There is nobody in the world as busy as a one-year old baby. They are curious, they learn something new every day, and they are already crawling or walking. At this point they are experiencing multiple things. He goes up and down, he is touching everything, he is experiencing new smells, tastes and grasp. They are using the entire body.
It’s important to stimulate tummy time in the first couple of months of life. During this time the cervical lordosis develops as the posterior neck muscles get stronger. This will help your baby learn how to hold the head up, strengthening the spinal columns. This will give him a different perspective of the world about the horizontal and vertical point of view. Around 6 to 10 months the lumbar lordosis develops, and he is going to be able to sit by himself. With more movement in the arm and legs, he is going to start crawling. This is the first form of independent movement for your baby. Crawling is a milestone that every baby should master, and it is important to understand the importance of crawling and how to stimulate your baby. Making your baby walk early can cut a major stage in their physical and neurological development.
Crawling has a connection between physical and neurological development. When your baby starts crawling, it allows him to create connections between both cerebral hemispheres. The patterns and neurological routes that your baby creates between both cerebral hemispheres during crawling are the same that later in life will be used to perform more difficult tasks, as they develop fine and gross motor skills and develop our vestibular/ balance system, cognition and coordination. Some of these tasks are coloring, handwriting in the future, getting dressed, foundation of early problem solving, reading, comprehend and more.
As a chiropractor, we are going to detect and correct any subluxation in your child to ensure optimal spinal function and a nervous system free of interference. This will allow your baby to have a correct pattern during crawling. Also we will ensure that your baby has correct development in the lordotic curves in the cervical and lumbar spine. These curves will contribute to the eventual formation of the fully mature adult spine with four curves. If your child is struggling with crawling, give Well Aligned Family Chiropractic a call to see if they could benefit from chiropractic care.
By Dr. Valerie Nazario
Well Aligned Family Chiropractic 