Chiropractic care, when administered properly and thoughtfully, is safe and effective for every human body, young and old.

When it comes to taking care of our bodies, many people turn to medication or invasive procedures for themselves and their children as their very first line of defense. But surgical or chemical (prescription medication) intervention should be considered only after other more conservative options have been sought out or at least, carefully considered. Chiropractic care is an effective and natural alternative to invasive medicine for countless conditions and should be utilized in tandem with the rest of your team of doctors. Each stage of life presents its own demands as we grow and adapt to life’s challenges, both mental and physical, and a good chiropractor on your health team is invaluable in offering accessible, non-invasive, informed and thoughtful health care as you adventure through life.

From the very beginning, the birth process can be taxing on both the mother and newborn. Chiropractic care provides a gentle and natural option for evaluating and relieving stress and tension in the young spine, and in the peripartum and postpartum body. Pediatric constriction in utero or a strenuous forceps birth can put excess stress on the young spine, causing spinal restrictions to develop limiting mobility, development, and proper nervous system functioning. Preference to nurse, sleep, or turn only one way, ear infection, colic, sleep and digestive issues, congestion and discomfort, and many other factors causing pain and dysfunction can be addressed through pediatric and peri-partum chiropractic care. 

As children grow, they lay the foundation for the bodies they will grow and live in for the rest of their lives. They are very physically active at these young ages and experience falls and blows from learning to walk, participating in sports, and general, daily, rumble and tumble “kid stuff”. Assuring proper and balanced growth, adaptation to injury or increasing workload (hello, twenty pound backpacks), and maintenance of good posture and proper body mechanics, are the keys to a healthy and successful life. Injuries and repeated daily stress on the body leading to back and neck pain, stiffness, soreness, headaches, fatigue, or discomfort can be addressed conservatively, without any medication or invasive procedures through chiropractic care. As kids continue their scholastic and athletic careers, they continue to feel the benefits of care and remain at the top of their game, physically and mentally, because the nervous system controls and intertwines the two,

Later, as long days at a school desk, increased usage of handheld devices, video games, and many other factors take their toll, bad posture and biomechanics can be developed leading to subsequent problems down the road. Adjustments and corrective care are essential at this stage as the body will be done growing soon and the human scaffolding will be established.

As young adults enter the workforce and continue through their careers into middle age, stressors to the body are endured and often coped with using pain relievers, or simply ignored and tolerated. This is the time in life when disc injuries to your spinal canal are most common and exacerbated by everyday activites. Chiropractic care, always adapted to the individual, applies highly skilled and gentle treatment to relieve pain, improve mobility, and combat degeneration and age or activity related spinal changes.

As we progress into later stages of life, chiropractic care is vital in maintaining pain-free mobility, strength, control, and balance. Instruction on sitting, bending, and lifting properly becomes very important, and simple corrective exercises can be taught and implemented to maintain autonomy and enjoy life for as many years as we’re given. This knowledge and care can very easily mean the difference between a bad fall and a trip to the hospital, or your parent or loved one confidently knowing how to take the best care of their bodies while receiving gentle, hands-on care to relieve pain and discomfort along the way.

Young or old, athlete or office worker, chiropractic care offers conservative and effective care for chronic or acute aches and pains, as well as general health maintenance to keep you functioning at your best.