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Pediatric Chiropractic Questions and Answers

  • By Admin
  • 25 Jul, 2022

Children resemble adults in more ways than you might think, including their vulnerability to musculoskeletal and nerve problems. Since kids' bodies undergo enormous changes and upheavals even without these additional challenges, it only makes sense that children and adults alike might benefit from chiropractic care.


If you've never even thought about bringing your child to a chiropractor, you'll want to know about the many important health and wellness benefits this kind of care can offer, from optimizing posture during critical growth years to addressing aches and pains. Take a look at the following pediatric chiropractic questions and answers.


How Early Can Children Receive Chiropractic Care?

If you've always thought that only older children can receive chiropractic treatment, think again. Children can safely receive chiropractic adjustments almost as soon as they enter the world. Pediatric chiropractors typically see patients as young as a few weeks of age. These chiropractors know how to administer uniquely gentle adjustments.


Newborns often benefit from chiropractic care due to the trauma their fragile bodies experience during delivery. The pressures on the musculoskeletal system can easily shift joints out of alignment, placing the infant at a disadvantage right from the beginning. Timely adjustments can restore normal alignment.


Why Do Young Children Benefit From Chiropractic Care?

As babies start to explore their world, first through crawling and later through walking, they naturally suffer their share of bumps, falls, and spills. Even if these incidents don't produce significant injuries, over time, they can lead to spinal alignment problems. These problems may in turn affect nerve function.


Periodic chiropractic wellness exams can catch small alignment issues in your baby's spine before they can affect sensory and motor function. By keeping the spine and nervous system in good working order, you can optimize your baby's physical development, balance, and coordination during this crucial growth stage.


What Childhood Ailments Can Chiropractic Care Treat?

Anyone who has spent any time around children knows that they can struggle with a variety of pediatric ailments. Examples of such challenges include torticollis (a twisting of the neck so that the head points to one side), colic, insomnia, asthma, and recurring ear infections.


Pediatric chiropractic treatment can ease many of these childhood health issues. For instance, adjustments that improve nerve signaling to the digestive system can relieve colic while also boosting immune function (thus reducing ear infections). Ask your chiropractor whether your child's ailments might respond to adjustments.


How Can Chiropractic Care Help School-Aged Children?

All the external challenges that affect a small child's musculoskeletal health grow even more challenging during the school years. Children who roughhouse on the playground, participate in high-impact sports, or lug heavy backpacks around can easily develop muscular strain, tendinitis, and spinal alignment errors.


If your child experiences school-related aches and pains, your chiropractor can identify the cause and make any necessary adjustments to promote healing and relieve pain. Your chiropractor can also educate your child on healthy practices such as how to load and wear a backpack safely.


Consider scheduling a back-to-school chiropractic wellness exam for your child every year. These exams can reveal early signs of issues such as scoliosis that respond best to early treatment. They also give the chiropractor a chance to correct any minor imbalances that might make your child more vulnerable to sports injuries.


If you want your little one to enjoy a happier, healthier, and more comfortable life through the benefits of chiropractic care, Corner Chiropractic Center can make it happen. We can help individuals of all ages maintain their posture, flexibility, and musculoskeletal alignment. Contact us today to learn more or schedule a pediatric chiropractic exam.

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