Infants are adjusted differently than adults. The techniques that Dr. Steffen Bye uses are with soft touch, or holding techniques, or by the use of an activator (a hand-held low force instrument for adjusting). She also does craniosacral work to release any fixation noted in the head structure (again a light touch holding procedure). Infants can be adjusted within 48 hours of birth.
Some signs and symptoms of the need for chiropractic care for infants: