Pediatric Care

Why do children need chiropractic care?

As a parent, if you want your child to achieve his optimum potential through emotional, physical, and mental well-being, then chiropractic care is an essential and beneficial component for your child’s life.

Your child may undergo stress to his nervous system from the birth process, the learning process of crawling and walking, falls, or many hour s spent in an infant car seat or baby bouncer.

Stress to the nervous system can manifest into health concerns such as colic, difficulty latching on for breastfeeding, torticollis or wry neck, ear infections, sleep disturbances, allergies, asthma, skin rashes, or other health conditions. These are just a few examples of many issues that may result from trauma to the developing nervous system of a child.

Your child’s nervous system may become disrupted from stresses other than physical trauma.

Emotional stresses, environmental toxicities, heavy metals from childhood vaccinations, or multiple rounds of antibiotics can also lead to nervous system interference.

Having your child’s spine checked by a chiropractor removes the interferences in the nervous system. Then, the body is able to naturally heal itself, and your child can function in a greater state of health.

For more information on chiropractic pediatric care, please visit the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association for more information.

For current pediatric patients, Dr. Garnecki is available for home visits after business hours.

Pregnancy Care

Chiropractic care during pregnancy directly benefits the mother by allowing her to be more comfortable and in a higher state of health. The mother’s health and well-being, in turn, directly affect the condition of the developing baby.

Chiropractic has been shown to aid the mother’s back, ribs, and pelvic structures preparing for the stresses of labor and birth as well as to help ease back pain, heartburn, and breathing difficulties that occur during pregnancy.

Chiropractic care throughout pregnancy can relieve and even prevent the common discomforts experienced in pregnancy.

Chiropractic care allows the nervous system to function at its maximum potential. It provides the greatest chance of optimal health for both the mother and baby, thereby creating a successful adaptation for the new family.

To read more about how chiropractic care creates a more comfortable pregnancy and safer birth, please visit the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association.

For maternity patients, Dr. Garnecki is available for home visits during and immediately after birth and delivery.