WHY DOES MY NEWBORN OR YOUNG CHILD WHO HAS NO PAIN NEED CHIROPRACTIC CARE?

WHY DOES A NEWBORN OR CHILD WHO HAS NO COMPLAINTS OF NECK PAIN OR BACK PAIN NEED CHIROPRACTIC CARE?

I have heard this from so many people over the years, including regular chiropractic patients who have seen such great results in their own health and wellness!  Many people are confused about what chiropractic is, what it checks for, and what it can do for your family's health.

What is chiropractic?  Chiropractic care is a safe, gentle, drug-less, and effective method for detecting and correcting spinal misalignments (vertebral subluxations) which interfere with the function of the nervous system and the surrounding tissues, causing dysfunction, abnormal bio-mechanics, inflammation, disc degeneration, and often later, pain or numbness throughout the body.  Interferences to the nervous system can also cause lowered immunity, arthritis, asthma, allergies, headaches, migraines, ear infections, colic, bed-wetting, stomach problems, fatigue, and cloudy thinking.

What does a chiropractor check for?  She looks for proper or improper spinal mechanics and range of motion, symmetry in the spine from the left to the right side, normal or altered lateral spinal curvatures in the neck, mid back, and low back regions, and areas of muscle spasms or tenderness along the spine.

What can chiropractic care do for my family's health?  Patients under regular chiropractic care are statistically healthier, have less sick days, less medical doctor and hospital visits, less time off of work, and take less medications than their counterparts who are not under any chiropractic care.  The children who grow up with corrective and preventative chiropractic care recover quicker from injuries and need less medications and drugs through their childhood, if at all.  There are also many chiropractic families where the children have NEVER had any medication or drug!

How about newborns and young children who are "healthy" and don't have any symptoms?  Do they need chiropractic check-ups?  Yes.  The only way to know if a newborn or young child has a problem is to have a thorough chiropractic spinal exam.  Problems can be detected long before any symptoms appear.  And, when illnesses or complaints arrive, chiropractic care can quickly correct them.  Infants and children have the most responsive nervous systems and it often takes just a couple chiropractic adjustments to get the results that would take multiple adjustments for adults.

Is it safe for my newborn or child to get chiropractic care?  YES!  The procedures done on a newborn or child is always age-appropriate, gentle, safe, and effective!  Most of the children who come to chiropractic offices love getting their adjustments and often fight to get on the table first!  Whether the chiropractor uses light finger-pressure on the subluxated vertebrae (especially for newborns and infants), a light adjusting tool or table, or a very light manual adjustment on the spine, the chiropractor can deliver the right amount of pressure to get the maximum benefit and results, gently and safely.

If you have been thinking about chiropractic care for yourself, please also consider it for your children.  If they suffer from ANY symptoms or conditions NOW, please don't delay getting help.  It will not get better in time, just more desensitized and chronic, which extends recovery time.

IF your newborn or child does not have any symptoms, it does NOT mean they are healthy.  Symptoms are an inaccurate measure of health.  Many newborns suffer some form of spinal trauma through the birth process or in-utero, 50% of all children have been dropped on their head at least once by age 1, and children statistically have thousands of spinal micro-traumas by the time they are 10 years old.  Don't wait until it becomes a serious problem to get your child's spinal health check-up.  I had to wait until I was 15 years old, after suffering for 8 years of progressively worsening health, before I got my first chiropractic adjustment.  I am grateful that I finally found chiropractic at that time, and that it gave me the health miracle I needed!

Please see a highly trained, loving, gentle chiropractor today for your entire family, from newborns to the elderly.