Benefits for Baby Chiropractor Visits

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Do you know that a baby’s spine lengthens by 50% during the first year of life?

Or, that a recent study demonstrated that 90% of newborns suffered birth trauma and associated strain through the neck and cranial areas following birth.

These two facts alone, are reason enough to plan on taking your infant to a pediatric chiropractor’s office. But, when you also factor in that regular visits to a chiropractor can also lower your baby’s risk of ear infections, minimize or totally alleviate colic, help them  sleep better, help them to have baby alignment, pediatric chiropractic visits, birth, newbornsbetter balance and even ensure that they reach standard developmental markers on schedule, it is clear that a kid’s chiropractor is a great choice. So, schedule your baby’s visit, so they can feel good from head to toe!

 

Chiropractor Visits for Your Baby’s Colic

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Tears, sleeplessness, tightness and other symptoms are all par for the course, for an infant (and often the parents) who is enduring the misery of colic. As a parent you feel helpless, often enlisting many tips and practices to alleviate your baby’s misery. But, did you know that visits with a chiropractor can help your baby’s colic?

A pediatric chiropractor knows just how to help your baby feel better. That’s right! With a visit to a chiropractor, your baby can soon be relaxing and sleeping like a newborn. No more tears, just peaceful blessed sleep.  So, if your bundle of joy is in need of help come visit us, so we can help your baby’s frown be turned upside down!

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Colic and Chiropractic Care

by Joseph Klein

Colic is defined as crying, in a healthy infant, more than three hours per day, more than three days per week, for more than three weeks. It is thought to currently be prevalent in up to 21% of all infants and to be caused by gastrointestinal discomfort in the infant. Colic can not only put strain on the family dynamic, but it can also have lasting adverse effects on the child’s development.  The standard medical treatment for colic is to prescribe Dicyclomine, which has side effects of apnea, seizures, and coma, and is contraindicated in infants less than 6 months of age. However there are other alternative ways to treating colic. Continue reading “Colic and Chiropractic Care”