This baby masseur is being criticized after a shocking video went viral. In the video, Mikhnyov is seen squeezing the baby's head between his knees and then twisting his body 180 degrees while the baby continued to scream. Mikhnyov claims his technique to be safe and that he has treated thousands of babies like that.
Masseur Investigated After Squeezing Screaming Baby’s Head Between Knees And Twisting His Small Body 180 Degrees In His So-Called Safe Treatment
This baby masseur's shocking video went viral where he was seen doing his “dangerous” treatment techniques
This baby masseur's dangerous treatment techniques are being criticized internationally after one of his videos went viral.
In the heart shaking video, Mikhail Mikhnyov, 61, from Russia, is seen squeezing the small baby's head between his knees then violently twisting the body around 180 degrees.
Mikhnyov insists his massage technique is safe and that he has been doing it from the past three decades.
The man claims that the baby was not in pain although he was clearly seen crying loudly.
After the video went viral online, Mikhnyov faced a backlash from the angry parents.
He faces a law enforcement probe after being criticized by the senior surgeons.
The man claims to have cured 8,000 babies of infant torticollis or wry neck, a condition involving a tilted head or trouble turning the neck.
One baby's mother came forward and told local media outlet Komsomolskaya Pravda (KP): “The child was hysterical and screamed for the entire session."
“And at the end (the baby) was limp ... I sobbed."
“I pray that these sessions will not negatively affect my child's health.”
The technique has “no sane explanation,” said Elena Gubina, head physician of the Novosibirsk Institute of Traumatology, Orthopaedics, and Neurosurgery.
"When I saw what was happening on the video, my first thought was - this is a stupid joke with a doll,” she said.
“When I realized that it was a child, I almost dropped my phone. I will not bore you with medical terms as to why this is unacceptable."
“Just imagine that it is your head clamped in giant knees."
Renowned Moscow baby masseur Igor Novokrinitsky added: “This is not a massage, but some technique unknown to me. I have never seen this."
“It is absolutely impossible to use with children. The neck is the most tender area in the baby's body."
“It is terrible, just terrible.”