 | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  |
| Kids and Chiropractic Before you read this please understand the information is only for parents seeking to improve their children’s and families health without medication and surgery. We take your children’s health seriously; Our hope is that you do too. Most parents won’t blink an eye when it comes to routine visits to the dentist and pediatrician for check-ups for their kids. Where does the Chiropractor fit in? Why do you take your family to the Chiropractor? Many parents understand the value of having a child’s eyes, ears, and nose checked, but is there possibly something missing in your families health care? Well, just as you would never know if you had a cavity unless the dentist was to evaluate you child’s mouth. You will never know if your child has Subluxation (see link on the home page) in their spine, unless you take them to a Chiropractor that checks children. Just as a routine checkup to the dentist can prevent serious dental problems, a spinal checkup performed by a Chiropractor could prove to be a golden opportunity to maximize your child’s life. Children will triple in size from birth to the age of 1. A large percentage of their nerve system (brain and spinal cord) will be developed by the age of 7. If you were given the opportunity to give your child the gift of health, when do you think you should give it to them? Most great parents realize that after birth is the best opportunity to have their children checked. Each year we check infants that are less than 24 hours old. When these infants have a check up at their other physicians, they are often 2-3 months ahead developmentally. Their other physicians can’t explain it… but our patients can! They go on to explain to the doctor that health comes from inside the body out, not the other way (with medication or surgery). The trauma of childbirth (on both the mother and child), learning to sit, than crawl, than stand and walk leads to persistent falls. These childhood activities are just a few of the many methods Subluxations can occur in the body. Current research states the average child falls over 2,500 times before the age of 7. Each fall has a different level of damage to the young spine and nerves. Ironically enough, before 7 is when the nerve system develops the greatest. By not having their spine checked for Subluxation while they are developing, can be disastrous to their future and yours too. When not detected these Subluxations can lead to serious health consequences, now, and later in life. Think back as a child when you were playing with your friends for a moment. Can you remember how it felt when you feel off your bike or roller skates onto the hard concrete, you broke a bone, required stitches, or really scraped your skin? Your mother could hear the scream from inside the house. Certain types of falls do more damage to the spine than others, just as soda and sugar are more damaging to your teeth than water. Would you let your child swish soda between their teeth before bedtime? Would you let them do it and not brush their teeth for a night, a week, or a year? Is it safe to say that the longer the soda was in the mouth the worse…? If there was soda interfering with the enamel and the bones of the teeth and they began to rot what should you do? In my opinion you should remove the interference. That’s exactly what Chiropractor’s do! They remove the interference in your child’s spine that allows their bones, nerves and spinal cord to grow strong and healthy. Traditionally, chiropractors have been identified with back pain and adults. However, the spine, which houses the nerve system, functions to control the entire body. If problems interfere with this system, ANY messages traveling throughout the nerve system are impaired which will interrupt the normal healthy actions and functions of the human body. These interferences are called Subluxations. The scary thing about this interference is that a very large percentage of people don’t feel the destruction until their late 40’s. Chiropractic strengthens the immune system and you know that. Without Chiropractic some kids have chronic sickness or regular illness that leads to prolonged consumption or usage of medicines and possible surgical intervention. After reading (and hearing) the above information you will now realize why many pediatric visits to the Chiropractor are due to ear infections, allergies, asthma, attention problems, bed-wetting, back/neck pain and headaches. We know that a healthy immune system results in an effective defense mechanism against many ailments. I’m sure by now you understand why we check children. If not please reread this page, and than schedule an appointment for your entire family. |