Chiropractic care and CST cannot make tongue and lip ties disappear. What they can do is decrease the restriction and tension throughout the body, which improves mobility. Often in babies with TOTs (tethered oral tissues) there are often restrictions elsewhere in the body. Chiropractic care and CST alone cannot fix TOTs - it is a team effort. Getting the tethered oral tissue revised by a pediatric dentist is critical in removing the baby’s tongue/lip tie. Chiropractic care & CST help support the revision by removing any tension in the body, allowing the body to get ready for the revision as well as aid in the healing process. Without proper preparation and post surgery stretching, many babies have reattachment of the frenulums and need to be re-revised. Chiropractic care and CST will help release restriction, improve structural alignment, improve mobility, improve latch, and calm the central nervous system.

Chiropractic care and CST can help children overcome ear infections by improving Eustachian tube shape, allowing for fluid to drain out of the ear through the tube more easily. Blockage or congestion of this tube is a frequent cause of ear infections since they typically block viruses and bacteria from getting into the middle ear. Ear infections are so common in children because their Eustachian tubes are more horizontal than adults, and become more diagonal as they grow. Ear infections cause pain as well as make it difficult for a kiddo to hear, speak, move and pay attention. CST and chiropractic care are gentle methods of allowing fluid to drain properly through the Eustachian tubes, which removes substances out of the ear as well as relieve excessive pressure from inside the ear. Doing so leads to improvements in the child’s hearing, speech, etc.