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Chiropractic Care and Children

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Spinal Checkups are vital. If your child is suffering from any of the following common conditions, it is essential to get his/her spine checked for vertebral subluxations - not as a treatment for these conditions, but because all children, especially if they are ill, need healthy spines. Being free of blockages to the flow of energy and information over his/her nervous system can make a big diffrence in your child's physical and emotional health.

• Vision problems
• Skin conditions
• Sinus problems
• Weakness or fatigue
• Poor concentration
• Stomachaches
• Asthma and wheezing
• Loss of hearing
• Ear infecctions
• Eye problems
• Painful joints
• Hip, leg or foot pain
• Constipation
• Poor coordination
• Breast-feeding difficulties
• Arm, hand or shoulder pain
• Nervousness
• Skin disorders
• Poor posture
• Sore throat
• Colic
• Allergies
• Scoliosis
• Irritability
• Backaches
• Neckaches
• Bronchities
• Arthritis
• Croup
• Numbness
• Headaches
• Bed-wetting

Warning Signs

Because it is possible to have subluxations yet be symptom-free, all children (and their parents!) need periodic spinal checkups. There are, however certain warning signs indicating that the spinal column may be out of alignment:

• Fatigue
• Joint aches
• Shoulder blades flared out
• One arm looks shorter
• Hyperactivity
• Neck tilt
• Frequent falling
• One leg look shorter
• "Noisy bones"
• A foot turned in our out
• One hip or shoulder higher than the other

Scoliosis

When the spine curves or twists excessively it can be abnormal and is called scoliosis (Greek for "crooked").

Don't accept surgical procedures or even bracing without first exploring less radial alternatives - R. Mendelsohn, MD

What Causes Scoliosis?

In most cases of scoliosis the cause is unknown; the vertebrae and spinal structures - discs, ligaments, tendons and muscles - all appear normal. No one dies from scoliosis, but in severe cases scoliosis sufferers can have breathing or heart problems if the curve is very severe.

Bracing & Other Treatments

Does bracing help? Initial studies showed that curves straighten an average of 50% of the time with braces. But when bracing was followed in the long term, a gradual loss of correction was observed. Electrical stimulation also appears to be "ineffectual" and plaster casts have often been found to be emotionally scarring.

Neurological Disturbance

New research on scoliosis shows the cause or important contributing factor to be a disturbance or defect in the area of the nervous system that controls posture, body balance and positioning.

The Chiropractic Approach

Chiropractic is not a treatment for individual diseases, scoliosis included. Its purpose is to correct the vertebral subluxation complex - a condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the nervous system and the body as a whole.