Most people are familiar with chiropractors, but not as many are aware of what the pediatric chiropractic profession entails. These practitioners are specially trained at various chiropractic colleges and provide care for infants, children, and adolescents, using gentle techniques to encourage healthy development. Pediatric chiropractors focus on the entire child, not just individual symptoms.

We work to improve overall health and well-being, supporting the body’s natural ability to heal and function at its best. In addition to providing hands-on care, pediatric chiropractors also offer advice on nutrition and lifestyle choices that can help promote optimal health. As children grow and develop, they can rely on their pediatric chiropractor for guidance and support in achieving their full potential.

Any parent knows that taking care of a child is a full-time job. From the moment they wake up until they go to bed, children are constantly moving and exploring. As a result, it’s not surprising that they often experience aches and pains. Pediatric chiropractic care is a gentle, natural way to relieve pain and improve your child’s immune system, allergies, sleep habits, and much more.

Chiropractors use gentle spinal manipulation to realign the spine and improve your child’s nervous system function. Adjustments can help to reduce pain, improve behavior, and boost immunity. Regular chiropractic care visits can help prevent future injuries such as sports injuries. As children grow and their bodies change, chiropractic care can help them stay healthy and strong. It is a preventive service worth considering for parents looking for an alternative to traditional medicine.

There are several reasons why an infant might visit a chiropractor. For example, many babies experience stress during the birth process, resulting in misalignments of the spine. As such, muscle tension can occur and conditions like torticollis can take place which may impact breastfeeding. Babies experiencing midline-defects like tongue-ties, benefit greatly from chiropractic (more on this below).

Infants often have difficulty sleeping due to gas or infantile colic. Chiropractic care can helps relieve these symptoms and improve sleep quality. Regular chiropractic adjustments can help to prevent future health problems by ensuring that the spine is aligned correctly from an early age.

Chiropractic therapy is a crucial part of care when it comes to tethered oral tissues and midline defects.

Nerve interference to tongue muscles can contribute to tongue ties when the nerves that power the tongue become up-regulated (excess power) or down-regulated (lacking power). This dysregulation leads to tongue tightness, causing painful breastfeeding, trouble transferring milk from breast or bottle, and frequent spitting up from an inability to completely swallow. Often, babies with tongue ties will also have higher tone throughout their nervous systems, creating tense and stiff muscles.

Addressing these areas of connective tissue or fascial strain caused from birth interventions, fetal positioning or other injuries with gentle techniques can help relax that high neuromusclar tone. Gentle adjustments will normalize the neck, intra-oral cranial bones and soft tissue.This removes interference, or the cause of nerve dysregulation to the tongue.

Pediatric chiropractic can help enhance the results of an oral tie surgery.

BEFORE Surgery- It's important to achieve alignment of the head and neck structures so the wound does not heal in an abnormal position causing the problem to resurface and to also increase the range of motion of the neck in order to withstand proper surgical position.

AFTER Surgery- Rehabilitating the head, neck and tongue promotes correct motor skill development of the tongue and spine, and encourages and supports correct wound healing while keeping and enhancing the range of motion gained from surgery.

We want nothing but the best when it comes to our children’s health. We want them to be safe, and we want them to be healthy. That’s why it’s important to do your research regarding pediatric health care. When it comes to chiropractic pediatrics, there are so many providers out there who know the benefits and efficacy of pediatric chiropractic, but sadly there are some out there that still do not. Therefore, there is a lot of misinformation out there.

The fact is that pediatric chiropractors are safe and highly trained. The American Chiropractic Association and International Chiropractic Pediatric Association are professional organizations that provide chiropractors with recommended medical guidelines and specialized training for practitioners caring for patients younger than 18 years old. You can search either website for research studies and chiropractors near you.

Chiropractic adjustments are safe for pediatric patients when performed by a licensed and trained professional. Chiropractic techniques help align the bones and muscles in the body, which can relieve pain and improve overall function. Chiropractic adjustments are gentle and non-invasive, making them an ideal treatment option for young children.

The way an adult would be treated by a chiropractor is not the same as how a child or infant would be treated. Everything from the contact to the force used is modified to make it age-appropriate and gentle. If you’re looking for an alternative therapy for your child, consider active or simulated chiropractic manipulation.