Are parents aware of Traumatic Birth Syndrome?
Ashleigh was only 10 weeks old when she was brought in for her first spinal adjustment. Her right arm was mostly paralyzed from nerve damage that occurred during a difficult delivery. Her arm was internally rotated in the text book “waiters tip” deformity associated with Erb’s Palsy. Ashleigh’s mother did not know if her child would ever have normal use of her right arm. Ashleigh received her first spinal adjustment that day. Her mother showed excitement as her baby started using her right arm more than ever before. This happened immediately following the spinal adjustment. She did not have full use, however, as the muscles in her right arm were weaker than the left. Ashleigh had also learned to use her left arm and was hardly aware of even having a right arm. Nonetheless, she was moving her right arm. Her mother called from home a few hours after the adjustment somewhat in disbelief over the improvement. After a few days, however, it seemed as though the power was turned off. On Ashle
