People often ask if kids need to get adjusted and more importantly, is it safe? The answer to both of those questions is undoubtedly YES!
Is it Safe?
Chiropractic Care for Infants, toddlers, and children is extremely gentle and safe for the baby, who’s spine hasn’t had a chance to fully develop yet. To understand how gentle the care is, imagine closing your eyes and pressing against your eyelid with a finger; the amount of pressure used just before the eye starts to get uncomfortable, that is how much pressure is used to adjust a newborn infant. All that to say yes, it is incredibly safe for Infants to get adjusted.
But Why?
Why is it necessary though? The first real trauma in life is Birth itself. C-section, Forceps, Suction cups, and even vaginal births during which the baby is pulled out by its neck all puts considerable force and strain on a baby’s neck and cranial bones. This force and strain creates the first real scar-tissue in the body, resulting in an impaired ability to heal and a predisposition to future injury.
Babies are far more susceptible to the negative effects that occur when lack of proper motion between the vertebra lead to neural subluxation, the down-regulation and function of the nervous system.
This can lead to behavioral disorders, developmental issues, failure to meet developmental milestones, colic, constipation, and many more issues.
***The great news is that infants respond extremely quick to chiropractic care and many of those issues typically resolve within only a few adjustments!
Our future is in the upbringing of the Next Generation
We love seeing and adjusting infants and children in the clinic, setting kids up for the best life possible by awakening and optimizing their nervous system to grow into a healthy adult. Don’t be afraid to bring the whole family into the office either, it is always a joy to see the little ones run around the office and bring smiles to everyone’s faces.