain. At one year of
age, the infant brain reaches approximately 90% of its adult size
and by 6 years of age, the brain is 95% developed, and is
essentially complete by age 7. Craniosynostosis not only affects
skull shape but can also affect brain development creating serious
issues.

In this case, a mother brought her 3 week old baby girl to a
chiropractor following a medical diagnosis of craniosynostosis by
her obstetrician and pediatrician. According to the patient's
mother, she was advised that the medical care plan was to monitor
her child for 3 months and if craniosynostosis progressed further,
surgery would have to be performed on her baby's skull. The baby
girl had no other health issues at that time.

A chiropractic examination revealed the presence of subluxations,
and a course of specific chiropractic care was initiated for
correction. Measurements of the size of the baby's skull were
regularly taken and showed that once chiropractic care was
initiated, the skull started to show normal growth. After 6
chiropractic visits, the little girl was 10 weeks old and her skull
had grown from 34.5 cm, to 39.2 cm. After approximately three
months of care the girls mother reported that her daughter's
cranial development had progressed so well that she would not
require skull surgery.

Dr. Joel Alcantara, a chiropractor and Director of Research for the
International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and the
lead author of the paper, noted, "In this case we have a defect in
the infant's skull that did not require a planned surgery following
a trial of chiropractic care of the spine and skull." He concluded,
"The research shows that not only is chiropractic for children
extremely safe but it is also highly effective."
 
 

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yours in health,

Dr. Weisz, D.C.


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