The pediatric phrase of “growing out of” needs to be stricken from the lexicon.
A five-year-old boy presented with a series of typical childhood issues. Mom mentioned that he was a mouth breather, sucked his thumb, wore a palatal expander, had ADHD, and was a drooler. If I had given her more time to think, the list would have been undoubtedly longer.
He arrived two weeks late and had colic, reflux, and difficulty breastfeeding. He also wore a helmet to correct his plagiocephaly.
Mom said there was no torticollis diagnosis but felt that was a strong possibility. He also had ear tube surgery.
In my examination, he had a zero-second brain cycle, a twist from his pelvis into his neck, an open bite, a tongue thrust, and mouth breathing. I was unable to do any effective therapy because the palatal expander was mechanically holding his brain cycle tight prohibiting a soft tissue cranial meningeal release.
My clinical observations of almost fifty years are that children do not outgrow the effects of their birth traumas, but they grow into other childhood conditions. To further this observation, their childhood problems grow into adult conditions. This progression all makes sense.
I am calling on the pediatric and dental professions to look at children differently. Mouth breathing is not cute. Thumbsucking is not OK. Drooling is not healthy. ADHD does out come out of nowhere. Please stop “normalizing” these problems.
Even though mothers know in their hearts that their children are not healthy, they are continually blown off by many healthcare professionals. Everyone in the healthcare field needs to be aware of the importance of the craniosacral fascial system.
If I ruled the world, every newborn would be immediately checked and treated, if needed. If birth trauma is the root cause of these issues, let’s not wait until they manifest when they could be prevented during the first few days of life to effectively treat these issues.
This has been my mantra for years. I hope that people will wake up to reality soon—many children are needlessly suffering.
Mom Speaks
“We’ve been to countless specialists trying to pinpoint what is ‘wrong’ with my son—ENT, allergist, speech therapist, skeletal specialist, sleep doctor, and others.
It feels like his medical history is far too long for someone who is only five years old. It’s been hard to get a specific diagnosis because his symptoms are treated separately by different specialists instead of being treated holistically.”
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