Why do children need to see a pediatric chiropractor?

The answer is simple, children have a spine and a nervous system just like adults. And just like adults, we want to make sure they are taking good care of, especially during the developmental years! 

Safe and Gentle Care for your baby

When we adjust infants, we only use gentle pressure, the amount of pressure it would take to determine if a tomato is ripe or that you would use to press comfortably on your eye.

After your baby’s long journey into the world, we invite you to bring your child in to experience the many benefits of chiropractic care.

As your kiddo continues to grow, essential developmental changes occur in the first few years of life. How we support children during these years determines their expression of health and well-being.

From birth to bumps, trips and falls, our little ones are exposed to a great deal of stress. When their ability to adapt has been exceeded, this stress is stored in the neuro-spinal system. Gentle chiropractic adjustments release what is stored so they are continually connected to their innate ability to grow and thrive.

The Nervous System Controls Everything

The central nervous system consists of the brain and the spinal cord. Nerves branch from the spinal cord to every organ, gland, tissue, muscle, and cell of the body. The nervous system is the communication system in the body, and if not functioning optimally a child could react with…

• constipation

• colic or fussiness

• bedwetting

• ear infections

• torticollis

• trouble sleeping

• immunodeficiency

• reflux

• ADHD

• allergies

• asthma

• and so on…

Pediatric chiropractic can help with many childhood conditions but our focus is not on treating disease or disorders. Instead, the focus is on allowing the nervous system to function without interference. 

How Do Children Get Interference In Their Nervous System?

Children unfortunately are over-stressed much more than ever before.  The trauma that they encounter at an early age or even before they are born such as intrauterine constraints, birth trauma, malpositioning (breech), c-section, birth intervention (forceps/vacuum suction), and even falls are enough force to shift the spine out of alignment. Furthermore, a child that encounters chemical stress (vaccines, antibiotics, medication, diet) and emotional stress (fear) will also cause a protective (fight/flight) response and tension within the musculature that supports the spine.  These sympathetic responses and tense muscles can misalign the spine and cause Subluxation (stress in nervous system).

Bottom line: When a child has been through trauma and the nervous system is stressed (subluxated), it needs to be corrected with safe and effective chiropractic adjustments. If the interference is not removed, the nervous system will continue to grow and adapt to interference and the stress (subluxation) will continue to cause health challenges such as constipation, colic, bedwetting, ear infections, torticollis, fussiness, trouble sleeping, reflux. Later on, in life, it can create trouble with focus, behavior, mood, hyperactivity, digestion, asthma, allergies, headaches, and sensory integration.

The health and happiness of your child is the most important thing. Chiropractic care has been proven to be safe and effective at improving the wellbeing and happiness of children. Just start talking to other mothers and families that have seen the benefits of chiropractic care. The positive results are endless. Chiropractic care, along with proper lifestyle choices, is the foundation for proper growth, development, health, happiness, and a TrueNorth life.

If you’re curious to learn more about how chiropractic care can help your child and family, please click here to learn more!