There are many small accidents and every day injuries that occur in every family. These relatively unnoticed situations are the ones that are most prevalent in your ability to stay healthy. You bring your child for regular dental checkups, hearing exams, eye exams, and medical examinations, so why stop when it comes to your child’s spinal health? A spinal checkup may be one of the most important checkups that your child has, as the entire body is regulate and run by the billions of nerve fibers that run through the spinal cord. If these nerve fibers are damaged or irritated, the body will not perform to its fullest capacity and a susceptibility to sickness and disease occurs.

Spinal Subluxation

Spinal subluxation can begin as early as childbirth, as the birthing process is a traumatic experience that puts a great deal of pressure on the spine and body, and when natural birth is unattainable and force is used, it becomes even more traumatic.

Throughout a child’s lifetime he or she will experience many traumas that may affect their future health and well-being. A fall from a bicycle, as harmless as it may seem, may cause damage that lasts through adulthood and makes that child dependant on medications to live a pain free life. 

If your child suffers from any of the following conditions you should seek chiropractor care to find the root of the problem, rather than simply controlling the symptoms.

• Fever
• Croup
• Poor Posture
• Constipation
• Weakness or fatigue
• Loss of Hearing
• Arthritis
• Irritability
• Sore throat
• Cough
• Skin Disorders
• Bronchitis
• Poor coordination
• Arm Pain
• Hand Pain
• Shoulder pain
• Hip pain
• Leg pain
• Foot pain
• Colic
• Hypertension
• Nervousness
• Bed-wetting
• Stomachache
• Ear infections
• Numbness
• Headaches
• Backaches
• Eye Problems
• Sinus trouble
• Asthma
• Wheezing
• Frequent colds
• Painful joints
• Poor concentration
• Scoliosis
• Neck Pain

Spinal Check-Ups

Spinal examinations on a regular basis are an excellent way to keep your child’s body healthy and functioning. It will enable any subluxation to be detected and corrected. Care or your child’s spine should be treated like dental care; annual visit for check up are performed at the dentist and cleaning is performed for preventative measures. Sometimes the dentist finds a cavity that you did not know that you had, and filling it is easy. If you had waited until you had pain the tooth may be in such decay that it cannot be repaired. The same holds true for visits to the chiropractor, feeling fine does not mean healthy.