Chiropractic care is highly recommended to ensure the well-being of your child. It also, contributes to their health and overall development. From when your child is learning to hold their head up, crawling, or even walking, your child will experience all sorts of activities that will affect their spinal alignment. It is also important to have their spine checked on a regular basis.

Pediatric Chiropractic Care from DC Family Chiropractic is great because it doesn't use drugs or risky surgery to optimize health: it's truly an all-natural approach. Chiropractic care for children has been shown to help correct the underlying cause of a variety of symptoms. Commonly treated ailments include:

• ​​Colic
• Scoliosis
• Ear Infections
• Acid Reflux
• Digestive Complications
• Bed Wetting
• Sleep Issues

The basic premise for chiropractic care is the same whether the patient is 70 years old or 7 minutes old. The active little bodies of children have distinct needs depending on their developmental stage.

Although the spinal alignment process is similar in both pediatric and adult care, Dr. Buckhaults, D.C. uses less pressure and force when working with young children. Adults have larger frames than children, which causes us to change some of the ways we use spinal manipulation treatment.

Benefits of Chiropractic Care for Pediatric Patients

Our chiropractor treats children of all ages, with a variety of conditions. The benefits of chiropractic care treatment for children include:

• Providing an alternative treatment to medications
  Chiropractic care offers a safe, effective alternative to medication for treating things like ear infections in children.
  
  
• Improving sleep
  Better alignment can improve a child’s overall health and contribute to better comfort and sleep during the night or naps.
  
  
• Promoting proper growth and development
  Proper alignment allows children to grow properly, preventing painful problems and misalignments as their bodies take shape.

Adolescent Performance Care

Dr. Buckhaults, D.C. and his team help athletes of all ages recover after sports injuries, and that certainly includes the growing youth of our community. If your child is injured while enjoying the sport they love, it is crucial to help prevent their injury from becoming a chronic problem.

A single injury can change the way the athlete's body functions after healing if issues are left unresolved. Sports such as soccer, football, or basketball that often involve abrupt jolting motions will likely also benefit from a spinal adjustment to reduce pain and facilitate overall healing. A visit to DC Family Chiropractic in Cañon City, Colorado after an injury may reduce the risk of further complications in the future.

Chiropractic care can allow for a faster recovery and pain reduction to permit the athlete to continue training and competing whenever possible. Treatments are also combined with corrective exercises to speed up improvement and prevent future recurrence of the injury.