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| Kellyn's torticollis presentation one day after her first chiropractic adjustment. |
Yesterday was our first chiropractic appointment for Kellyn. I was excited and hopeful about the appointment, while my husband was much more skeptical. The reassuring part is that pediatric adjustments are very different than adult adjustments. The chiropractor uses the activator on the absolute lightest setting. The activator almost resembles a fancy clicker pen. On the lightest setting, the activator's light pressure does not hurt a bit. Kellyn first laid on her tummy and Dr. Evans used the activator on the parts of her spinal cord that were misaligned. Kellyn was so intrigued with the exam table paper that she had no idea what was even going on.
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| I think I need to toss this permanently stained onesie :) |
Then, the chiropractor flipped her over onto her back and used the activator on a couple times on her neck. I think chiropractor also did some sort of massage on her neck and shoulder area. The whole experience took less than fifteen minutes. Kellyn did not cry or seem upset at all during the appointment. In fact, she was in great spirits the whole time. Our hope is that she will need a handful of chiropractic appointments or less. We have her scheduled for her next appointment in a little over a week.
I took a good look at Kellyn today since its been a full twenty-four hours since her adjustment. I do not see any significant improvement in her torticollis. However, I am guessing you won't see instant improvement after just one session. I'm thinking that after a few sessions, we should hopefully see whether or not its making a significant improvement. One thing I know for sure is that the chiropractic adjustment didn't make things worse. I will keep an optimistic and hopeful outlook that we will see improvement over time.
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| Head tilt from the back is looking minimal. Love that she is more regularly keeping her right shoulder down. |
