Children need care BEFORE birth
Every beneficial thing that a pregnant woman does for herself also benefits the baby growing inside her. Conversely, every detrimental thing a mother does to herself is also harmful to the baby. For that nine month period, the mother and the developing child share everything, the beneficial and the harmful. It is essential for a mother to be under regular chiropractic care during the entire pregnancy. When the mother's body is working properly, the developing baby will grow and develop better and be delivered in the easiest and most efficient manner possible.
The Birthing Process
The first spinal misalignments may occur during the birthing process! Unfortunately, we can't make it into this world without being born. The amount of force generated and inflicted upon the newborn's spine during labor and delivery is very significant. All the best planning and gentle methods utilized in "normal", vaginal birth can be enough to cause vertebral subluxations (misalignments in the spine) putting pressure on the delicate nerves and choking off the vital life-giving messages from the brain out to the body that allow a child to grow and function normally. More traumatic methods of birth such as C-Section, Forceps Delivery or Vacuum Extraction are even more damaging and can sometimes cause deformity, paralysis and even severe neurological complications.
The biggest reason that having the child's spine checked as shortly after birth as possible is because subtle and insidious nature of subluxations. Subluxations are asymptomatic when they first occur and anyone who has ever had children knows that the baby doesn't come out saying "Mommy, my back hurts!" of "Mommy, I have a headache!" or "Mommy, my neck is sore!". But unless the child is checked, the subluxations will remain present and undermine the child's health and life and no one will be aware of it.
A child going through life with asymptomatic subluxations in their spine may not experience a backache or neck ache for years, if ever. However, anyone who has had children knows that babies will often have difficulty nursing, difficulty sleeping or difficulty having bowel movements. They may be "colicky", overly fussy, not growing or gaining wait as expected, or even have frequent bouts of childhood illnesses. While childhood illnesses are extremely common, they are far from "normal" and healthy. It is not normal to have colic, asthma, allergies, or chronic ear infections and sore throats. It is common, but definitely not normal for a child to "need" their tonsils & adenoids removed and not normal to "need" tubes in their ears.
Being subluxated doesn't mean that your child will develop any of these conditions, but it does mean that the control mechanism for your child's body is messed up and the child can never be as healthy or express as much life as that child could or was designed to do. As your child's Chiropractor, my job is not to treat any of those symptoms or conditions, remove the pressure, "reboot the system" if you will and allow as much life as possible to be restored to your child's body.This is a HUGE message and one that most parents have never had the good fortune to hear. That is why we feel it is vital that parents are told the truth about this and given the opportunity to have their children checked by a Chiropractor as soon after birth as possible.This is also why we have created a practice model called "The Membership Practice" that allows parents who understand the damage caused by subluxations and the benefits of regular chiropractic care for their children have them checked as soon after birth as possible and continue to have them under regular care throughout their life. We make getting this type of life-giving care possible to anyone who wants it and we have many families in our practice as a result.
The biggest reason that having the child's spine checked as shortly after birth as possible is because subtle and insidious nature of subluxations. Subluxations are asymptomatic when they first occur and anyone who has ever had children knows that the baby doesn't come out saying "Mommy, my back hurts!" of "Mommy, I have a headache!" or "Mommy, my neck is sore!". But unless the child is checked, the subluxations will remain present and undermine the child's health and life and no one will be aware of it.
A child going through life with asymptomatic subluxations in their spine may not experience a backache or neck ache for years, if ever. However, anyone who has had children knows that babies will often have difficulty nursing, difficulty sleeping or difficulty having bowel movements. They may be "colicky", overly fussy, not growing or gaining wait as expected, or even have frequent bouts of childhood illnesses. While childhood illnesses are extremely common, they are far from "normal" and healthy. It is not normal to have colic, asthma, allergies, or chronic ear infections and sore throats. It is common, but definitely not normal for a child to "need" their tonsils & adenoids removed and not normal to "need" tubes in their ears.
Being subluxated doesn't mean that your child will develop any of these conditions, but it does mean that the control mechanism for your child's body is messed up and the child can never be as healthy or express as much life as that child could or was designed to do. As your child's Chiropractor, my job is not to treat any of those symptoms or conditions, remove the pressure, "reboot the system" if you will and allow as much life as possible to be restored to your child's body.This is a HUGE message and one that most parents have never had the good fortune to hear. That is why we feel it is vital that parents are told the truth about this and given the opportunity to have their children checked by a Chiropractor as soon after birth as possible.This is also why we have created a practice model called "The Membership Practice" that allows parents who understand the damage caused by subluxations and the benefits of regular chiropractic care for their children have them checked as soon after birth as possible and continue to have them under regular care throughout their life. We make getting this type of life-giving care possible to anyone who wants it and we have many families in our practice as a result.
Children Need Care After Birth
By correcting spinal misalignments at an early age, damaging effects can be prevented. The longer a bone misalignment is present, the greater the effects of the interference to the nerve system. Many people who come in for the first time as adults have had years worth of damage occur to their spine and would have had more potential in life if they had been under care as children. Besides, with all the falls, accidents, and active lives of most children, regular visits to the chiropractor are essential.
