Chiropractic Check-Ups for Kids

Kids can get checked, too. Do kids need regular blood pressure check-ups or regular tests of their blood glucose levels? Probably not - these simple procedures can be done during a child's annual physical. But kids are very active and more frequent chiropractic check-ups are usually a good idea.

Most of us were introduced to chiropractic care when we were adults - and we had to play catch-up for however long a period of time before we really began to feel healthy again. If we began chiropractic care as a younger adult, it probably didn't take too long to restore good health. If we were older - well, the process probably took more time.

If chiropractic care is valuable for you, imagine how valuable it is for your children. Kids are natural explorers - they run, jump, climb things, fall down, and bounce around.¹ And, kids are resilient - this ability to recover quickly is one of the great benefits of being very young.

Occasionally, one of these activity-related injuries impacts a child's spine. Nothing obvious has happened and nothing hurts. But there may be subtle injuries to spinal muscles and spinal ligaments that have a long-term effect on spinal nerve function.^2,3

Spinal nerve function depends on mechanical integrity of the spine itself. If spinal muscles and ligaments are inflamed or irritated, spinal nerve function is compromised to a greater or lesser extent. In a child, the short- and long-term results may include muscle pain and stiffness, loss of full range of motion in the neck or lower back, frequent colds, headaches, gastrointestinal problems, allergies, and asthma.

Of course, when it comes to good health for you and your family, preventing a problem is much easier than treating a problem. In the long run, prevention also costs much less.

We all want our kids to be healthy and well. We want them to play full-out, to engage in all kinds of sports, and to have a lot of fun. In order for children to continue to enjoy optimal health, regular spinal check-ups are as important as an annual physical exam.

Your local chiropractor is the spinal health expert in your community. She will be glad to help you ensure your child's continued good health.

¹Barkley JE, et al: Reinforcing value of interval and continuous physical activities in children. Physiol Behav April 16, 2009
²Fecteau D, et al: The effect of concentrating periods of physical activity on the risk of injury in organized sports in a pediatric population. Clin J Sport Med 18(5):410-414, 2008
³Spinks AB, McClure RJ: Quantifying the risk of sports injury: a systematic review of activity-specific rates for children under 16 years of age. Br J Sports Med 41(9):548-557, 2007

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MEDICAL OPINION ON CHIROPRACTIC

You may say, "I'll go to my chiropractor despite what the medical doctors say." But, you may be surprised at
the medical opinion of doctors who are not intimidated by chiropractic results.

1. In an address given by Freimut Biedermann, M.D. to a medical convention in Hamm, Germany, “Any part of the spine can become diseased and thereby become the curative factor for the disease. We medical doctors who have studied and used chiropractic techniques and have proven its undisputable value cannot understand the negative attitude of medicine towards chiropractic.”

2. Gutzeit M.D., in his article, “The Spine as Causative Factor of Disease.” “Changes in the spine can be the cause of vegetative and nerve root irritation and inhibitory phenomenon (as we find described in the chiropractic concept of a subluxation). Furthermore, the following diseases are possibly caused by and can be related to vertebral disturbances; primary disease symptoms, colic of the gall bladder, vomiting, paroxysms, kidney colic, cramps of the bladder, disturbances of sex organs, and neurohormonal regulatory function. Every organ of the body can be subject to the ill effects which can be expressed in functional disturbances as well as changes in their structural make-up and histological changes. Here a doctor of medicine has described changes in the spine which seem to correspond closely to the chiropractic subluxation.

3. What about kids? G. Gutman M.D., a prominent specialist in manual medicine in Germany contends: “Blocked nerve impulses at the atlas may cause many clinical features from central motor impairment to lower resistance to infections especially ear, nose and throat infections. With developmental disturbances of every kind the atlanto-occipital joints should be examined and in each case be treated manually in a qualified manner. The success of this treatment eclipses every other attempt at treatment including, especially, the use of medications.

4. There is more and more research to substantiate the principles of our philosophy. By understanding this, there is more certainty and value for adhering to our principles and not just pretending chiropractic is only for back pain. This is the value we have to lead with in our mission statements. It is this value that we have to interpret in our practice with specific patient education. When people understand the dynamics of chiropractic philosophy and the implication of not adopting chiropractic as part of their health care lifestyle, they value using it for themselves, their families and friends. Regardless of what payment plans you have or how they are structured, people will find a way to pay for something they value. Doctors seem to keep missing this concept and therefore, put their emphasis on the administrative side of practice more than on educating people on the principles of our philosophy. The patient will figure out where and how to pay for care when they commit based on their values. The big idea because increased value and all else follows.

1. Gorman, R.F. (Franz vonKuvbel) Chiropractic medicine for rejuvenation of the mind. Academy of Chiropractic Medicine (8 Budgen St., Darwin, Australia) 1983.

2. Biedermann, F. Fundamentals of Chiropractic from the Standpoint of a Medical Doctor ICRC 741 Brady St., Davenport, Iowa 1959.

3. Gutzeit, K. “The Spine as Causative Factors of Disease” A research paper presented at the convention in Hamm, Germany. “Fundamentals of Chiropractic from the Standpoint of a Medical Doctor. ICRC 741 Brady St., Davenport, Iowa 1959.

4. Gutmann, G. Blocked Atlantal Nerve Syndrome in Infants and Small Children. Manuelle Medizin. Springer-Verlag 1987.

Dr Wade is a busy chiropractic doctor practicing in Oxford, AL. He has writtne articles for national publications and lectured extensively on CorporateWellness, Chiropractic Care and Chiropractic for Children. He has a free report about How to Avoid the 5 Biggest Mistakes in Choosing a Chiropractor.
You can contact him a http://www.wadechiropractic.com/.