The purpose of chiropractic is to remove interference to healing potential of the body. An adjustment allows the nervous system to better coordinate the system's of the body, allowing peak-performance and function of the body—this is true within children as it is in adults. Therefore, paediatric chiropractic allows a child to express their full potential.
At Provolution Health, Drs Marcus Chacos and Cindy Lam have extensive experience providing paediatric chiropractic care, including care to new borns, toddlers and children of all ages—including teenagers who definitely need their posture to be looked at due to time on social media and technology!
If you're interested in how chiropractic care may be able to help with your child's health, please read the details below and contact our practice to begin your child's paediatric chiropractic care journey.
Join Dr Cindy as she shares some of her favourite studies from The Case for Chiropractic Book released by the Australian Spinal Research Foundation.
Dr Cindy summarises an incredible report from mothers and the outcomes and benefits they experienced after they provided chiropractic care for their babies.
Severe pain in the abdomen caused by wind or obstruction in the intestines and suffered especially by babies.
When contents of the stomach are brought back up either into the oesophagus (food tube) or mouth. This is often called spitting up or bringing milk up.
A chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, characterised by recurrent episodes of airflow obstruction resulting from edema, bronchospasm, and increased mucus production.
Involuntary motor responses originating in the brainstem present after birth in early child development that facilitate survival.
Also called nighttime incontinence or nocturnal enuresis — is involuntary urination while asleep after the age at which staying dry at night can be reasonably expected.
A tilting or turning of the head to one side, accompanied by a limited range of motion. The condition can be present at birth or may develop shortly after.
ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood. Children with ADHD may have trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviours or be overly active.
A common childhood condition characterized by inflammation and infection of the middle ear. It primarily affects infants and young children, although it can occur at any age.
The purpose of chiropractic is to remove interference to the healing potential of the body. Children who have falls, bumps, spills—all sorts of accidents, including birth trauma and even emotional trauma—may benefit from chiropractic, with chiropractic facilitating better health and wellbeing for the child’s health and quality of life.
Have you ever had a cut? Yes, of course you have!
Did it heal? Of course, it did!
Have you ever had a cold or a flu? Of course, you have!
Did you get better from that? Of course, you did!
That’s because the body is designed to heal! Whether its a cut, a bruise, a cold or a flu, or even a broken bone–the body is designed to heal.
An interruption to any of these pillars result in interference to health. If you have interruption to the physical pillar, you may have physical trauma, therefore, limiting your body’s ability to self-heal.
