Children
Why do children need Chiropractic Care???
You get their teeth, eyes and ears checked. Did you forget their spine?
The brain and the nerve system control the function of all other cells, organs and systems in the body. The skull protects the brain, the spine the spinal cord. Misalignments in the skull or spine can be caused by even minor incidents, and can upset the very delicate balance in the brain and nerve system. These incidents can follow on from the forces and stresses of birth, especially if forceps, suction or caesarean has been performed. If you then add the daily stresses from falls and knocks, sport and tussles with siblings it is easy to see how their system can become unbalanced and not function as well as it should.
Children often don’t develop pain the way adults do, due to the way their nervous systems work. They may, however, suffer symptoms such as colic, reflux, asthma, ear infections, tonsillitis, bedwetting, tummy pains, scoliosis and even learning and behavioural problems.
Dorte has undertaken extensive postgraduate studies in chiropractic care for children including a Certificate in Chiropractic Paediatrics through the University of Wales.
So why don’t you bring your kids in for a checkup today.
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Learning, attention, behaviour and coordination difficulties
If you follow the news, you will be bombarded with how poorly our children are performing at school:
Almost 30% of yr 3 and yr 5 students don’t pass the Basic Skills Test .
10% of school children are on psychotropic medication to help them perform at school (Ritalin is a Class II Narcotic).
Many of us don’t feel there are any alternatives to this path. But there are:
Reaching full potential
Your potential is determined shortly after conception. In utero the nervous system develops some patterns to protect foetal development, aid in the birth process and enhance your chance of survival. These patterns, also known as Primitive Reflexes, later become integrated as the nervous system matures, to be replaced by more selective responses. Failure to integrate properly can result in learning difficulties, behavioural problems, low attention and concentration, poor posture and altered visual or auditory perception.
There are 5 major primitive reflexes:
Fear Paralysis: Symptoms may include hypersensitivity to noise, fear of new things, shyness, anxiety and difficulty learning to speak.
MORO: also known as the startle reflex.
The child is often labelled ADD or ADHD, may have poor immune function such as recurrent colds/flu/tonsillitis/ear infections or hay fever/asthma, be aggressive, over-reactive and have difficulty relaxing.
Tonic Labyrinthine: Helps develop a sense of balance. Symptoms may include travel sickness, problems with balance and coordination, delayed walking, decreased vision and hearing.
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex: Helps develop hand-eye coordination and depth perception. Child may have difficulty learning to crawl properly, have poor hand-eye coordination, messy hand writing and be easily distracted.
Spinal Galant: aids in birth process and is associated with posture and bladder control. Symptoms can include bedwetting, difficulty in sitting still and posture or gait problems.
When we assess your child we will ensure that your child’s nervous system is functioning optimally and that these reflexes have been properly integrated. If not, specific structural correction will be advised, along with special exercises and nutritional counselling to allow your child to fully develop to his or her innate potential.
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