Why should children see a Chiropractor?
Because children have healthy growing spines, they are the perfect chiropractic patients. A small spinal curve or other issue can be easily spotted in a chiropractic exam and quickly addressed. The spine is similar to a young tree that begins to grow crooked. If you don’t give it the support to grow straight, you’ll end up with a tree with a curved trunk. Children are much the same. It’s also important to protect children from the neurologic health changes that are often caused by a misaligned spine.
How Often should Children see A Chiropractor
Why do children need to see a chiropractor? Parents often wonder if their children need chiropractic care, because people often associate chiropractic with pain complaints. But chiropractic is most beneficial in preventive care. Thus, children having healthy and growing spines makes them the perfect candidate!A small spinal curve, developmental delays, and other issues can be […]
Sports rehabilitation for kids
If your young athlete gets injured, it can set the stage for pain and growth abnormalities for their lifetime. We want you to look out for these injuries as they can occur during your family holiday football or basketball game. Sprained ankles; just one can set you up for getting more and more sprains which […]
Essential Oils
Essential oils have been used for thousands of years but are recently a popular natural healing choice for many families. The most common ways they are used is aromatic diffusion, as a topical application, and a dietary consumption. These methods can help achieve a healthy balance in the body and aid in healing. The following […]
Is My Child Too Heavy?
The BMI percentile should give you a good idea. Similar to the BMI index for adults, the BMI percentile charts a child’s weight onto the standard BMI growth chart and then compares the child’s BMI to other children of the same age and gender. The resulting categories are underweight (less than 5th percentile), healthy weight […]
Is it a Food Sensitivity or Food Allergy?
What are delayed-onset reactions? When a separate non-anaphylactic reaction occurs within 2-72 hours after exposure, it is considered a delayed-onset reaction. Most people believe that these are due to foods. However since allergies are cumulative it may also be from environment allergens as well as insect reactions. This reaction is mediated by the IgG antibody […]
Keeping the Boo-Boos Out of Halloween
Halloween has become one of the most popular holidays of the year. But it’s also a time that leaves our little ones vulnerable to all types of injuries. We want to keep you and your family in good health so watch for these Halloween hazards! Candles Candles create that perfect spooky environment but they also […]
Sports Physicals: Checking Your Kids Before the Season Starts
As summer winds down, the preparation for school and team sports is heating up! Before you know it, it will be time to shuttle kids back and forth to practice and games in between school and homework. Back-to-school prep for our young athletes is far more than new shoes, shin guards, athletic bags and water […]
Holistic medicine and diets are a great option to manage an ADD child.
Currently the diagnosis for ADD and ADHD is becoming more and more common for students and children with extra activity. The most common form of treatment is to give stimulant type drugs that enable the children to focus and harness their energy. However we find that stimulants are not only hard on children’s health but […]