Your child doesn’t need to have a serious medical condition to benefit from the care of a skilled chiropractor. Digestive pain or a headache can diminish with chiropractic care. There are several reasons why an infant or adolescent should have regular chiropractic wellness center visits to improve overall health.

Advantages of Chiropractic Care for Children

1. Mollifies Colic

Some infants struggle with colic until they’re around three weeks to three months. Colic may be due to the baby being stuck in the same position inside the womb, causing some soreness outside it. To help both the baby rest and grow easier, a chiropractor can help soothe the baby’s joints, and tissues.

2. Better Sleep Quality

As nearly 50% of children experience problems like night terrors, sleep apnea, insomnia, and sleepwalking, poor sleep quality is not unusual. Growing pains caused by physical activity make sleep difficult, too. However, with careful spinal adjustments and massages focused on pain relief, a chiropractor can help your child’s body feel calm enough to sleep peacefully. 

3. Heals Illness and Medical Problems

Chiropractors can resolve many physical ailments for children. For example, the remedy for a headache is to alleviate muscle tension in the back and neck. Chiropractors can also help your baby avoid digestive inflammation and constipation by improving nerve function through spinal realignment.

Chiropractic adjustments to your child’s spine boost their immune system. A chiropractor may be able to mitigate or prevent ear infections and earaches, which are both common among children. Furthermore, chiropractic care may allow your child to avoid potent antibiotics for ear issues.

4. Recovery From Sports Injuries

No matter what type of sport your child plays, a chiropractor can help them recover from injury through strategic pain management techniques, including stretching. Doctors of chiropractic care may enhance your child’s athletic prowess by adjustments that mobilize joints, thereby improving flexibility, balance, agility, speed, and strength.

5. Helps With Developmental Disorders

A healthy connection between the nervous system and the spine is especially important for children who have developmental disorders like cerebral palsy or autism. Many children who have autism struggle with anxiety, motor skill functionality, digestive discomfort, and sensory integration issues. A chiropractor’s careful manipulation of a child’s muscles and joints can aid in managing all these issues.

If you’re ready to find out how a chiropractor can help your child’s health, head to the Get Well Family Chiropractic in Florissant, MO. They’re committed to providing personalized holistic care to every patient for either chronic or acute pain. Learn more or make an appointment by calling (314) 524-2580 or messaging them online.