It's a great help to the child to make sure their spine and cranium are aligned right from the beginning. As the saying goes: "As the seedling grows, so grows the tree". Starting a baby off with a well-aligned spine helps insure best spinal health into adulthood. And just as it's much easier to straighten out a bent seedling than an older tree, it's much easier to correct a baby's spine than a 30 or 40 year old one that's been "bent" (and stressed) for years! Infants and babies need only the most gentle adjustments and typically respond quickly to chiropractic care. It's best to get the first chiropractic cranial and spinal checkup soon after birth because of the intense spinal and cranial pressures in the labor and birth process. Some later physical and other health problems have their origin in the misalignments and tensions created at birth! After the first infancy checkup, babies should be checked at major developmental steps (learning to sit up, crawl, walk, etc.), anytime strong or repeated falls or bumps occur, or if any of the following which may be associated with subluxations are observed: Asymmetries in motion Asthma Colic Headaches Ear infections Frequent colds Failure to thrive Hearing deficits Poor sleep ADD Autism Poor Coordination Constipation (& other digestive disturbance) Asymmetries in face or body Difficulty latching on (Kaiser nursing consultants are starting to refer to chiropractors for this) When the spinal and cranial subluxations are corrected, nerve and energy function is improved and often these conditions improve, sometimes dramatically. It's been happening in chiropractors offices for the last 104 years! The media and the medical establishment do not commonly educate the public about the value of chiropractic care for babies and children. It is not in the medical doctor's training to detect or identify subluxations, or even think they exist or matter, and so infants and kids are often pronounced "healthy" at the hospital and doctor's office even if they have subluxations. Therefore many children suffer symptoms or develop problems that they wouldn't have to if they were properly checked and treated by a chiropractor. Many medical doctors (and thus the media) even (mistakenly) believe that chiropractic care is not appropriate for children at all. Despite the stigma, chiropractic care for babies and children is not only effective, but very safe as well, especially compared to medical care. There are many studies showing dangers and risks from common medical treatments for children, and yet there is not one study showing that chiropractic adjustments are harmful to children. Because of our record of safety, chiropractors have the lowest malpractice insurance rates of all primary health-care providers. Adjustments on babies require only about the amount of pressure as the weight of a quarter - far less than even a gentle hug! There are several studies showing the efficacy of chiropractic for kids: it's up to chiropractors and their patients to spread the good news about chiropractic and kids! Please ask us if you have any questions, and please consider referring any infants or children you know to get a chiropractic check-up. Especially if you know of babies or kids that are suffering any of the symptoms listed above, or other problems that the parents can't seem to find a solution for. If you would like further information, we have brochures, a video, and books on chiropractic for kids. You can also visit Chiro.org's Pediatric page and the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association website. |
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It's a great help to the child to make sure their spine and cranium are aligned right from the beginning. As the saying goes: "As the seedling grows, so grows the tree". Starting a baby off with a well-aligned spine helps insure best spinal health into adulthood. And just as it's much easier to straighten out a bent seedling than an older tree, it's much easier to correct a baby's spine than a 30 or 40 year old one that's been "bent" (and stressed) for years! Infants and babies need only the most gentle adjustments and typically respond quickly to chiropractic care. It's best to get the first chiropractic cranial and spinal checkup soon after birth because of the intense spinal and cranial pressures in the labor and birth process. Some later physical and other health problems have their origin in the misalignments and tensions created at birth! After the first infancy checkup, babies should be checked at major developmental steps (learning to sit up, crawl, walk, etc.), anytime strong or repeated falls or bumps occur, or if any of the following which may be associated with subluxations are observed: Asymmetries in motion Asthma Colic Headaches Ear infections Frequent colds Failure to thrive Hearing deficits Poor sleep ADD Autism Poor Coordination Constipation (& other digestive disturbance) Asymmetries in face or body Difficulty latching on (Kaiser nursing consultants are starting to refer to chiropractors for this) When the spinal and cranial subluxations are corrected, nerve and energy function is improved and often these conditions improve, sometimes dramatically. It's been happening in chiropractors offices for the last 104 years! The media and the medical establishment do not commonly educate the public about the value of chiropractic care for babies and children. It is not in the medical doctor's training to detect or identify subluxations, or even think they exist or matter, and so infants and kids are often pronounced "healthy" at the hospital and doctor's office even if they have subluxations. Therefore many children suffer symptoms or develop problems that they wouldn't have to if they were properly checked and treated by a chiropractor. Many medical doctors (and thus the media) even (mistakenly) believe that chiropractic care is not appropriate for children at all. Despite the stigma, chiropractic care for babies and children is not only effective, but very safe as well, especially compared to medical care. There are many studies showing dangers and risks from common medical treatments for children, and yet there is not one study showing that chiropractic adjustments are harmful to children. Because of our record of safety, chiropractors have the lowest malpractice insurance rates of all primary health-care providers. Adjustments on babies require only about the amount of pressure as the weight of a quarter - far less than even a gentle hug! There are several studies showing the efficacy of chiropractic for kids: it's up to chiropractors and their patients to spread the good news about chiropractic and kids! Please ask us if you have any questions, and please consider referring any infants or children you know to get a chiropractic check-up. Especially if you know of babies or kids that are suffering any of the symptoms listed above, or other problems that the parents can't seem to find a solution for. If you would like further information, we have brochures, a video, and books on chiropractic for kids. You can also visit Chiro.org's Pediatric page and the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association website. |
