The whole family benefits from Chiropractic Care!
Infants, children and adults can all experience misalignments in the spine.
Infants and children can become misaligned from birth, birth trauma, other minor or major traumas, and developmental stress.
The nervous system, which consists of your brain, spinal cord and nerves, controls everything in the body-- including growth and development. Misalignments (also known as subluxations) in the spine can prevent proper communication from the brain to the body. These misalignments cause stress to the nervous system, which can lead to a decrease in function of the affected area.
During the first five years of life, the body produces more neural pathways than at any other time. It is vital this production is optimized through children’s chiropractic care, as the first few years are crucial to each child’s potential.
Even if your child is in excellent health, minor traumas from bumps, bruises, falls and spills accumulate over time and can result in pain, discomfort and/or health issues in their teen and adult years.
The nervous system, which consists of your brain, spinal cord and nerves, controls everything in the body-- including growth and development. Misalignments (also known as subluxations) in the spine can prevent proper communication from the brain to the body. These misalignments cause stress to the nervous system, which can lead to a decrease in function of the affected area.
During the first five years of life, the body produces more neural pathways than at any other time. It is vital this production is optimized through children’s chiropractic care, as the first few years are crucial to each child’s potential.
Even if your child is in excellent health, minor traumas from bumps, bruises, falls and spills accumulate over time and can result in pain, discomfort and/or health issues in their teen and adult years.
What conditions in my baby or kid(s) could Chiropractic help?
Commonly Seen Improvements
Over the years, chiropractic doctors have received feedback about the benefits of chiropractic from parents and young patients,
reporting significant or unexpected improvements in:
Over the years, chiropractic doctors have received feedback about the benefits of chiropractic from parents and young patients,
reporting significant or unexpected improvements in:
- Sleep
- Behavior and attitude
- Immune system function
- ADD/ADHD
- Colic
- Torticollis
- Ear Infections
- Digestive problems
- Allergies and asthma
When should a child get an adjustment?
The best time to see your chiropractor is immediately after your child suffers an injury or within two days of feeling pain that is not associated with a trauma.
Infants benefit from an adjustment just after birth. The common, “normal” birth process itself is a very traumatic event for a baby. It is standard practice to pull the baby out of the birth canal by their head while twisting.
It takes only 120 pounds of pressure (or less) to sever a baby’s spinal cord, and doctors often apply nearly that amount pulling the baby free in delivery.
The spinal cord houses the central nervous system, which controls every single aspect of the function, development and healing of the body.
And when we realize the amount of trauma that your baby (and you!) have just gone through to have him/her arrive in the world, we can see the connections with lasting side effects of a potentially now-misaligned spine, called subluxations.
There are many symptoms that can indicate that your baby has a misaligned spine, but sometimes there are no symptoms.
A partial list of symptoms can include:
If you find that your child is not sleeping well, sitting, crawling or walking as they normally do, it is recommended that you see your chiropractor as soon as possible.
A healthy child benefits from a chiropractic check up at birth, but also at each developmental milestone. First they start to lift their heads, creating that cervical curve in their spine. Next, they roll over. Learning to sit up, crawl, pull up on things, walk, run… are all times when a newly developing spine are stressed. A spine that is free of misalignments and moves correctly allows the baby to develop and strengthen their little body with ease and comfort.
A nervous system free of interference from the effects of subluxations, allows the baby to develop their brain to their highest potential.
Infants benefit from an adjustment just after birth. The common, “normal” birth process itself is a very traumatic event for a baby. It is standard practice to pull the baby out of the birth canal by their head while twisting.
It takes only 120 pounds of pressure (or less) to sever a baby’s spinal cord, and doctors often apply nearly that amount pulling the baby free in delivery.
The spinal cord houses the central nervous system, which controls every single aspect of the function, development and healing of the body.
And when we realize the amount of trauma that your baby (and you!) have just gone through to have him/her arrive in the world, we can see the connections with lasting side effects of a potentially now-misaligned spine, called subluxations.
There are many symptoms that can indicate that your baby has a misaligned spine, but sometimes there are no symptoms.
A partial list of symptoms can include:
- strained breastfeeding (baby can’t turn his/her head one way or the other)
- unable to latch on
- colic
- sleeping problems
- reflux
- allergic reactions
- chronic infections
If you find that your child is not sleeping well, sitting, crawling or walking as they normally do, it is recommended that you see your chiropractor as soon as possible.
A healthy child benefits from a chiropractic check up at birth, but also at each developmental milestone. First they start to lift their heads, creating that cervical curve in their spine. Next, they roll over. Learning to sit up, crawl, pull up on things, walk, run… are all times when a newly developing spine are stressed. A spine that is free of misalignments and moves correctly allows the baby to develop and strengthen their little body with ease and comfort.
A nervous system free of interference from the effects of subluxations, allows the baby to develop their brain to their highest potential.
What's an adjustment like for a baby or kid?
The chiropractic adjustment is safe for patients of all ages, including newborns.
After an assessment of your child’s spine, the chiropractor will perform a gentle adjustment using either her hands or a small tool. This adjustment serves to remove any misalignments.
An adjustment for an infant is different than an adjustment for an adult. The pressure needed to move a bone in a baby is the same pressure you would use to check if a tomato was ripe. Most adjustments go unnoticed by the child. If a baby cries during an adjustment, is it usually due to a new person or new situation for the baby, not pain. Many infants smile through an adjustment, or even sleep.
Are you treating specific conditions when I bring my child in for an adjustment?
It is important to understand that the Doctor of Chiropractic does not treat conditions or diseases.
The expertise of the chiropractor is in checking the child’s spine for mis-alignments that impair nerve system function therefore affecting overall body function. The bones of the spine, the vertebrae, house and protect the spinal cord. The spinal cord is an extension of the brain and carries information from the brain to the body parts and back to the brain again. Subluxations interfere with the nerves’ ability to transmit this vital information.
The nerve system controls and coordinates the function of all the systems in the body: circulatory, respiratory, digestive, hormonal, eliminative and immune system. Any aspect of health may be impaired by nerve interference. The chiropractic adjustment restores nerve system function, allowing the body the ability to express a greater state of health and well-being.