Kurtas Chiropractic

As a concerned parent, you no doubt wonder if your child is as healthy as possible.  Many factors contribute to your child’s overall health.  A major component is the communication between your child’s brain and body, a vital link controlling the growth, repair, and function of every tissue and organ in the body.  Diet, exercise, rest, and emotional and spiritual support are other important factors.  Chiropractic recognizes the importance of each of these factors as they contribute to your child’s health.

When should your child be checked for subluxations?

Newborn infants should be checked within hours after birth.  The birth process, even under natural and controlled conditions, is potentially traumatic.  During the pushing stage of labor, the spine, particularly the neck, may be injured as the baby is compressed and pushed down the birth canal.  The most frequent subluxation experienced by newborns results from pulling, twisting, and compression of the infant’s spine during birth.

Although birth subluxations may cause immediate symptoms, such as respiratory depression, there may be far-reaching effects that are manifested for years.  The child’s ability to fight against disease, for example, may be lowered.  Colds, ear infections, colic, and other illnesses may result.
 
Subluxations may also interfere with internal organ function, resulting in the inability to produce chemicals responsible for raising and lowering body temperature as needed.  Research has also indicated that the body’s immune response in the production of anti-viral and anti-bacterial agents to fight infection is greatly compromised due to vertebral subluxations.

Chiropractic is safe and natural.

The chiropractic approach to health care is natural. It does not try to stimulate or inhibit normal body function. Many childhood illness may be manifested in the pediatric patient due to abnormal body function caused by subluxations. In light of this, your chiropractor may be the best doctor to help your child.