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Children and chiropractic care??
You might be wondering why would children need chiropractic care? ...and you're not alone.
What you may not know is that a growing number of parents are choosing to use chiropractic care, for their children from birth and throughout their life, for both health challenges and prevention.
As humans, we experience physical stress throughout every phase of our lives. Between the birth process. Most people are surprised to find out that the first stress placed on a child’s neck and back is during the birthing process. An estimated 60-90 lbs. of force is used on an infant’s neck during “normal” delivery. Between the birth process, learning to walk, playing sports, sitting in school, carrying backpacks, and accidents, it’s very common for the spine and pelvis to shift early in childhood.
Structure dictates function
Since the nervous system (which is housed within the spine) controls and coordinates everything in the body, including development and healing, shouldn’t we make sure that a child’s nervous system is working properly?
Of course!
The spine is the most common place in the body that can interfere with the function of the nervous system; thus, disrupting the amazing innate potential of the body!
What parents (and pediatricians!) may not know
Many parents have found that chiropractic care is an effective way to aid in their child's ability to heal naturally, especially from chronic childhood illnesses and/or conditions that are often being treated with medications with harmful side effects.
Imagine all of the children who are suffering from ear infections, colic, asthma, acid reflux, ADHD, developmental delay, migraines, torticollis, and other problems. If there have been any shifts in their spine that are subsequently irritating their nervous system and interfering with their body’s normal functioning, then chiropractic can help them!
Healthy children benefit, too!
No health challenges? No problem!
Gentle, safe, and effective chiropractic adjustments (no twisting, popping, or cracking) allow the body to work the way it was designed.
Parents report that it is common for them to see their children who use chiropractic care tend to be more comfortable, get sick less frequently, and thrive in comparison to their counterparts.
Our doctors are trained to work with children in every stage of life—from birth and through development—for life.