More and more families are turning to chiropractic and natural modalities to help preserve and improve their health.
The Journal of Pediatrics studied recently 900 children with varied conditions.
71% of that 900 had received some type of alternative therapy – this included massage, relaxation, chiropractic, and aromatherapy. Chiropractic showed the best results and has been known to ease symptoms in kids who are experiencing chronic pain. It also helped improve overall wellness and ward off sicknesses like colds and flu by keeping the immune system strong.
Kids are hard on their bodies. Because they are young, they bounce back from tumbles and falls far more quickly than adults, but this doesn’t mean that an impact didn’t knock them out of alignment. It can often mean that their body, in an effort to recover, begins compensating for a misalignment, in fact healing into a wrong position which over time will lead to extra wear and tear on other parts of the body and misfiring of the nervous system which can lead to more pain, inflammation, and possibly disease.
By seeing a chiropractor regularly as a child your body grows properly giving it the best possible conditions to form a strong stature that will support them throughout their lives.
If your child is in pain, before you turn to pharmaceutical options, which could spell trouble down the road, come see us at Kaster Chiropractic of Fort Myers, Florida. www.kasterchiropractic.com 239-332-2555. We will do a full evaluation, talk with you and your child about how they are feeling and what they are experiencing, and form a treatment plan that is customized to them. Adjustments and therapies as well as nutrition and supplementation can then be used to gently guide the body back to health.