Chiropractic care and children...sounds scary, but its NOT.

The first time I sought out a chiropractor was around the age of 27. I was pregnant with my second baby and was planning a home birth. With just weeks left in my pregnancy I found out that my baby had done some flipping and flipping and turned herself completely around. Our midwives would not do a breech birth (and I was not too keen on the idea myself) so I had to get this baby to flip back around ASAP! I started to look in to ways to flip a breech baby and there were lots of great ideas I and across. Being totally determined to flip this child, I basically tried them all. Chiropractor was on the list of things to do. I had never been to one and honestly felt very uncomfortable about having myself adjusted. My first visit I was terrified! That only lasted for a few minutes, with the first little adjustment I left feeling energized, happy and really excited. My back and neck hasn't felt so good in years. From then on, I started to look in to the benefits of chiropractic care and I was a very happy lady. Here is a diagram of your spine and the problems that can occur from a misalignment:

Chiropractic care is so simple to understand and makes so much sense (once you get past the nervousness of having your neck/back "cracked"). Your nervous system is the base of everything, in order for it to work at its full potential, you have to make sure that your spine isn't out of place and causing any pinching of your nerves. A straight spine and happy nervous system put your body in balance and allow it to work at its full potential to ward off illness/disease. It strengthens your immune system and can take care of many issues from headaches, chronic ear infections, even bowel problems and the list goes on and on.

Once I realized the huge benefits of regular visits to the chiropractor I knew my children had to go. I still get the weirdest reactions from people when they hear that my children all get regular chiropractic care. I have been asked things like "why what's wrong with their backs" "is that safe for kids". I can only assume that most people harbor a fear of the chiropractor and so you mix that with kids and  well, you seem crazy. Here are my main reasons why I feel chiropractic care for children (that includes little newborn babies) is a very good idea and is very beneficial:

Their bones are softer than that of an adult so the more they are aligned to be in the proper place, the more likely they are to grow strong while in the proper place. Giving them the perfect start to wonderful posture and a thriving immune response.
The first misalignment, believe it or not, usually occurs during birth. You know when that doctor is guiding your baby out? Well a lot of times he turns the neck of the baby enough to throw it out of place so there is your first misalignment (subluxation to be accurate).
Children fall and trip and trip and fall, seriously, all the time. When they are learning to walk or just being kids they can have many big falls, the faster any misalignment from any of these falls is corrected, the better!

We have seen many improvements in health after being on a schedule with our adjustments. Our youngest had lots of bowel problems, her first visit to our chiro, he mentioned them as he felt her spine and I was shocked. Since that first adjustment, NO bowel issues at all. I can't rave enough about visiting a chiropractor, do your research and find one that fits your family and I promise you will be very happy you did.

If you are in the area of philadelphia I would recommend ohm chiropractic or rhino chiropractic. They are both amazing places. The doctors are so great and will put any of your fears at ease. Truly amazing people at both places.