Chiropractic IS for KIDS!

PEDIATRIC ADJUSTING

Why should my child see a chiropractor?

Chiropractic helps to create wellness.  It works to free the nervous system of interference or what is known as a ‘subluxation’.  This helps to allow the body to work to its fullest potential.  Chiropractic is safe for EVERYONE, from infants to seniors.  Everyone can benefit from chiropractic care.  A chiropractor is trained to identify proper movement and function of the spine.  Why not start when the human body is at its most impressionable, childhood.

Children are not indestructible despite what they may tell you.  The reason children seemingly bounce back so quickly from falls and injuries is because they haven’t had the history of traumas, big and small, that the parents have had.  For example, look at yourself; you have hopefully been living a full life.  Full of happiness and joy, but many of us have experienced different types of traumas in our lifetime like trips, falls, auto accidents, work stress and eating a poor diet.  Most of us have not healed from all of these traumas.  Just like a tree may grow around a fence, we have simply adapted to our current situation rather than heal from it.  You are an instant manifestation, right now, of every good and bad thing that has ever happened to you in your lifetime.  How different would your life look now if someone had helped you heal through some of those past injuries?

When some parents think about having their infant checked for subluxations, I think they may envision the same force or technique that is being used on them will be the same one that is used on their child.  When adjusting an infant or child, we use about the same pressure that would be used to test a tomato for ripeness, extremely gentle!  In fact, if the infant or child is asleep during the checkup and adjustment, they rarely even wake up.

So what causes subluxations in an infant and child?

The birth process, even a ‘normal’ vaginal birth, can be quite traumatic to a baby.  There is an estimated 70-90 pounds of pressure put on a baby’s spine during birth.  Add any interventions, or ‘assistance’ with the use of pulling, forceps, vacuum or Caesarian section, and the baby can start off life with misalignments (subluxations) that can seriously affect their health.  Immediate symptoms of subluxation in the newborn can be things like respiratory distress, nursing difficulties, colic, ear infections or even worse what doctors classify as ‘failure to thrive.'

As the child develops, normal activities such as crawling, learning to walk and the bumps and bruises that come along with it can create many stresses on a developing child’s spine.  Past the toddler stage, kids are subjected to much the same physical, chemical and emotional stresses that we all encounter.  These encounters are the cause of subluxations.  If you were to experience even half of a child’s missteps now, you would definitely have to take a few days off from work to try to recover.

The point is that the stresses many infants, toddlers and children encounter can cause spinal and nerve damaging subluxations with serious short AND long-term consequences.  If there is a time when it is most important for a person to have the best spinal alignment it’s during the growth period.  As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.

The only way to know if your child has subluxations is to have them checks by a pediatric chiropractor. 

We look forward to seeing your ENTIRE family in the office.

And remember, chiropractic care helps create the wellness you and your children deserve!