Before you read this please understand
the information is only for parents seeking to improve their
children’s and families health without medication and
surgery. We take your children’s health seriously; Our
hope is that you do too.
Most parents won’t blink an eye when it
comes to routine visits to the dentist and pediatrician for
check-ups for their kids. Where does the Chiropractor fit in?
Why do you take your family to the Chiropractor?
Many parents understand the value of having a child’s
eyes, ears, and nose checked, but is there possibly something
missing in your families health care? Well, just as you would
never know if you had a cavity unless the dentist was to evaluate
you child’s mouth. You will never know if your child has
Subluxation (see link on the home page) in their spine, unless
you take them to a Chiropractor that checks children. Just as
a routine checkup to the dentist can prevent serious dental
problems, a spinal checkup performed by a Chiropractor could
prove to be a golden opportunity to maximize your child’s
life.
Children will triple in size from birth to the age of 1. A large
percentage of their nerve system (brain and spinal cord) will
be developed by the age of 7. If you were given the opportunity
to give your child the gift of health, when do you think you
should give it to them? Most great parents realize that after
birth is the best opportunity to have their children checked.
Each year we check infants that are less than 24 hours old.
When these infants have a check up at their other physicians,
they are often 2-3 months ahead developmentally. Their other
physicians can’t explain it… but our patients can!
They go on to explain to the doctor that health comes from inside
the body out, not the other way (with medication or surgery).
The trauma of childbirth (on both the mother and child), learning
to sit, than crawl, than stand and walk leads to persistent
falls. These childhood activities are just a few of the many
methods Subluxations can occur in the body. Current research
states the average child falls over 2,500 times before the age
of 7. Each fall has a different level of damage to the young
spine and nerves. Ironically enough, before 7 is when the nerve
system develops the greatest. By not having their spine checked
for Subluxation while they are developing, can be disastrous
to their future and yours too. When not detected these Subluxations
can lead to serious health consequences, now, and later in life.
Think back as a child when you were playing with your friends
for a moment. Can you remember how it felt when you feel off
your bike or roller skates onto the hard concrete, you broke
a bone, required stitches, or really scraped your skin? Your
mother could hear the scream from inside the house. Certain
types of falls do more damage to the spine than others, just
as soda and sugar are more damaging to your teeth than water.
Would you let your child swish soda between their teeth before
bedtime? Would you let them do it and not brush their teeth
for a night, a week, or a year? Is it safe to say that the longer
the soda was in the mouth the worse…? If there was soda
interfering with the enamel and the bones of the teeth and they
began to rot what should you do? In my opinion you should remove
the interference. That’s exactly what Chiropractor’s
do! They remove the interference in your child’s spine
that allows their bones, nerves and spinal cord to grow strong
and healthy.
Traditionally, chiropractors have been identified with back
pain and adults. However, the spine, which houses the nerve
system, functions to control the entire body. If problems interfere
with this system, ANY messages traveling throughout the nerve
system are impaired which will interrupt the normal healthy
actions and functions of the human body. These interferences
are called Subluxations. The scary thing about this interference
is that a very large percentage of people don’t feel the
destruction until their late 40’s.
Chiropractic strengthens the immune system and you know that.
Without Chiropractic some kids have chronic sickness or regular
illness that leads to prolonged consumption or usage of medicines
and possible surgical intervention. After reading (and hearing)
the above information you will now realize why many pediatric
visits to the Chiropractor are due to ear infections, allergies,
asthma, attention problems, bed-wetting, back/neck pain and
headaches. We know that a healthy immune system results in an
effective defense mechanism against many ailments. I’m
sure by now you understand why we check children. If not please
reread this page, and than schedule an appointment for your
entire family.