Is It safe to take my child to a chiropractor?

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"Chiropractic is very safe, even for children when the adjustments are performed properly. What most people don"t understand is that chiropractic is more like a sport in that not only do you need to have knowledge of the game, you need to be skilled enough to pull off the techniques. A chiropractor is more similar to a surgeon than a medical doctor. You have to know exactly how the joints move and what happens by adjusting it at certain angles (knowledge, school, academics) while being skilled enough to make the adjustments like a pro shooting a free throw, or hitting that tennis smash.

That is why it is so important to find a good chiropractor because often times a bad adjustment can be worse than no adjustment and this goes double for a baby or child. However, when done rightadjustments for children can have life long benefits. And this is solely because as children our spines are still malleable as it grows and like many things in life if you invest early you get a greater return. In this case of chiropractic your child gets to grow up without a crooked spine.

One of the most common reason parents seek care for their child is trauma from an injury of some sort. These misalignments may or may not result in immediate pain or symptoms. Regular chiropractic checkups can identify potential spinal injury from these traumas in children, but if spinal corrections are made early in life the spine may be strong enough to resist these traumas along with many other health complaints seen later in adults. Proper spinal hygiene is an important key to better health in both children and adults just as brushing your teeth is.

More and more parents are seeking chiropractic care for their children. Many spinal problems in adults began as early as birth. Even so called natural birthing methods can stress an infant"s spine and developing nerve system. The resulting irritation to the nerve system caused by spinal and cranial misalignment can be the cause of many newborn health complaints including colic, breathing problems, nursing difficulties, sleep disturbances, allergy reactions and chronic infections. These can often be traced to nerve system stress."

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