Chiropractic care for children offers your family a solid foundation for wellness. Throughout pregnancy, birth, and childhood, the chiropractic lifestyle offers choices and benefits for your greater health and well-being. The following articles will help you understand the importance of the chiropractic family wellness lifestyle.
Children's Chiropractic Safety Research:
The I.C.P.A. has initiated a ground breaking study on the safety and effectiveness of chiropractic care for children. The preliminary results are outstanding and show that chiropractic care is safe for children. Even more significant is that parents reported three unexpected imporvements with their children's care:
1- Improved sleeping
2- improved behavior and attitude
3- improved immune system function.
The following television interview on Health Watch shows the benefits of chiropractic care in children with ADHD symptoms. Dr. Marty Rosen, ICPA Certification instructor. View the news clip here: http://wbztv.com
Ear Infections:
A recent story on TV brought to light the benefits of chiropractic care in children who have suffered from repeated ear infections. If your child is experiencing frequent infections, you may consider consulting with a Doctor of Chiropractic in your area. You can view the story at the top of this page. Click here to learn more about chiropractic and ear infections.
Immunity:
Author Katie Gilbert authored a great artcile, Immune Boost: This is a Spinal Zap covering how immune function is greatly improved with regular chiropractic care. it was published in Psychology Today.
Interesting to note is this paragraph on the flu:
"Chiropractic care was first linked to improved immunity during the deadly flu epidemic of 1917 and 1918. The funny thing was: Chiropractic patients fared better than the general population. This observation spurred a study of the field. The data reported that flu victims under chiropractic care had an estimated .25 percent death rate, a lot less than the normal rate of 5 percent among flu victims who did not receive chiropractic care. "
Read the entire article here.
