Is chiropractic care safe and effective for children too?
Yes, absolutely, chiropractic care is both safe and effective for children as well as adults. Chiropractic adjusting techniques are modified to fit a child’s size, weight, and unique spinal problem. Chiropractic adjustments help to keep your child’s immune system strong and hence resistant to many germs that lurk in day care centers and classrooms. Parents often report that their children seem healthier than other kids their age. Chiropractic has been shown to help children with ear infections (69% of children under chiropractic care report no occurrence of ear infection), colic, a stronger immune system and much more! Many spinal problems seen in adults begin in childhood. Proper spinal hygiene is an important key to better health. Regular chiropractic checkups are especially beneficial as head support and natural spinal curves are established. Many adults’ problems started with traumatic births and were ignored until the onset of obvious symptoms. Even so-called “natural” birthing me