The reaction I get when people hear of children going to a chiropractor is “a child, getting adjusted-- what for?” There are numerous reasons why every child should get their spines checked. First of all, chiropractors check and can detect any disturbance in the nervous system. Does your child have a nervous system? Of course!! As parents, I am sure that you want to do everything you can to keep your children healthy and a balanced nervous system is essential.

Ear infections generally plague children under the age of five in one ear and sometimes in both. Many children suffer unnecessarily from chronic ear infections. Nowadays, a child can be prescribed one antibiotic after another with continued reoccurrence. Parents are becoming more educated on the long-term problems that are associated with chronic antibiotic use. Children's' resistance to antibiotics increases with each use and stronger and stronger antibiotics become necessary.

Very often, chiropractors may find that children who experience chronic ear infections have muscle tonicity changes in their upper neck. There are channels that run from the ear down the neck that help the drain fluid from the ear. In cases where there is a blockage due to spasm, the fluid is unable to drain properly and pooling of fluid leaves the ear open to infection. Antibiotics can help clear the infections, but if the fluid is not drained, chances are a re-infection will occur.

In a recent study published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), children treated with an antibiotic for otitis media (ear infections) were two to six times more likely to have a reoccurrence. Chiropractic neurological care provides a natural, drugless way to help. By restoring the proper tone of the musculature, the ear can drain properly.

Facilitating the drainage not only allows the body to attack the infection more efficiently, but also helps prevent painful relapses. The chiropractic adjustment is modified to each child as needed. There are no sudden movements when the child is adjusted. There is no force.