Chiropractic for Children
Chiropractic care for children is vital to their health and is an absolute necessity to their development and future potential in every area of life.

Why do they need adjustments?
If chiropractic care is necessary to your good health and to reaching your potential as an adult, then it logically follows that it is even more necessary for a child. After all, they have a nerve system which controls and coordinates all their bodily functions just as you do. Their vertebrae can become subluxated just as yours can and interfere with the function of the nerve system. The only difference is that they still have a lifetime ahead of them which will manifest the results of what they do today.

How early can children be adjusted?
Subluxations can occur at any time. The first one may have occurred during the baby's birth. That is why parents who understand the benefits of chiropractic have their newborn babies checked by a chiropractor as soon after birth as possible. By correcting subluxations at an early age, before the body has begun to function with impaired capability, damaging effects can be prevented.

Aren't their bones still soft?
Adjusting a child's spine is not a difficult procedure. In fact, under most circumstances, a child's spine is much easier to adjust than an adult's. They have not had long-standing subluxations, their muscles are usually not as tense and they are generally more relaxed than adults. Not only are children easier to adjust, but under most circumstances they hold their adjustments for longer periods of time and do not need to be adjusted as often as the average adult. However, with the falls, accidents, and the generally active lives that most children experience, regular checkups are important.

What if they cry?
Chiropractic adjustments are painless. Children may, on the first visit or two, be somewhat reluctant. However, rarely do children hesitate to get on the table to be adjusted, especially when they realize that visiting the chiropractor is a family affair. When they see Mom, Dad, and their brothers and sisters getting adjusted, they are usually more than willing to have their spines checked too. As parents we realize that our children are not going to like or enjoy everything that is good for them. Spinach is not enjoyable for most children and afternoon naps are not much fun. Chiropractic adjustments are vital to their good health and the few tears that may occur on the first few visits, usually because of the fear of the unknown, are well worth the benefits to the little ones.