Hi Reader

Dad Joke: Why did the scarecrow win an award? He was outstanding in his field!

Picture the yellow brick road with Dorothy and Co. following along towards the Emerald city. See the twists and turns and how often they must stop to solve problems along the way. Remember the Tin Man, the Lion, the Scarecrow, the Wizard. And how each time they are more equipped to solve each problem as they go because of what they have learnt and the experience they have gained.

Now picture the babies in your clinic. Each one moving along their own yellow brick road and solving different problems along the way. Each problem solved uniquely according to their age, stage, genetics and environments.

Now imagine that instead of just assessing for restricted joints and fascia…you were doing that in context with where they are on their adventure through Oz.

How much more powerful would your assessment be if you understood what the solution should be at that point on the road and you knew how to assess for what might be missing?

This approach moves you from “Is there restriction” to “Is there restriction limiting the developmental building block this child is supposed to be working on right now”

This is a different level of care.

Imagine a baby who comes in for a check-up who is still 2 months away from crawling. They aren’t there for a crawling issue, they can’t crawl yet…so no issue.

But…

When you assess them, understanding how the yellow brick road works and what is coming up around the corner, you find a weight shift issue or shoulder organizational problem that, although it isn’t a problem now, you can see will contribute to a crawling issue down the road. You are now looking for BUILDING BLOCKS OF FUTURE FUNCTION

And this is only possible if you know where the yellow brick road goes.

By understanding the road, we understand what the nervous system is trying to build. We can identify what is limiting available options, create better options and let the child use them. Now you’re working from the inside out. You’re not just checking a spine, you are tracking their neurology.

The road is there, you just have to learn how to read it.

When that happens you stop treating what has already happened and you start creating capacity for what comes next.

If you want to learn to read the road and are in Edinburgh 3^rd & 4^th October, join us at Paed’s in Motion 1: Early Movers where we will level up your infant care.

Mike

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Connected Paediatrics – Dr Mike Marinus is a registered paediatric chiropractor treating babies and children and helping chiropractors learn effective paediatric techniques that they can use in their practice