Chiropractic for my Child?
cals—you don’t often hear of having a child’s spinal health evaluated on a regular basis. How often have you heard of a child complaining of “throwing their back out” or wince in pain when bending over to pick up a toyYou’ve probably witnessed a fearless child running around with reckless abandon on the playground or in your home, take a hard fall or crash into a wall only to get right back up and continue playing. If they do complain of back or neck pain, a trip to their medical doctor may result in a low dose over the counter anti-inflammatory or a recommendation to rest, or physical therapy. However, many parents are choosing to take their children to the chiropractor for not only back and spine related issues, but other ailments as well.
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Chiropractic care is the most common complementary and integrative medicine practice used by children in the United States, and it is used frequently by children internationally as well. Chiropractic care does not treat nor cure disease. Chiroprac- tic care helps detect and correct spinal misalignments, which improves the body’s ability to heal and function. The central nervous system is the master controller of the body and can be influenced through chiropractic care and spinal adjustments. Children bump and jar their spine
constantly in the first five years of life and after that, their normal everyday activities can cause the vertebrae that protect the spine to lose their normal motion or posi- tion. Each of these spinal traumas cause lasting effects: delicate nerve tissue can be damaged resulting in interference with the brain’s ability to send nerve impulses to organs, tissues and muscles; discs, blood
MARCH 2018 19 ith all the regular checkups
many take their child to—teeth, ears, eyes, and sports physi-
vessels and other soft tissues. Chiropractic care can help locate and correct these problems and restore normal spinal and nervous system function. “Remove the interference and the body will heal itself”, is a phrase used by chiropractors to help others understand the philosophy behind a spinal adjustment and the healing power of the body. More clinical and re- searched evidence is starting to enlighten the world that chiropractic care is much more than just a treatment for back and neck pain. The following highlights a few spe- cific conditions that are commonly seen
in a chiropractic office. Latching Issues and Colic The cause of many newborn health
complaints such as colic, reflux, breast- feeding difficulties, sleep disturbances, allergic reactions, and chronic infections can often be traced to nervous system ir- ritation caused by spinal and cranial mis- alignments. A 2009 JMPT (Miller et al) study showed that out of a case study of 114 babies who were having difficulty breastfeeding, 89 (78 percent) were able to exclusively breast-feed after four chiro- practic treatments.
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