The national chiropractor self-regulator banned the procedure more than four years ago after public outrage over footage of a chiropractor working on a two-week-old baby.
READ MORE:Chiropractors insist spinal manipulation of babies can be safe and gentle, helping with colic reflux constipation, and different problems with sleep.
The board said the state and federal ministers asked for the ban to be put back in place and flagged "further consultation" on the issue. "We look forward to working with ministers to develop an evidence-based final policy on paediatric care that balances the paramount need to protect patients, with the right for parents and other patients to have a say in the care they choose."
"The chiropractic adjustment is a very specific tailored force appropriate to the size of the person who's receiving that," Australian Chiropractors Association president Dr David Cahill said last week.A Melbourne chiropractor was filmed hanging a two-week-old baby upside down by his ankles more than four years ago. But reviews have found little evidence supporting the benefits of the treatment and the Royal Australian College of GPs says it's not suitable.
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