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.

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

Have you ever wondered why a colicky infant can’t calm down and be soothed? Why is it so hard to redirect a wound-up toddler or young child in the middle of a meltdown? Or why a child with Autism, ADHD, and anxiety struggles for so long to calm and regulate in certain situations? Or how about you, mom and dad – do you ever feel like your heart is constantly racing, your stress levels are maxed out 24/7, and you can’t fall asleep?

Cyclic vomiting syndrome is characterized by episodes of severe vomiting, sometimes without an obvious cause. Sometimes they seem to be brought on by stress, weather changes, allergies, etc. These episodes can last for hours or days and alternate with symptom-free periods. Cyclic vomiting syndrome can range in severity but is usually diagnosed in children between the ages of 3 to 7. The syndrome can be difficult to diagnose because vomiting is a symptom of many other disorders. Since there is not always a clear cause or the trigger is a part of everyday life, it is very hard to treat or avoid these episodes from occurring with traditional medication.

Seasonal allergies, also known as hay fever or allergic rhinitis, are allergic reactions that occur during specific times of the year. They are triggered by environmental factors such as pollen from trees, grasses, and weeds. While anyone can develop seasonal allergies, children are at more risk since their immune system is still developing.

As parents and dedicated pediatric chiropractors, we have witnessed the struggles that countless children face – battles against unresolved anxiety, poor sleep, low immunity, and inflammation, despite the tireless efforts of you parents striving to support your child’s health. This struggle leaks into their behavior, marked by frequent meltdowns and an inability to self-calm or regulate. These persistent challenges may be indicative of a constant activated stress response causing struggles for their delicate nervous systems.

We bring a very unique approach to health care not offered by any other kind of practitioner. We are not only distinctly different from traditional pediatricians and medical doctors, but we also differ from natural medicine, functional medicine, wellness doctors, and traditional movement-based therapies like PT and OT. 

What makes pediatric chiropractic most unique is our 100% focus on the central and autonomic nervous systems. The nervous system is an intricate network that encompasses the brain, brainstem, spinal cord, and millions of nerves that branch from the NeuroSpinal network to every tissue, organ, and cell in the body. 

As parents, the well-being of our children is our top priority, so we are always trying to stay informed about the choices we make for their health. Today, we dive into a topic that affects countless families – the use of antibiotics in infants and young children. Antibiotics can play a pivotal role in saving lives, but as parents, we must be aware of their potential impact on our children’s health. This blog aims to empower and educate on the far-reaching effects of antibiotics.

Speech delay refers to when a child’s language and communication skills develop more slowly than typically expected. It can manifest in various forms, such as difficulty in making sounds, forming words, or understanding spoken language. Many children with speech delay may also have individual words, but struggle to make them clear and to string words together into sentences and conversations. 

Croup is an infection of the upper airway that primarily affects young children, especially those between 6 months to 3 years old. It’s characterized by distinctive symptoms such as a barking cough, hoarse voice, and labored breathing, which tends to worsen at night.