Why should my child/teen get chiropractic care?
Chiropractic treatment is a safe, effective, gentle, non-invasive and alternative approach to managing numerous conditions afflicting adolescents and children.
How can children/teens benefit from chiropractic care?
Chiropractic Care for Optimal Bone Health in Children/Teens
Through research and studies, chiropractic care for children is proven safe and effective. It is proven to help children enjoy healthier life. Chiropractic adjustments help keep the balance between joints, muscles and nerves, promoting optimal bone development and growth for children. Gentle force is used for chiropractic adjustments for infants and kids. Dr. Joseph Livergood has the experience, training and education to be able to provide chiropractic care for children. He has a very gentle touch and will treat your kids with the same utmost care as he does with his own children.
Chiropractic care is the same whether the patient is old or young. However, the young and developing bodies of children have specific needs. Children respond much faster and more effectively to chiropractic care than adults do because their bodies have not been subjected to years of bad posture or habits and illnesses that adults have.
Helping Posture Maintenance
There are not too many people in the world who invite the use of proper posture into their lives. This tends to be extremely true for teens. Chiropractic care can help encourage good posture. As the chiropractor focuses on the care of the spine, so too will come suggestions for stretches and exercises that can promote good posture. Healthy posture can be linked to overall health.
Help Increase Mobility
Most teen athletes would love a secret weapon to help increase their performance on the field. This can be chiropractic care. As the spine is adjusted, it releases tension as well as becomes unrestricted, allowing more motion throughout the body. This can help increase the overall mobility of an athlete on the field or court.
All-Natural Pain Management Alternative
There is a rising concern about people, especially youth, getting addicted to painkillers. It is with this concern in mind that many parents are turning toward chiropractic care to help manage pain. Pain can have many causes. However, often the underlying is tension and restriction in the spine. Both of these issues can be taken care of in order to prevent and manage pain at the hand of a chiropractor.
Chiropractic care is the same whether the patient is old or young. However, the young and developing bodies of children have specific needs. Children respond much faster and more effectively to chiropractic care than adults do because their bodies have not been subjected to years of bad posture or habits and illnesses that adults have.
Symptoms your child needs chiropractic care:
There are symptoms that parents can watch out for in their children to know if they may need chiropractic treatment, such as hunching or other postural changes, getting out of balance more often than usual, difficulty or limping while walking or running. The specific type and amount of adjustment used on children depends on their age and condition.
What should I expect in our first visit?
The first thing Dr. Livergood will do is to conduct a thorough history of your child/teen's health and any complaints. This is followed by a complete physical examination of the child’s spine. He is trained to evaluate pediatric spinal problems, and will use gentle, specific skills to find and adjust any involved spinal areas.
Chiropractic care is tailored to the individual and their particular spine, and children/teens are no exception. We offer specific, gentle adjustments.
Occasionally, the adjustments will make a ‘popping’ sound when the spinal joints are moved; however, this is not always heard when children’s spines are adjusted. Other techniques involve the use of hand-held instruments which offer specific and gentle correction.