Kids Need Chiropractic Too

	Should I bring my child to the chiropractor even if he/she doesn't have symptoms?
A normal birth can result in up to 150 pounds of pressure being exerted on the neck of the newborn. The twisting and pulling required during the normal delivery process often results in subtle misalignments of the bones in the newborn neck. This can irritate or press on the nerves that exit the neck or skull. This is called a subluxation. A subluxation results in decreased flow to the organ or tissue that the nerve supplies. In newborns and infants, these subluxations rarely result in neck or back pain because the infant spine is so flexible and still cartilaginous. However, the newborn subluxations often result in ear infections, sinusitis, asthma, problems with breastfeeding, attention problems, colic and learning disorders. Some cases have been linked to sudden infant death syndrome from a pinched nerve in the upper neck. Other causes of subluxations can be malposition while in the uterus or the use of extraction aids during delivery or c-section. Unfortunately , a thorough examination of the individual vertebra is not within the scope of most Western trained pediatricians. It is for this reason that we suggest all newborns have their spines examined by a qualified pediatric chiropractic within the first 2 weeks of life. This will help to identify any pinched nerves that may be the result of in-utero malposition or the birthing process. As kids get older, and these problems go undetected, they can begin to develop into frequent sore throats, neck and back pain, and sometimes scoliosis.

Is it safe for my child? Chiropractic manipulation is extremely safe for children and adults, especially when performed by doctors who have had extra training like Dr. Ginsberg. The risk of a serious complication when adjusting a child is less than one in 2 million (ask us for the research on this if you like). The force used to adjust a child is much less than that used for adjusting an adult patient. Will it hurt my son/daughter to get adjusted? Kids love getting adjusted and it rarely hurts. Sometimes the noise* of the adjustment scares the little ones the first time. After that, they are usually eager to hop right up on the table. *The noise is NOT your bones cracking, it is air being released from the joint.