Chiropractic

Chiropractic care is an important tool that helps you get back to enjoying life. Beyond reducing pain, spinal adjustments enhance the ability of the nervous system to function at an optimal level.

All chiropractors are trained to work with women who are pregnant. Investing in the fertility and of women who are pregnant or trying to conceive is a routine care for most chiropractors.

Potential benefits of chiropractic care during pregnancy include:

Currently, the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) recommends women receive chiropractic care throughout pregnancy to establish pelvic balance and optimize the room a baby has for development throughout pregnancy. With a balanced pelvis, babies have a greater chance of moving into the correct position for birth, and the crisis and worry associated with breech and posterior presentations may be avoided altogether.

Even after the birth of a child, chiropractic care is essential in returning mothers back to normal health. Properly aligning the spine, neck and back will give the central nervous system a better kick start it needs to bring mothers back to a normal state. Giving birth can be grueling, and can misalign many areas of the body. Correcting these issues helps mothers recover far better after childbirth. Having the central nervous system back as it should be gives mothers freedom to focus on their new child as opposed to the pain or discomfort they feel from birthing.

If you are an expectant mother, chiropractic care is something you should consider when thinking about the health of not only yourself, but your baby too. Chiropractic treatment really does give you and your baby the best way to come through the birthing process in the healthiest possible way.

Since significant spinal trauma can occur at, or prior to birth, many parents elect to have their newborn’s spine checked right after birth. Many developmental milestones such as learning to hold up the head, sitting upright, crawling, and walking are all activities that are affected by spinal alignment and are important times to have a child checked by a chiropractor. Additionally, falls, sports injuries, playground bumps, heavy school bags and sitting all day in the classroom are all physical stresses to the growing child’s spine and nervous system.

Unless a child has an obvious problem it can be difficult for a parent to recognize when a child’s spine is not working correctly. There are some signs which can indicate spinal problems. These include:

A child’s spine will generally respond much faster than an adult’s spine to chiropractic adjustment, and will often require only a few adjustments to restore normal function. The actual number of adjustments will vary depending on many factors such as the length of time the problem has been present in pregnancy.

Elderly individuals who are experiencing pain and discomfort in their neck, spine, back and joints can greatly benefit from chiropractic care. In fact, chiropractic care is one of the most effective and safest ways to treat spinal related pain. Chiropractors can help readjust misalignments in the spine that may be having an effect on the central nervous system and on different discs, muscles and tendons. Chiropractic adjustments also help the elderly with Improving Range of Motion, Improving Health and Immune System Function, Improves Arthritis Pain and Decreases Joint Degeneration.