The birth process is often the cause of your child's first subluxation. Emotional stress, another cause of vertebral subluxation, is becoming a bigger issue for kids today as they try to cope with common scenarios like divorce, violence, and peer pressure.  

 

The five major food allergens (chemical stressors) with children are; gluten, dairy, soy (infant formulas), corn (found in a majority of processed foods) and peanuts. Other chemical stressors to children are ingredients that can be found in vaccines. These include mercury, aluminum, hydrochloric acid, formaldehyde, ethylene glycol, latex and MSG.

 

The common mental stressors that affect children of all ages are often overlooked. One in eight children experiences anxiety, and it's often linked to fractured families, bullying and failure to succeed. Fifty percent of 13- to 15-year-old girls believe they are overweight, and 80 percent of 13-year-old girls have already tried dieting. Twenty percent of teens will experience depression and 30 percent will develop a substance abuse problem if not properly treated.

 

During puberty, numerous changes taking place in a teen's body can place significant demands on muscles, joints and bones. These changes can cause muscle imbalances, subluxations and injuries.

 

If you know a child who is not under chiropractic care and suffers from any of the following problems, please urge the child's parent to consider Chiropractic.

Fever                                  Bed Wetting                           Colic                                   

Bronchitis                          Croup                                      Coughs/Colds
Constipation                     Allergies                                  Wheezing                     

Weakness/Fatigue           Skin Problems                        Poor Posture
One Leg Shorter              Stomach Ache                         Irritability                                   

Hearing Loss                    Nervousness                           Asthma
Ear Infection                     Poor Concentration               Learning Disorder                 

Neck/Back Pain                Sinus Problems                      Leg/Hip/Foot Pain
Eye Problems                   Numbness                               Scoliosis                                   

Headaches                        Arthritis                                   ADHD
Depression/Anxiety         Autism