Debate rages over chiropractor treating 6-day-old baby
A chiropractor is under fire after a TikTok video went viral that showed him appearing to treat a newborn baby.
In the video — which was posted to TikTok in July — Dr. Dustin Judd, who works at ProHealth Chiropractic in Texas, is seen holding the baby in one hand while he uses a handheld device on the baby’s back.
According to the caption, the infant — Carter — was getting his first adjustment at six days old.
“Just a normal day here at the chiropractic office,” reads the text over the video, which has been viewed more than 1.2 million times, adding the baby “loved it.”
The Post reached out to Dr. Judd for comment.
Performing chiropractic treatments on infants is often debated online, with some saying the practice is unsafe while others claim it helped their baby’s colic or acid reflux.
TikTok users debated it’s safety, some alleging they’ve tried it on their babies and they’ve loved it, while others say they’ve been told it’s unsafe.
“Pediatrician here, and infants NEVER need an adjustment,” one person exclaimed in a comment.
“Is that safe?” said another, while someone else asked, “What can even be wrong with your back at six days old?”
Others said they swear by the controversial method.
“My twins loved the chiropractor, helped with constipation,” one mom wrote.
“I’ve been taking my daughter to the chiropractor since she was a month old never been happier,” another woman said.
Some doctors have said it’s unsafe for babies to get chiropractic adjustments because they have softer bones and joints.
“Ultimately, there is no way you’re going to get an improvement in a newborn from a manipulation,” Sean Tabaie, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Children’s National Hospital, told the Washington Post earlier in the month.
“The only thing that you might possibly cause is harm,” he added.
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