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Pediatric Chiropractic Care
Encouraging healthy development and optimal expression of life from the very beginning.
It's better to grow healthy children than to fix injured adults.
First Subluxation
The purpose of every chiropractic adjustment we give is to address subluxation (joints that are misaligned or not moving well, causing stress in the nervous system). One of the first stressors to the nervous system is the trauma that comes from simply being born. The birth process applies a great deal of force to a baby's body, especially their head and neck.
The average force during labor and delivery without any intervention is:
- 54 N (12lbs of pressure) during a uterine contraction
- 120 N (27lbs of pressure) during a volitional push
When pushing happens during a contraction, there's nearly 40 pounds of pressure on the baby.
When instrument assistance (vacuum or forceps) is utilized, it adds an additional 113 N (25lbs) of tractional force. You may think that if your baby is born by a cesarean delivery then they didn't experience the stress accompanied by a vaginal birth; the reality is that they undergo a different, tractional force from being pulled out, and miss out on the beneficial process the baby's skull goes through as it passes through the birth canal.
Did you know?
Pediatric chiropractic adjustments are very gentle and specific.
An average of 4-6 ounces of pressure is used - about the same pressure you use to check an avocado to see if its ripe.
This is why we ask about the birth process, regardless of age.
Most of us experienced our first subluxation at birth and it doesn't take long for our body to adapt to improper position and motion, which plays a major role in growth and development.
The sooner we are able to address subluxation, the quicker we are able to return to a healthy, functional state and correct changes before they become chronic issues.
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parents report pediatric care has helped with
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Sleep
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Constipation
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Colic
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Feeding issues
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Reaching developmental milestones
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Immune function
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Back, head, and neck pain
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