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The ten most common reasons why parents take their children to see a chiropractor are:
(From Dr Jennifer Barham-Floreani Well Adjusted Babies. Chapter 14, pg 324.) Why would my baby need to be checked by a Chiropractor? The birth process can be quite traumatic for an infant. It is now recommended that all babies be checked by a chiropractor soon after birth to ensure no damage has occurred to their spine and nervous system. This simple and safe process can prevent many problems from occurring later in life. It is especially important for a baby who has undergone a traumatic birth to be checked by a chiropractor. This is a different kind of check up from what a paediatrician does, and both are important. “My youngest daughter was just 20 minutes old when I had the pleasure of checking her spine, and even though my wife delivered her via caesarian section she still needed a small correction to her neck, which may have prevented her from having colic and reflux, amongst other things,” says Chiropractor, Gary Smith. Is it Safe? Naturally as a Parent you will want to know the answer to this question. The answer lies in the research. In one study of chiropractic practices in Boston USA, it was estimated that in 1998, approximately 420,000 children were treated by chiropractors. With this number of children being treated, if chiropractic was unsafe or dangerous, it is likely there would be a constant flow of reports of injury to children. In fact, exactly the opposite is true. In the scientific literature, there exists little evidence of harm coming to children from chiropractic. In an attempt to quantify the risk of a child being injured in any way while receiving a chiropractic adjustment, a further study was performed in the United States and Canada which led the researchers to conclude that there is in fact so little evidence of harm coming to children from chiropractic that the actual risk factor could only be estimated as 1 in 250 million (at the most), and may be as low as 1 in 750 million. To put this into perspective, your child is 416 times more likely to be struck by lightning than be injured from a chiropractic adjustment! We see a lot of children and babies at hunter Healthy Spines. We do everything we can to make it a welcoming, friendly and safe place, both for children and their parents! Here are some comments made by parents of children who have benefited from Chiropractic care with Gary Smith. “Relief, relief, relief! It’s an almost inexpressible joy to know that Jason in particular, who was so badly affected, can live something resembling a normal life. We spend less on chiropractic than we used to on medication.” “My daughter Louise is a little over 3 and has a severe speech delay. I decided to give chiropractic care a go since she is not making a lot of improvements doing other treatment. Since starting care she has started to be more outgoing, more confident, doing puzzles and is interested in other things. Overall she seems happier and I would always recommend chiropractic care” “We all feel chiropractic care keeps us on track, with work, school and our active lifestyle with Scouting and Guiding etc. Thank you to Hunter Healthy Spines staff for looking after us.”
3 generations of the Gray family enjoy the benefits of Chiropractic care |
Clinical evidence, supported by ever increasing scientific research, shows the very real health benefits of Chiropractic care for children and babies.
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