Early Chiropractic for Prevention & Wellness
One of the most rewarding aspects of my job is that I get to help people feel better. During that process, I get to educate people about the benefits of chiropractic care to improve their overall health, not only for pain relief. Preventative and wellness care is far superior to crisis care, in my opinion, and what better place to start is with our children. A lot of people are surprised that chiropractors treat children. I can’t imagine NOT treating them. If you imagine all the trauma their little spines and joints go through beginning with birth through the falls with learning to sit and walk, sports, and growing in general. Our bodies have an amazing ability to heal themselves given all the proper input. The biggest factor that chiropractic can help with is nerve flow.
All of the information our joints, muscles, organs, skin, and other tissue starts with the brain, down the spinal cord, out the spinal nerves, to the smaller nerves, to those tissues. If we want to wave, the impulse starts in the brain and needs to flow to the hand. When we eat there are numerous nerve impulses necessary to digest our food and get the nutrients our body needs. Every system in the body initially gets started in the nervous system. Even the things that happen “automatically” does so by first getting the impulse through nerves.
Correct Minor Problems Before They Become Major Problems
So back to why chiropractic can help your children be healthier. Remember when I talked about trauma to the spine beginning at birth. If you have ever watched a child being born, they usually come out face up but have to have their head turned far to the side until they rotate to get their shoulders out. That causes a lot of rotation on the vertebrae at the top of the spine. Sometimes the vertebra shift and don’t return to their normal resting position causing pressure on the very delicate nerves exiting between them. This can also happen if babies sleep on their stomach or the typical “head bobbling” that occurs before babies have good muscular control and strength in their neck. Then as they start crawling, which helps develop proper curves in the neck and low back, and standing and walking, they have numerous falls and jolts to the spine. Continue on with their growth and activities and it should seem obvious the strain their bodies go through.
Correct minor joint problems early to help prevent major problems in the future. I have tre ated children with allergies, asthma, digestive problems, headaches, frequent illnesses, ear infe ctions, sports injuries, and many other conditions with tremendous success. Remember, the body has an amazing ability to heal itself if it doesn’t have any interference and is given the proper nutrients and exercise.
If I can help you or anyone you care about, do not hesitate to contact me at (405)728-3138.
Sincerely,
Tracy L. Calamaio, D.C.
TLC Chiropractic Clinic
