You’ll probably never see your five or six-year-old bend over to pick up a toy and freeze in pain saying, “Oh, my back went out again.” Spinal degenerations and vertebral subluxations that cause that kind of pain will generally not appear in children – but it started there.
Birth Trauma
Natural childbirth has come to mean many different things, but for the purpose of this article let’s keep it simple and say that it is a drug-free, vaginal delivery. Even with no pitocin, no epidural, the mother walking regularly to help the contractions, and no extraction methods being used, childbirth causes stress to a still developing spine. Add to this the improper lifting of the child out of a car seat or during a diaper changing; and minor spinal traumas are occurring that affect the spine and nervous system causing common newborn health complaints:
- Colic
- Unexplained crying
- Poor appetite
- Earaches or ear infections
- Colds
- Allergic reactions
Even a minor spinal trauma will affect the nervous system and interfere with your child’s normal healthy function.
Visit our blog over the next few weeks as we continue answering the question, “Why does my child need chiropractic care?”
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