Inability to Breast-Feed
Case study: infant's inability to breast-feed. Krauss, L.
Chiropractic Pediatrics Vol. 1 No. 3 Dec. 1994.
The inability to breast-feed due to pain caused by atlas subluxation
and TMJ dysfunction. Child had colic, flatulence and outbursts of
crying from 9 PM to 1 AM since birth, 19 days prior. Upon examination
had inversion and probation of left foot, left ear was folded, left
cervical lateral flexion posture, rooting was poor and facial
asymmetry and right lateral mandible. Chiropractic care and
CranioSacral therapy was begun. "We suspected that his posture
in utero was the primary contributing factor to child's physical
asymmetry and subluxation pattern. By forth week of adjustments
baby began to breast-feed from both breasts."
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