Chiropractic Care for Babies and Kids
Many parents choose to have their newborn assessed by a Chiropractor to ensure their baby has the best start in life.
Birth can be a very challenging experience on a baby’s skull (cranium) and spine, which can result in spinal misalignment and increase cranial tension. Chiropractic care aims to restore balance and remove tension to improve spinal and cranial function and remove interference to the nervous system (the main control system of the body). Therefore enabling their brain and body to communicate effectively with each other. A body that is functioning without subluxations will be able to self-regulate and self-heal more effectively, resulting in a happier, healthier and well balanced child.
“Chiropractic care is not aimed at ‘treating’ specific conditions as such, but rather restoring the body’s balance and natural ability to heal resulting in a happier, healthier and well balanced child.”
Why should babies get checked?
Birth can be a very challenging experience on a baby’s skull (cranium) and spine, which can result in spinal misalignment and high cranial tension. Chiropractic care aims to restore balance and ‘unwind’ tension to improve spinal and cranial function and remove interference to the nervous system (the main control system of the body).
Is Chiropractic Care Safe for Babies?
It is natural for parents to fear the Chiropractor for their babies. As adults, getting an adjustment can mean a lot of pressure and cracks. However, Chiropractors do not take the same approach of adjustments for babies as they do adults. Instead, adjustments for babies are gentle and many times will go unnoticed by the baby.
Dr. Nina says, "When there is a misalignment of the spine, which can easily happen due to the birthing process, the nerves that flow out to all of the organs can be comprised compromised, so a Chiropractic adjustment can assist to simply take pressure off the spine, so the body can express itself." The pressure used on a baby is equivalent to the pressure of your index finger on your eyelid. Chiropractic care has also proven to be safer and more effective than prescription medications and antibiotics.
What are the Benefits of Chiropractic Care for Infants?
Regular Chiropractic care can help relieve the following in babies:
Ear infections and ear aches
Feeding and breastfeeding/latching issues
Chiropractic care in babies also keeps babies healthier because their nervous system and immune system are supported. Many doctors agree with Chiropractic care, or at least recognise there are very little risks involved with Chiropractic care.
More Benefits of Chiropractic Care For Babies:
Boost Recovery After Birth
Gentle manipulations in certain key areas of your baby’s body can help to ease tension and strain, as well as correct nerve problems that may arise after a C-section or natural birth. The birth process can be traumatic for both mom and baby and affect the nerves in the body.
Help at hand: A chiropractor is trained to align the spine and ensure that there’s no nerve disfunction as this can lead to colic symptoms, reflux, or breathing and sleeping difficulties in babies.
Soothe Colic Symptoms
Colic may be linked to an immature or underactive gastro-intestinal system, leading to indigestion and gas build up. An immature digestive system might not cope with the gas build up, which is a natural result of digestion, leaving the gas trapped in the gut to cause bloating and pain. Your baby might also pull his knees up and strain to move the gas with little success.
Help at hand: Gentle manipulations can stimulate nerve flow to the small intestines and increase peristalsis – the wave-like motion of muscles in the gut that pushes liquid and gas through.
Enhance The Immune System
Apart from proper nutrition and rest, the immune system relies on a healthy spine. Our nervous system runs through our spine and any misalignment can cause the nerve pathways to become irritated. This will affect all systems in the body.
Our immune systems are made up of lymph nodes; the thymus (which is a lymph organ in the neck responsible for releasing cells to boost the immune system) and our spleen, which are all connected to the brain by nerves running through the spine.
Help at hand: Studies have shown that with just a few spinal adjustments, the body becomes better at releasing disease-fighting cells to areas of the body where they’re needed the most, giving the immune system a boost,” she says. This is critical for all of us, including children and babies.
Reduce General Fussiness
It’s not always easy for parents or doctors to pinpoint the exact issues that might be causing little ones to become fussy and irritable. However, once sickness has been ruled out, chiropractic sessions can help.
Help at hand: Numerous studies have shown that chiropractic treatment helps to reduce fussiness which could be the result of mechanical restrictions in your baby’s spine. These restrictions can lead to headaches, muscle spasms, increased nervous irritability, sleeping difficulties and crying. This is often why parents notice such a marked difference after just a few sessions at the chiropractor.
Support Physical Development
A baby is born with primary spinal curves (known as sacral and thoracic kyphosis) and in the first year of life, the spine doubles in length while the secondary curves (neck and lower back lordosis) form. This is a lot of change in a little body in such a short amount of time! “When your baby starts lifting his head the neck curvature forms; when he learns to sit, the lower back curvature forms. However, without proper alignment during these important milestones, there’s a chance that your child’s spinal curvatures may not develop properly.” This could hamper your child’s physical development and slow the rate at which he reaches his milestones.
Help at hand: Gentle chiropractic manipulations can help to align your baby’s spine and improve his overall posture.
Assist In Treating Ear Infections
The eustachian tube drains the middle ear from excess fluids, but it can become blocked due to allergies, colds or recurrent sinus infections, says Douween.
Help at hand: In certain cases, gentle manipulations to the vertebrae of the upper neck help to dilate the eustachian tube, which assists drainage of the middle ear. However, it’s important to take your baby for a medical check-up too, as ear infections often need to be treated with antibiotics.
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