With back to school quickly approaching, now is as good a time as any to help improve the health and wellness of your children. Just as adults can benefit in many ways from chiropractic, kids can also enjoy the same positive effects. Here’s how chiropractic can be beneficial for the children in your family.
Chiropractic for Kids
Chiropractic for kids isn’t a new practice and has proven to be an effective treatment for many disorders that are specific to children. By reducing discomfort that causes pain and crying and correcting subluxations, chiropractic has shown improvements for colicky babies. We have also treated children with problems falling and staying asleep and those that have an abnormal gait or spinal curvature. Chiropractic adjustments by Dr. Tracey Stiles are gentle and effective and are a natural and safe treatment for every member of the family.
Chiropractic for Injuries
Not only can chiropractic help treat issues like colic, scoliosis, and other common pediatric issues, but it can also help to restore your child’s health when they sustain an injury. No matter how much we try to prevent it, sometimes kids just get hurt. They run and fall, jump off the bed, injure themselves playing sports, or playing on the jungle gym. Chiropractic care works to align the spine and joints to treat injury and can help prevent it from happening in the first place.
Kids Bodies Should Function Optimally
Optimal body function is the goal for all our patients, but it is especially important for growing bodies. When the spine is in proper alignment, the nervous system is able to communicate as it should. When misalignments are present, it can put unnecessary pressure on nearby nerves which causes pain and affects the brain’s ability to communicate with the rest of the body.
Chiropractic treatments fix those misalignments so the body and brain can communicate effectively and efficiently. A growing body depends on a healthy nervous system as it is constantly changing and needs accurate communication to develop properly. Chiropractic can help your child achieve this as they grow from a baby into an adult.
To help prepare your kids for the school year, add chiropractic care to their routine. To schedule an appointment with Chicago’s local family chiropractor, click here to contact us.