Maybe you’ve never been to a chiropractor. Perhaps you go on a regular basis and understand the health benefits of living in a regularly-adjusted body. Whatever the case, you know that, as an adult, chiropractic care can work wonders. But, have you thought about the health benefits to children?
For so long, chiropractic care was seen as something designed and meant for adults. But, that view is quickly changing as doctors, parents and healthcare providers are recognizing the health benefits available to children through regular, professional chiropractic care.
Parents are starting to understand that gentle, noninvasive, drug free chiropractic treatments are able to prevent, treat and resolve various conditions. In fact, the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, or, ICPA has found spinal manipulative therapy a save and successful method for treating a variety of conditions in children of all ages.
These conditions include (but are not limited to):
- Birth traumas,
- Sports injuries,
- Nerve conditions,
- Muscle conditions,
- Earaches,
- Upper respiratory infections,
- Colic in newborn babies,
- Digestive disorders,
- Asthma,
- Allergies,
- ADHD, and more.
Regular chiropractic care has also been demonstrated to prevent sports injuries by strengthening the muscular-skeletal system of young athletes.
For young children, spinal adjustments are different than those performed on adults. They include light finger-tip adjustments to correct misaligned spinal structures and to restore joint mobility. Unlike adult chiropractic care, the loud cracks and “pops” are not always heard. These safe, effective treatments can lead to long term health benefits along with the correction of the disorders mentioned above.
If you’d like to learn more about chiropractic care for your child, contact Dr. Scott Levan of Levan Chiropractic today.