Chiropractic Care for Kids

Have you considered the benefits of Penn Township - Harrison City PA, Irwin PA, Monroeville PA, or North Huntingdon (North Versailles) PA chiropractic care for your children? Although children appear to bounce back from most injuries quickly, many parents don't understand the long-term effects of misalignments that children develop in their spine. Unfortunately, children do not always verbalize exactly what they feel when they are sore, uncomfortable, or in pain. Just like with adults, if the underlying cause is left alone for too long it can develop into much more serious issues.

Chiropractic May Help With Child Development

Chiropractic care may be helpful for your child's development. After development and birth, children growing into toddlers are faced with the developmental challenge of crawling and walking. While children are learning to overcome these challenges they are also going through a significant amount of straining, twisting, and falling.

While growth continues, and the child reaches the age where they play with pets, friends, and family, they can begin to develop bad posture, start playing contact sports, wear heavier backpacks (most likely the wrong way), and deal with the stress of more daily responsibilities. As these kids become teenagers and high school graduates, they join the workforce, which could place more strain on them depending on their chosen field.

As a parent, you need to make it a point to ensure that all the falls, stress, trauma, and physical demands that your children go through do not stop them from being kids. Chiropractic care is all about protecting your body from harm and chiropractors' exams are not intrusive but extensive enough that, even if your child is too young to communicate, or too shy, they can ascertain if treatment is needed or not.

If you have any questions about our Penn Township - Harrison City, Irwin, Monroeville, or North Huntingdon (North Versailles) PA locations, or would like to learn more about chiropractic care at Kalkstein Family Chiropractic, please give us a call.

If you have any concerns about your children, call our team at Kalkstein Family Chiropractic today for a no-obligation consultation and let us help your child on their way to a better life.