birth trauma
KISS Syndrome: Kinematic Imbalance
Due to Sub-occipital Strain in Newborns:
Caused by intrauterine-constraint or the traumas of birth, KISS Syndrome can
be reviewed here:
http://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/
ymmt/article/PIIS0161475405000552/fulltext#section6
Manual Therapy in Children: Proposals for an
Etiologic Model, Heiner Biedermann, MD
From the excerpt: In
research done in the Netherlands, healthy newborns were examined routinely
after birth and a noticeable amount of intracerebral lesions were found.In
our studies, infants born by cesarean delivery are underrepresented,
and even more so if one excludes from this group the breech position,
a frequent indication for a cesarean delivery.
A cesarean delivery
is no guarantee that the cervical spine was not mechanically
strained. Depending on the length of the abdominal incision
and the urgency of the operation, the child may have been pulled
out forcefully. In most cases the cesarean delivery is at least
less demanding on the suboccipital structures than a vaginal
delivery.
Studies of the intracranial structures of apparently
healthy newborns showed a high percentage of signs of microtrauma
of brain stem tissues in the periventricular areas. It seems
probable that the exposed structures of the occipito-cervical
junction suffer at least as much as the cranium. Wischnik
et a. have shown this in experimental studies of the biomechanics
of delivery, as have others. The injury of the intracranial
and subcranial structures is thus the rule, not the exception.
The ability of most newborns to overcome and repair these
lesions shows the enormous capacity of the not yet fully
developed brain to cope with trauma at this stage.
The optimal
development of the brain, which persists well beyond the 16th
year, depends on adequate and consistent sensory input. The
importance of proprioceptive unbalances for the efficient repair
of cerebral lesions becomes evident.
http://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/
ymmt/article/PIIS0161475405000552/fulltext#section2
Treatment of birth trauma injuries is well within the means
of current practice in chiropractic and manual medicine.
The effects, frequency and overt damage of birth trauma is perhaps the easiest
way to understand why all children need to be checked for spinal misalignments
and cranial distortions. Gottlieb, medical researcher in his paper: Neglected
spinal cord, brain stem and musculoskeletal injuries stemming from birth trauma
has this to add:
Birth trauma remains an underpublicized and, therefore, an undertreated problem.
There is a need for further documentation and especially more studies directed
toward prevention. In the meantime, manual treatment of birth trauma injuries
to the neuromusculoskeletal system could be beneficial to many patients not
now receiving such treatment, and it is well within the means of current practice
in chiropractic and manual medicine.
Neglected spinal cord, brain stem and musculoskeletal injuries stemming from
birth trauma Gottlieb MS.
J
Manipulative Physiol Ther 1993 (Oct);16 (8):537-543
Cranial and other chiropractic adjustments in the conservative
treatment of chronic trigeminal neuralgia: A case report
Pederick FO, Chiropr J Aust
Mar 2005; 35(1): 9-15.
Abstract : This paper describes the successful treatment of an infant with
wry neck associated with birth trauma using low force, relatively long-duration
cranial adjusting, and soft-tissue techniques to the whole body with special
attention to the cervical region, and parental management of home care procedures.
Wry neck, or congenital muscular torticollis (CMT), has been a well - recognized
condition for centuries. CMT is often associated with plagiocephaly, which
has long-term adverse effects on physical and mental functions. A review of
some of the literature relating to this condition is provided.
Treatment of
an infant with wry neck associated with birth trauma: Case report Pederick
FO, Chiropr J Aust Dec 2004;34(4):123-8.
Abstract : This paper describes the successful treatment
of an infant with wry neck associated with birth trauma using
low force, relatively long-duration cranial adjusting, and
soft-tissue techniques to the whole body with special attention
to the cervical region, and parental management of home care
procedures. Wry neck, or congenital muscular torticollis
(CMT), has been a well - recognized condition for centuries.
CMT is often associated with plagiocephaly, which has long-term
adverse effects on physical and mental functions. A review
of some of the literature relating to this condition is provided.
Birth
Trauma - Antibiotic Abuse - Vaccine Reaction: A Single Case Report .
Phillips CJ, J Am Chiro Assoc Sep 1996; 9: 57-59, 61 .
Abstract: No matter how "easy" a pregnancy may appear, the physical trauma
that may occur (luring that time will have its own peculiar dangers to the
cranial and spinal structures of the infant. Those injuries, if left unattended,
may adversely effect the physical, emotional and mental growth and development
of the child during the most vital period of their lives.
Identifying and addressing
the resultant injuries may he a challenge, especially to the uninitiated. Those
who choose to accept the challenge are advised to acquire the knowledge and
skills necessary to address both spinal and cranial injuries. The patient in
this case report represents a population of children who have suffered from
birth related trauma, overuse of antibiotics and adverse reactions to vaccinations.
They are children who need us. Their parents suffer the anguish of being considered
neurotic when they initially sense something is wrong and then ignored when
they beg for assistance in raising a chronically ill and disabled child. Organized
medicine has little to offer these children outside of medication to treat
the symptoms and tests to document the dysfunction. It is up to our profession
and others like us to step forward and actively do something to improve the
lives of both the children and their families.
Suboccipital Strain in Newborns
by Dr. Peter Fysh
- The upper cervical spine and atlanto-occipital
junction have been identified in previous studies as
being the cause of a diversity of clinical findings affecting
the newborn infant. This month we review a study by Biedermann
in which suboccipital strain is identified as causing
a variety of signs and symptoms in a group of 114 young
infants. The study, published in the Journal of Manual
Medicine, not only identifies the signs and symptoms
of the suboccipital strain syndrome, but also highlights
the effectiveness of spinal adjustments in correcting
the problem
Suboccipital Strain in Newborns by Dr. Peter Fysh