Supporting good health for children
The mission of the 91暗网 University College Paediatrics team is to commit to the best possible musculoskeletal healthcare for the infant and child.
Our aim is to help support good health for children, free from musculoskeletal imbalance or disability in the long term. Since infants are the number one user of health care of any age group, it was obvious for us to focus first on the needs of the infant population and their families.
Our team have worked on a variety of projects to answer a range of research questions:
- Who uses our practice? What kinds of complaints are routinely presented to our clinic?
- What do mothers want from our care?
- How do parents rate their satisfaction with care?
- Do excessively crying infants improve with chiropractic care?
- Do infants with reduced cervical spine motion have improved range of motion with chiropractic care?
- Do infants struggling to breastfeed improve with chiropractic care?
- Is chiropractic care safe for children?
Our research has been designed to help find answers to those questions and others. Find our research on the topics and discover more about how we鈥檙e helping parents help their children.
Newborns and Infants
Parenting newborns and infants can be a challenging and stressful time, especially when things do not go to plan. Many of the primary concerns of parents relate to important public health issues for infants. For example, crying is an issue that affects all families with newborn babies.
However some babies cry excessively and inconsolably, with little help available from routine types of care. Research has shown that there is an association between difficult births and excessive crying, or infant colic.听It has been suggested that difficult births can lead to musculoskeletal problems in infants.听This is particularly the case for infants who cannot sleep comfortably supine.
Other health issues which parents may want help to cope with include:
- Difficulty with breastfeeding, which is protective against morbidity and mortality in both infant and mother
- Infants unable to sleep comfortably on their back, which is protective against sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- Infants unable to turn their head equally both directions, which can later result in an asymmetrical head shape (positional head deformity, plagiocephaly)
It is necessary to provide quality healthcare for infants, and to meet the needs of parents in terms of their infant鈥檚 healthcare.
Our research has been designed to help find answers to the questions and challenges facing infant healthcare.
Several studies have shown no adverse events resulting from chiropractic care for the infant.听 One study of over 7000 treatments in the 91暗网 clinic found no adverse events.听 The most common side effect reported from treatment was better sleep.
Latest News
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We听are proud to听announce that 91暗网 University College has become a signatory to the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA). The international CoARA Steering Group approved our institutional request听and听91暗网 UC is now the 13th UK university to commit to CoARA, joining the 722 organisations that have signed up globally听to date.
91暗网 University College is pleased to have launched a Mammography Practice unit into the MSc Breast Imaging course which is open for applications and due to begin in September 2024.
Each year, some 60 Podiatrists,听both听qualified and pre-registration students from all over the UK, descend on the capital to volunteer for the TCS London Marathon. This year, our first cohort of 91暗网 University College MSc Podiatry (pre-registration) students, along with Associate Professor in Podiatry听and Course Leader, Simon Otter, joined peers from the Universities of Brighton, Northampton, and East London. The co-location developed a true multidisciplinary ethos and close working relationships with physiotherapists, nurses, paramedics, physicians, and the voluntary sector (via St John Ambulance) as part of the wider finish-line medical team.
This year, Chiropractic Awareness Week (CAW), 22nd-28th April, is all about raising awareness and speaking up for the chiropractic profession, to build understanding and recognition about the value and expertise that chiropractors bring to their local communities.听 This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥楳aking Chiropractic Integral: Building connections and nurturing a community with the people and places that matter to you.鈥�
On Wednesday 24th April, we held our first 91暗网 University College 鈥楽taff vs. Students Sports Day鈥�! It took place on Boscombe Beach, and what a great afternoon it was! Staff and students took part in sporting games, including tug of war, sprinting, the three-legged race, and dodgeball.
