Discover how neurologically-based chiropractic care can help your family stay healthy and stress-free during the holiday season. Learn tips for better sleep, stronger immunity, and managing holiday stress.

As a pediatric chiropractor, I have the privilege of helping kids of all ages unlock their potential—whether on the field, court, or stage. From dancers and gymnasts to football, basketball, and baseball players, athletes of all kinds can benefit from regular chiropractic care. But why is chiropractic care so important for young athletes? Let’s dive into three key areas: injury prevention, injury recovery, and how our INSiGHT Scans give us an unparalleled advantage in caring for these kids.

When most people think of chiropractic care, they often associate it with adults seeking relief from back pain or injuries. However, neurologically-focused chiropractic care offers immense benefits for babies and children, even in the absence of noticeable symptoms. The early years of life are critical for the development of the nervous system, which controls every function in the body. Ensuring proper spinal alignment from the start supports optimal neurological function, setting the foundation for lifelong health and wellness.

Ear infections are a common challenge for families, especially those with young children. While conventional treatments like antibiotics may sometimes be necessary, many families seek natural remedies to address ear infections and their symptoms. In this blog post, we’ll explore 10 natural ways to alleviate ear infections and how chiropractic care can help not only relieve symptoms but also prevent recurring ear issues.

At Embrace Family Chiropractic, we understand that neck and back pain can significantly disrupt daily life. These types of discomfort often stem from various factors—like poor posture, stress, injury, or repetitive strain—which can all lead to misalignments in the spine. When these misalignments interfere with the nervous system, the result is often pain, stiffness, and restricted movement. At our office, we are dedicated to not only providing relief but also addressing the root cause of your pain through our specialized, neurologically-focused approach.

Torticollis in an infant is a stiff, stuck, and twisted neck where the child’s head is continually bent to one side, making it difficult to turn and rotate their head and neck in both directions. 

While more significant cases are easy to spot by both parents and providers, it’s been our experience that most cases of torticollis are easily overlooked and missed by standard pediatricians. Additionally, too often, parents are told to just “watch and wait” and that they’ll “grow out of it” over time. 

Tongue, cheek, and lip ties, common in infants, occur when the tissue connecting the tongue or upper lip to the mouth is too tight, restricting movement. These ties can make breastfeeding challenging, affect a baby’s ability to feed comfortably, and may even impact their ability to develop certain speech patterns later on. Many families choose to have tongue or lip ties released through a minor procedure. However, while the release addresses the physical restriction, it often leaves tightness and tension in the jaw, neck, and facial muscles. This is where pediatric chiropractic care can play a critical role in both preparing for and recovering from a tie release, supporting a smoother transition and enhancing the effectiveness of the release.

When it comes to caring for our family’s health, it’s crucial to understand the different approaches available and how they can impact outcomes. For far too long parents were not even told about the various approaches to health and healing, and most especially were kept in the dark about natural and drug-free options like functional medicine and chiropractic care. 

Pregnancy is an incredible journey, but for many moms-to-be, it also brings unique challenges, especially physical discomfort. Among the most common issues are sacroiliac (SI) joint pain, sciatica, and lower back pain. These conditions can create significant discomfort, impacting a mom’s ability to move freely, sleep well, and enjoy her pregnancy. The good news is that chiropractic care can provide effective, safe relief by addressing the root causes of these pains and supporting the body’s natural ability to adapt to pregnancy’s changes.

While the seasons are changing, you may find yourself in a frustrating cycle as a parent — your kids are constantly battling colds, coughs, congestion, and other illnesses. You try over-the-counter medications, visit pediatricians, and get prescribed stronger antibiotics, but the cycle continues. What you may not realize is that shutting down symptoms with medications often weakens the body’s resilience long-term. 

Let’s start with a startling fact: prenatal stress and birth trauma

The rates of ADHD, SPD, and anxiety in children have skyrocketed in recent years. While conventional medicine often points to genetics and neurotransmitter imbalances as the culprits, we believe it’s crucial to look at the bigger picture. Our children are growing up in a world that’s more fast-paced, more stimulating, and often more stressful than ever before. At the same time, opportunities for physical activity, unstructured play, and connection with nature have decreased.

Our ADHD test is very simply designed for any person who believes they could benefit from taking an ADHD test. If you struggle with some of the symptoms of ADHD and are looking for answers, then you should take this test. There is no specific age group or demographic in mind that will benefit more than any other. While we at PX Docs do tend to focus on children, we know there are so many adults out there living with ADHD without even realizing it. We’ve focused on creating a test that can help anyone find the help they need.

A boost adjustment is an extra adjustment that is recommended and provided in addition to your regular care plan frequency. These additional adjustments are designed to provide extra support and enhance nervous system function, build resilience, and increase adaptability during busy and stressful times, immune challenges, growth spurts, and so forth. 

As Neurologically-Focused Pediatric + Family Chiropractors, we know that life is constantly changing and bringing forth new challenges. That’s why it’s important to not only have our good consistent health-building routines like prioritizing sleep, getting adjusted regularly, staying fit and active, eating healthy, and maybe taking our vitamins and supplements, but also to keep some flexibility and adaptability built into our routine. 

We will explore why sleep is so vital and how it can help your child overcome health challenges.  It is even more necessary for a child looking to heal and overcome a health challenge or condition of any sort to get extra sleep during the initial healing and recovery stages.  If you’ve exhausted various methods to help your child heal naturally and have observed that their condition worsens when they are tired or sleep-deprived, this is for you. 

This isn’t just any plan; it’s a tailored roadmap to your child’s recovery. It’s personalized, grounded in neurology and science, and shaped by our collective experience – all providing insights into your child’s unique healing journey.

Pregnancy comes with a lot of stressors. With numerous questions, exams, appointments, and your neighbor’s mother asking you how long you plan to breastfeed, the emotions can start to spiral. Not to mention the societal pressures to have the perfect baby shower, nursery, registry, organic cotton clothes, a trendy gender reveal, and which diaper on the market has the cleanest ingredients but is also blowout-proof… and those are just a few of the stressors. What about the birth plan? You name it, you can probably find a reason to stress about it.

Are you a parent who’s ever felt utterly frustrated because your child’s pediatrician or traditional doctors just won’t listen? Have you asked questions about the causes of your child’s illness or challenges, only to be dismissed and told it’s all in their genetics? Or worse, have you inquired about drug-free, natural health solutions only to be met with ridicule or indifference? If so, you’re not alone.

The PX Docs network understands your frustration, and we’re here to offer a different approach – one that should be the standard of care but often isn’t. We actually listen to you, the parent who knows their child best because you’ve been with them every step of the way.

As parents, we’re constantly navigating the unknown, seeking answers and solutions for our children’s well-being. One of the most daunting challenges many of us face is understanding autism and its causes. With autism rates skyrocketing, affecting 1 in 36 children today, it’s important that we look into the factors contributing to this complex condition.

While most articles, blogs, and Facebook Groups will direct you to natural options like probiotics, supplements, vitamins, herbs, and essential oils (all of which are awesome and helpful), the one thing millions of parents are seeking out and having incredible experiences with more so today than ever before is Neurologically-Focused Pediatric Chiropractic Care.

Parents need to know that not all chiropractors are trained and experienced in pediatrics and nervous system-focused care.