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Ask the Doctor
“Is Chiropractic Useful and Safe for My Son or Daughter”
The answer is: Great question! Did you know that the fastest growing area in chiropractic is the treatment of children? Some practices are entirely specialized in "pediatric chiropractic" which shows how widespread such treatments are becoming. Children respond well to chiropractic. Did you know that 52% of all children will suffer from low-back pain at some point, with nearly 15% experiencing frequent or ongoing pain. Clearly surgery would make little sense in the growing body nor would drugging the young mind with pain killers. That's where chiropractic fits in and provides a viable alternative to such invasive procedures. Studies are coming out frequently showing the effectiveness of chiropractic in treating minors. The results are exciting to me, to say the least.Let’s look at one such study…
In a study appearing in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 15 randomly chosen Canadian chiropractors provided data on their pediatric patients between the ages of 4 to 18 and suffering from lower back pain. Information was gathered on treatment type and outcome of care, based on patient-rated pain scales. Characteristics of the children with back pain included:
- The average age of sufferers was 13 years old.
- Nearly 60 percent were male.
- Half attributed pain onset to trauma (usually sports-related).
- One in four reported pain of over three months duration.
The most common diagnosis was a "subluxation" appearing in half of these children. Patients were almost universally treated with spinal adjustments. The results? After 6 weeks of treatment, major improvement (defined as "much improved" or "resolved") was seen in nearly 90% of patients.
If your son or daughter plays sports regularly, is active, or complains of aches and pains, your child might benefit from chiropractic. If you or your child has been feeling pain for more than 48 hours, please seek a chiropractor immediately. We’re only a phone a call away.
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