September is Subluxation Awareness Month and in honor of Subluxation Awareness Month, we are providing you the following information about why children need chiropractic.
Birth
The spine can withstand approximately 70 lbs of torque (twisting pressure). I always found it amazing that a natural birth produces exactly that amount or less. Forceps delivery (which are basically hot dog tongs that clamp down on a baby’s head) produces 100 lbs of torque. What do you think that does to a newborn’s spine and nerve system? Vacuum extraction (which is a machine that places suction cups on the baby’s head and is attached to a vacuum in another room) produces 140 lbs of torque. What do you think THAT will do to your newborn? This is why children need a chiropractor.
Walking
How many times do you think a child falls while learning to walk? A. Once B. 100 times C. 1000+ times
Do they ever hit their head on a table on the way down? Do they hit their head on on the floor? When they don’t hit their head, what happens to their neck as their body attempts to hold it from hitting the floor? Have you ever watched your child fall down and had that “ooooooouch, that had to hurt” feeling? This is why children need a chiropractor.
Breakfast
THUMP! THUMP! THUMP, THUMP! That is the sound children make as they come down the stairs one at a time on their rear end, hitting each step on the way down. Then, as they approach the bottom, they stand up and jump off the bottom two or three steps onto the floor. All of that impact terminates in their spine, leading to interference in the nerve system. When the mental impulses from the brain to the body (or body to the brain) are interfered with numerous childhood issues including but not limited to bed wetting issues, social anxieties, visual and hearing impairments can occur. These are all issues we have helped children with in the office. This is why children need chiropractic.
Mornings
If your children are anything like ours, they run outside, jump off of their slide, swings and the rock wall. They fall off their skateboard and run into objects on their scooters (like the side of your car leaving a scratch). They ride bikes and fall while learning how to ride. Then once they can ride, they immediate begin attempting tricks and crashing all over again. They wrestle and shoot each other with the garden hose. Then the other retaliates by pushing the first one down. And even though they are great kids, all of this happens on a good day. This is why children need a chiropractor.
Lunch
After watching all they did during the morning, you call them in for lunch. They run through the door and take a Superman dive over the armrest landing on the sofa, they bounce and fall onto the floor. Then they get up, run into the kitchen and slide Dukes of Hazzard style onto the wooden chair. And just when we parents are praying that they crash for a nap, they get all wound up chasing each other through the house, climbing on bookshelves and tables and then jumping off only to land face first on the floor. This is why children need chiropractic.
School
How demeaning can kids be while away at school? When was the last time you rode your child’s school bus? It’s of no surprise to me that kids are “depressed” now-a-days. It’s hard to admit it but kids aren’t taught how to handle social situations and many lack self-confidence because of it. Even being the last one picked in gym class can ruin a child’s psyche. Subluxations aren’t only caused by physical activity. Subluxations also have mental causes. The mind controls the body and chiropractic adjustments help lift kids up mentally and psychologically as well as physically. This is why children need Chiropractic.
Nighttime
Bed-wetting, ear-aches, nightmares. Waking mom and dad up because they can’t sleep. Tummy-aches, allergies and the common colds are results of subluxations interfering with children’s immune systems. The immune system takes it’s cue’s from the nerve system. Subluxations interfere with the nerve system and are fully detectable and correctable by Chiropractors. This is why children need Chiropractic.
Summary
Getting children checked for subluxation by a Chiropractor reconnects them to their source. Living an innate lifestyle from a young age gives them the confidence to trust what they have on their inside allowing them to enjoy a happy, healthy life much longer than we parents can. Knowing what you now know about subluxations and how they affect children, please have your child checked by a Chiropractor. Don’t wait for the above signs and symptoms of subluxation to occur; get checked and under a regular Chiropractic program before it all becomes a problem. Ensure the optimal expression of the next generation with Chiropractic.
We love and appreciate you,
Dr. Brian
PS. Subluxation isn’t a glamorous cause that gets hyped up media attention like little bugs you can’t see. But often times, the most obvious cause is the most overlooked. Kids get the same interferences parents have and pediatricians and other medical doctors are not trained to detect subluxations. We are available for new members in our office. It’s not a big commitment, just two minutes a week is all it takes to lead an innate and healthy lifestyle. Call us today at 860-677-6401 to get you and your children checked.
