How old should a person be before receiving chiropractic care?
People of all ages are candidates for chiropractic treatment. Even babies can have subluxations, due to the rigors of birth. In general, it’s best to treat children’s subluxations early, as they interfere with nerves that control developing muscles and organs. How long would you let your childrens teeth go without brushing them? We advise that maintaining a structure as intricate and vital to the whole health of the organism as the spine should begin shortly after birth and continue for as long as you would like your spine to be healthy. A rapidly developing spine and all other bones and joints of the body consist of cartilage growth centers that the bone grows from. Abnormal stresses on these growth plates can cause the bones to develop abnormally. Remember that 65% of neural development occurs within the first year of life and that your childs spine grows 50% of its length within the first year.
People of all ages are candidates for chiropractic care. Even babies can have subluxations due to the rigor of birth. In general, it is best to treat children’s subluxations as they interfere with nerves that control developing muscles and organs. With an early check-up, these problems can be detected and easily corrected.
