Children and Chiropractic

Catching a problem early means it can be corrected much faster. Often, spinal problems begin in childhood and develop gradually. Chiropractic approaches health care from a preventive point of view. Beginning with birth, a child’s spine has daily stress. Birth itself is a traumatic experience. A baby's neck must bend and rotate several different directions to get through the birth canal. This may cause subluxations or misalignment which can be corrected even at one day old.

Other problems may arise as children grow. The spine can curve in a variety of ways. Watch carefully for spina bifida and scoliosis. Spina bifida may cause a sideways curvature of the spine (scoliosis). If it is not found early, it may cause serious disfiguring accompanied with a lot of pain. Scoliosis can develop particularly rapidly during the growth years from 12 to 16. Children can have a much higher incidence of back pain than was previously thought. Studies have shown 12 to 15 year old kids with 30.4% reporting a history of low back pain. 22.8% of elementary school children and 33.3% of secondary school kids have reported consistent low back pain.

Take your children’s complaints seriously!

They are not necessarily “just growing pains.” There may well be some real, correctable cause. Your children use their spine every time they run, stand, sit, craw, play and move. It’s a good idea to have their spinal alignment checked at least as often as their teeth which are only used to eat. Our spines are one of the most important structures of our bodies.

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