Can Babies, Kids and Teenages Be Adjusted?
Yes, babies, kids and teenagers can be adjusted. In fact all ages are eligible for chiropractic care, from a newborn infant to the oldest person on earth. Chiropractic adjustments help to correct subluxations, which are the manifestation of physical, chemical, and emotional stress on the body. These stresses are occurring on our bodies from in utero and during the birthing process, throughout our development, and right up until the day we die. Children have just as much to gain from chiropractic care as adults, and because they bodies are young and less damaged, they achieve far greater results with much less care than their adult counterparts.
Chiropractic adjustments, including ABC™ technique, can be modified to suit the size and requirements of the child, whatever the age. Though treatment will appear similar to the adult version, far less force is required to adjust children, and it is therefore gentle.
Parents bring children of all ages to the chiropractor for a variety of reasons. Some will be coming in with an older child or teenager who has a painful symptom or sports injury, while others are simply chiropractic patients themselves who bring their children in for wellness care to prevent problems. Children are also frequently brought in for non-musculoskeletal complaints, like colic or ear-ache for example.
Whatever your reason for bringing your child under chiropractic care, rest assured that The Posture Chiropractor, Dr. Jennifer Price, D.C., is experienced in treating kids of all ages. Dr. Price has undergone an extensive 180 hour, post-graduate course in pregnancy and pediatric chiropractic care with the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association. She has earned her Certification by the Academy Council on Chiropractic Pediatrics (CACCP), awarded in July 2007. [Upon her upcoming return to California in January 2013] She is one of an elite handful of chiropractors in the state of California, and one of only two practitioners in the San Francisco Bay Area, to hold this special certification. She is also Webster Technique Certified.
Chiropractic adjustments, including ABC™ technique, can be modified to suit the size and requirements of the child, whatever the age. Though treatment will appear similar to the adult version, far less force is required to adjust children, and it is therefore gentle.
Parents bring children of all ages to the chiropractor for a variety of reasons. Some will be coming in with an older child or teenager who has a painful symptom or sports injury, while others are simply chiropractic patients themselves who bring their children in for wellness care to prevent problems. Children are also frequently brought in for non-musculoskeletal complaints, like colic or ear-ache for example.
Whatever your reason for bringing your child under chiropractic care, rest assured that The Posture Chiropractor, Dr. Jennifer Price, D.C., is experienced in treating kids of all ages. Dr. Price has undergone an extensive 180 hour, post-graduate course in pregnancy and pediatric chiropractic care with the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association. She has earned her Certification by the Academy Council on Chiropractic Pediatrics (CACCP), awarded in July 2007. [Upon her upcoming return to California in January 2013] She is one of an elite handful of chiropractors in the state of California, and one of only two practitioners in the San Francisco Bay Area, to hold this special certification. She is also Webster Technique Certified.