Babies and Chiropractic

 Babies and Chiropractic

Q. Why would you take your baby to a chiropractor?

A. The development of your baby into a little boy or girl, then into an adolescent then onto being an adult is an amazing feat of nature. The innate intelligence within your baby knows how to respond and react to the environment allowing adaptation and a vibrant state of health to occur.

Problems arise when the innate intelligence which is communicated to the body via the nervous system is obstructed. This commonly occurs as a result of subluxation, and what is very interesting is that the first subluxation in life often occurs during the birth process.

In fact a study revealed that in a group of more than 1000 infants examined approximately 80% of all newborns had some form of nerve dysfunction. This researcher also commented that many health problems may arise from subluxation of the first vertebra in the neck, including lowered resistance to infections in the ears, nose and throat. ¹

It is important to know that chiropractic for babies is not forceful and does not involve "cracking" type adjustments.  In fact, the adjustments are usually so gentle that many babies actually fall asleep during them!

In a nutshell, adopting a chiropractic lifestyle for your baby is a fantastic gift and so worthwhile if health and wellbeing throughout life are a high priority.

To see a short video about taking children for chiropractic care please click here.

¹ Gutman G. Blocked atlantal nerve syndrome in babies and infants. Manuelle Medezin. 1987;25:5-10