By Dr. Beth Blakely
When
a small child trips and falls, many adults feel compelled to rush to
their aid, reassure them that they’re okay and then encouraging
them to get back up and play. Strangely enough, if we were to trip
and fall, don’t we tend to react as though the end of the world has
arrived? I could easily go through an entire box of Kleenex just
thinking about it!
Why
do we have such a double standard? Perhaps part of our rationale can
be explained by the laws of physics. Since kids are smaller, lighter
and closer to the ground, the pain they feel must be inconsequential
to the agony we would endure should we suffer a similar plight,
right? While it’s true that generally speaking, children are not
only smaller and lighter, they are remarkably resilient. While they
often bounce back quickly from many injuries, they are not bullet
proof. Some falls can result in painful injuries that don’t
disappear, even with heaping servings of positive reinforcement.
If
such a situation should befall you (pun intended), gentle
chiropractic care can be an excellent option. A lot of parents don’t
realize that children can benefit greatly from chiropractic care. It
really is a great health care choice for kids because they will avoid
the risk of potentially harmful pain killing drugs that often have
serious side effects.
We
provide patients of all ages with a very gentle adjustment with the
aid of an impulse instrument. This instrument is not only extremely
effective in realigning the spine when a fall or other type of
jarring impact occurs, it’s also painless. The results I’ve
achieved with kids have been amazing. I think kids do really well
with chiropractic care because they are very open-minded and they
heal remarkably fast.
I’ve
adjusted a lot of children, some as young as four months of age who
were injured during a traumatic birth. I’ve treated a few younger
patients that had trouble moving their heads in both directions. With
several gentle adjustments, I was able to help them get full and
unencumbered movement. Several years ago, I treated a four month old
patient who could not hold his head up straight, so we adjusted him
for a few months until he finally got to the point where he could
hold his head up straight and he’s been able to literally hold his
head high ever since.
If
you have a child that you believe could benefit from chiropractic
care, bring them in now while the problem and the child are still
small.
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