The Benefits of Chiropractic Care for All Ages
Chiropractic care provides important benefits at every stage of life. Whether you're dealing with a colicky baby, an aching back, or arthritis, chiropractic treatments are aimed at easing pain, improving comfort, and supporting wellness.
Chiropractic Care for Infants, Children, and Teens
The birthing process may disrupt the alignment of the spine and stress your baby's nervous system. Chiropractic treatments adjust the spine and calm the nervous system. Treatments can start soon after birth. Chiropractors use special, gentle techniques when working with infants and young children.
Looking for a solution to colic? Babies with colic are inconsolable and cry for hours every day, no matter what you do to try to soothe them. Luckily, chiropractic treatment could calm your colicky baby. Chiropractic treatment resulted in fewer daily hours of crying in five out of six colic research studies examined by Clinical Pediatrics in 2024.
Heavy backpacks worn by children and teens can cause subluxations (spinal misalignments), in addition to changes in posture and gait. According to a 2021 Open Sports Sciences Journal review article, carrying a heavy backpack can change the curvature of the spine, compress the rubbery disks between the vertebrae, and cause low back pain in adulthood.
Your chiropractor can adjust your child's spine to correct subluxations that cause pain and stiffness. Other helpful chiropractic treatments, like massage and ultrasound therapy, soothe and relax sore, tight muscles, and tissues.
Improving Comfort with Chiropractic Care During Adulthood
Sitting at a desk, commuting, lifting heavy objects, and performing repetitive movements can cause low back pain, one of the most common reasons people visit the chiropractic office. Chiropractic adjustments are among the back pain treatments recommended by the American College of Physicians and the World Health Organization.
Chiropractic care isn't just effective for back pain. Your chiropractor can help you manage many conditions and complaints, including:
- Bulging Discs
- Digestive Issues
- Bursitis
- Golf or Tennis Elbow
- Scoliosis
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Sciatica
- Neck, Hip, Knee and Shoulder Pain
- Headaches and Migraines
- Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMD)
- Fibromyalgia
- Muscle Spasms
- Trigger Points
Do you experience neck pain, headaches, muscle spasms, or tingling and numbness in your arms and hands when using your smartphone, tablet, or other digital device? You may have text neck, a condition caused by the excessive pressure placed on the neck when looking down at a digital device. Chiropractic adjustments improve spinal alignment, while soft tissue treatments relax tight muscles and tissues in the neck, shoulders, and upper back. Treating text neck is particularly important, as the condition may eventually damage the spine in some cases.
Chiropractic care can be helpful for athletes of all ages. Treatments improve joint mobility, muscle balance, and circulation, help athletes recover from injuries faster, and reduce the risk of injuries caused by stiff joints and muscles or poor posture or balance.
Chiropractic Treatment for Senior Citizens
Losing your balance can lead to a devastating fall if you're a senior citizen. More than 14 million older Americans fall every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thirty-seven percent of the falls require medical treatment or activity restrictions. Chiropractic treatment improves your balance by relaxing stiff muscles that prevent full range of motion and correcting joint and spinal misalignments.
Age-related wear and tear on joints and connective tissues may lead to pain, stiffness, and range-of-motion issues. Luckily, chiropractic treatment can help you stay active and maintain your independence. It offers an effective way to manage the symptoms of arthritis, spinal stenosis, osteoporosis and other degenerative conditions.
It's never too early or too late to receive chiropractic care! Contact our office to schedule your appointment.
Sources:
Sage Journals: Clinical Pediatrics: Chiropractic Care in Children: A Review of Evidence and Safety, 12/22/2024
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00099228241305202
The Open Sports Sciences Journal: Impact of Overloaded School Backpacks: An Emerging Problem, 10/28/2021
https://opensportssciencesjournal.com/VOLUME/14/PAGE/76/FULLTEXT/
Arthritis Foundation: Chiropractic Care for Arthritis
World Health Organization: WHO Releases Guidelines on Chronic Low Back Pain, 12/7/2023
https://www.who.int/news/item/07-12-2023-who-releases-guidelines-on-chronic-low-back-pain
American College of Physicians: American College of Physicians Issues Guideline for Treating Nonradicular Low Back Pain, 2/14/2017
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Older Adult Falls Data, 10/28/2024