BOOM! You watch as your child falls down while learning to walk. You put a Band-Aid on a skinned knee when bicycle lessons go awry. You wipe away your child's tears, but there's more... |
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Infants and children subject their spines to a variety of insults, which are all a normal part of growing up:
- The traumatic birth process
- Falling down dozens of times while learning to walk
- Playground roughhousing
- Sports or P.E. class
- Poor posture, badly designed classroom furniture
- Skateboards, roller skates, bicycles
- Walking on snow and ice
- Stairs, automobile accidents
- Other sources of childhood injury
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At first, no injury may be apparent. Young bodies are amazingly resilient, but once a spinal bone is displaced, however slightly, compensation begins to happen throughout the spinal column, causing further misalignment. In addition to these problems, small congenital defects can grow into big problems if not detected and treated early.
The old saying, "As the twig is bent, so grows the tree" is completely valid for early life. Children should receive regular Chiropractic care as part of their normal health care. Most problems in life are easier and less costly to address in their early stages, and spinal alignment is no exception.
There is no minimum age for Chiropractic care.
Chiropractors receive special training in pediatric and infant care, along with advanced knowledge in nutrition and exercise management. This is to give children the opportunity to grow with optimum Chiropractic health in the formative years.
Full health is a result of every organ, bone, and muscle working together, which is coordinated by the nervous system. It's essential to maintain the proper nerve function and flow that controls every organ in the body during growth and maturation. The immune system also is directly controlled by the nervous system.
Chiropractors urge you to investigate regular Chiropractic checkups for YOUR children. With consistent care, you will be satisfied knowing that their "life-flowing" energy channel is open, that cellular growth is normal, and that their growing body will not fall subject unaware, to disharmony and dis-ease. It is important to note that the immune system (defense system), which produces white blood cells (anti-bodies) and fights disease, is directly dependent on the condition of the Nervous System for its proper functioning.
Chronic illnesses in childhood and the teens will barely exist as good health is maintained through regular Chiropractic care.
During puberty, as the body prepares for adulthood and the child bearing years, glandular secretions, which are directly dependent on the nerve network, are flowing at their optimum, creating the right hormone balances in your child's body. These balances affect your child's attitude and disposition as he or she struggles through the active and stressful teen years.*
Regular Chiropractic checkups are an important part of the best preventative health maintenance!
*(Quoted from "Children and Chiropractic," an educational handout published by G.T. publications in the interest of Chiropractic health education.) |
