Birth Trauma?

Birth Trauma – Can it Determine Future Health?

Most chiropractors will agree that the birth process is probably first point in life to insult or damage the cranial/spinal system. Many also recognise that intrauterine constraint due to a mother’s pelvis that is distorted or out of balance; can lead to asymmetrical strain patterns being applied to the baby’s skull during late pregnancy. Logic indicates that such a distortion increases the likelihood for a complicated or difficult delivery -- the increased forces of which are borne by the upper joints of the baby’s neck where the spine meets the base of the skull.

A number of early childhood conditions such as inner ear infections, colic, feeding problems, and lowered immune function may be related to damage at this level and as such respond well to cranial chiropractic care. But what of the long-term consequences? Can early craniospinal damage lead to nervous system damage, setting the stage for reduced efficiency in the body’s ability to grow, develop, self regulate and heal? And by doing so, will this lead to ill health later in life?

Our craniospinal health clearly plays a great role in our overall health and wellness. Therefore, the assessment and maintenance of the human frame should start early, and continue throughout life, if optimum health is to be achieved.