Children & Chiropractic
Many parents who are seeking more natural ways to care for their children are turning to chiropractic care. Many of the spinal problems which are seen in adults actually begin as early as birth. Even today's "natural" births have more and more interventions, drugs and procedures accompanying them. All these interventions and events can put a lot of stress on a newborns nervous system through misalignment of the cranial and spinal bones. This stress and misalignment of the spine and cranium can cause many problems seen in children and newborns including colic, nursing difficulties, breathing problems, sleep issues, and chronic infections.
As the child grows, milestones such as sitting up, crawling and walking are introduce new stresses where injury can occur and negatively affect the child's growing spine and nervous system. When the child becomes more active, any trauma to the spine such as slips, falls, and bangs no matter how small the incident may seem it may cause spinal misalignment. If these problems are ignored during this rapid growth phase they may cause problems down the road. Any misalignment of the spine can affect the spinal nerves and cause abnormal responses and functions of the body.
Many parents seek chiropractic care after a specific trauma because the child is complaining of pain. While chiropractic care is very helpful in correcting these types of symptoms, sometimes pain or symptoms do not show up immediately in children. Regular chiropractic care can identify any problem areas and correct them insuring the child maintains good spinal hygiene. Another reason parents seek chiropractic care is for certain conditions such as allergies, asthma, ear infections, headaches, ADHD and many more conditions. While chiropractic does not cure or treat specific diseases, many children have had great results with chiropractor care. As chiropractors we are looking at your child as a whole and evaluating their nerve system which controls and coordinates the function of all the systems in the body: circulatory, respiratory, digestive, hormonal, elimination and immune system. Any interference with the brain body communication can affect a child's overall health. A chiropractic adjustment restores normal function to allow optimum health.
When you bring your child to our office a full history and examination will be performed to determine if any subluxation exists. The chiropractic technique is modified to fit your child's height, weight, and any unique spinal conditions. For a newborn the pressure used to make the adjustment is equal to the amount of pressure used to test the ripeness of a grape tomato. Chiropractic is a safe and effective form of health care for your whole family.
As the child grows, milestones such as sitting up, crawling and walking are introduce new stresses where injury can occur and negatively affect the child's growing spine and nervous system. When the child becomes more active, any trauma to the spine such as slips, falls, and bangs no matter how small the incident may seem it may cause spinal misalignment. If these problems are ignored during this rapid growth phase they may cause problems down the road. Any misalignment of the spine can affect the spinal nerves and cause abnormal responses and functions of the body.
Many parents seek chiropractic care after a specific trauma because the child is complaining of pain. While chiropractic care is very helpful in correcting these types of symptoms, sometimes pain or symptoms do not show up immediately in children. Regular chiropractic care can identify any problem areas and correct them insuring the child maintains good spinal hygiene. Another reason parents seek chiropractic care is for certain conditions such as allergies, asthma, ear infections, headaches, ADHD and many more conditions. While chiropractic does not cure or treat specific diseases, many children have had great results with chiropractor care. As chiropractors we are looking at your child as a whole and evaluating their nerve system which controls and coordinates the function of all the systems in the body: circulatory, respiratory, digestive, hormonal, elimination and immune system. Any interference with the brain body communication can affect a child's overall health. A chiropractic adjustment restores normal function to allow optimum health.
When you bring your child to our office a full history and examination will be performed to determine if any subluxation exists. The chiropractic technique is modified to fit your child's height, weight, and any unique spinal conditions. For a newborn the pressure used to make the adjustment is equal to the amount of pressure used to test the ripeness of a grape tomato. Chiropractic is a safe and effective form of health care for your whole family.