In the first year of life your baby's spine grows at the fastest rate it ever will. Gentle and safe chiropractic care can help align your chid's spine and boost their overall posture and health.
Your newborn can experience various physical complications during childbirth. When their spine gets misaligned, they can develop asthma, digestive problems, and difficulty with breastfeeding. Fortunately, these issues can be assessed by taking your little one to a skilled chiropractor for infants.
It's safe for newborns within the first few weeks after birth to receive chiropractic care. Dr. Diana Mladenoff uses soft pressure to make gentle spine alignments to help restore normal nervous system function and promote the body to heal itself. While these adjustments aren't painful, your baby may cry because they are held in a position they're not used to, but Dr. Diana Mladenoff has a few methods that make these treatment a breeze.
Pediatric chiropractic care can improve your child's mobility, enhance their bodily functions, and boost their immunity. Here are the benefits of taking your newborn to the chiropractor:
1. It supports their physical development
Your little one's body experiences lots of changes in a short period of time. For instance, their lower back and neck curvatures start to form as they learn to sit or lift their head. Without proper alignment, their spinal curvatures may not develop properly, which can affect their physical development.
You can prevent your baby from developing any spine problems by seeing Dr. Diana. Gentle and safe chiropractic care can help align your child's spine and boost their overall posture and health.
2. It boosts their recovery after birth
The birth process can affect the nerves in your child's body. Chiropractic adjustments for babies involve gentle movements in strategic areas that can help correct nerve problems and ease tension and strain. As their spine gets aligned properly, you are assured that there is no nerve dysfunction that can lead to reflux, breathing and sleeping difficulties, and colic symptoms.
3. It eases colic symptoms
Colic may be associated with an under-active or immature gastrointestinal system that leads to gas buildup and indigestion. Leaving this unaddressed may cause the gas to get trapped in your baby's gut, causing pain and bloating.
If your child is diagnosed with colic by your pediatrician, schedule an appointment with Dr. Diana as soon as possible. Gentle adjustments from chiropractic care can stimulate their nerve flow to their small intestines and increase peristalsis that helps push gas and liquid through.
4. It improves their immune system
Your child's spine affects their immune system. Since the nervous system runs through the spine, any misalignment can cause the nerve pathways to get irritated and impact all systems in the body, including the immune system. By making gentle spinal adjustments, your little one's body boosts releasing disease-fighting cells and improves their immune system.
5. It makes them less fussy and irritable
Your little one may become fussy and irritable, and identifying the exact reason that might be causing them to feel that way can be challenging. Their fussiness could be the result of mechanical restrictions in their spine, and these can lead to sleeping difficulties, headaches, and more. Chiropractic sessions with Dr. D can help with spine problems and make them (and you) feel better.
In conclusion, correcting your child's spine misalignments through chiropractic care offers many health benefits that can improve their well-being. When searching for a chiropractic for your little one, look for one that specializes in giving care for infants like Dr. Diana Mladenoff.
Visit our wellness clinic if you're looking for a skilled chiropractor for babies. Dr. Diana Mladenoff offers neurologically-based chiropractic care in Phoenix, Arizona. Schedule an appointment now. TEXT or call 1 (602) 524-0222.
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