How old should a person be before he or she begins Chiropractic care?

There is no such thing as to young or to old for Chiropractic care. Chiropractic patients range in years from birth to old age. Regardless of age, vertebrae can become misaligned. If vertebrae become misaligned it can cause pressure or irritation to nerves thus causing them to malfunction. This process is known as a "Subluxation".

When should I start my child tinder Chiropractic care?
Your child should have a chiropractic examination as soon after birth as possible. Spinal trauma to an infant's or child's spine can occur during the birth process as well as from any number of tumbles while learning to sit up or walk. Your child's spine grows almost 50% in length during that first year (the equivalent of a six-footer growing to nine feet in just 12 months!). It's this kind of tremendous growth and developmental changes, which make continued chiropractic examinations so important in the early stages of your child's life.

In Chiropractic we believe its much more important to prevent diseases than wait till illness occurs. Through regular adjustments, as well as awareness on proper diet, exercise and posture, Chiropractic can help you raise a child free of subluxations whose body is structurally and functionally sound. Your child will also learn good health habits at an early age, which can be very beneficial to him or her as an adult.

Youngsters suffer numerous accidents and falls while learning to walk, riding a bike, or even while jumping or running around. But after their tears have dried, underlying injuries could go undetected--such as a subluxation during the spine's most formative period.

Regular Chiropractic spinal exams can provide corrective and preventive care for your son or daughter and peace of mind for you.

It is especially important to have your child under chiropractic care when your child takes part in athletic activities. The "sack" of a young quarterback could twist a young spine. A softball pitcher could throw a vertebra out of alignment. In Chiropractic we can do more than correct these problems, we can also help improve performance on and off the field by helping the body function at its optimum level, naturally without stress and without drugs.

Chiropractic Care Increases Immunity and Decreases Illness

Spinal adjustments can have a positive effect on immune function according to a growing number of researchers who are exploring the common denominators in disease process, and the role of the nervous, immune and hormonal systems in development of immune related illnesses.

Chiropractic care corrects the spinal abnormalities called vertebral subluxations that result in interference of the nervous system by placing pressure on nerves. Since the nervous system controls all functions of the body, including the immune system, chiropractic care can have a positive effect on immune function.

Since its inception, the chiropractic community has asserted that viruses and microbes don't threaten us all equally and that a healthy immune system easily repels most invaders. The immune system protects us from the flu, as well as any other infectious disease, and strives to get us well again when we do fall ill. Our immune system, like every other system in the body, is coordinated and controlled by the nervous system.

Chiropractors are also aware of the importance of positive health and life style practices such as rest, drinking ample quantities of water, diet, exercise, proper food choices, use of high potency multivitamins and minerals, and stress reduction approaches. These can positively influence the nervous system and immune response.

According to a large study of the chiropractic profession recently conducted by the Institute for social research, Ohio Northern University (McDonald st al.,2003) chiropractors also customarily advise their patients as to the benefits of these other modalities in optimizing overall body function. more importantly, the incidence of colds and flu was reduced by an average of 15% in this large population who were undergoing regular chiropractic care.

There is an anatomical connection between the nervous system and the immune system. Nerve cell endings in the skin and white blood cells of the immune system are in intimate contact, and the chemicals secreted by the nerves can shut down immune system cells nearby. This relationship between the nervous system and the immune system was discovered by modern medicine within the last 20 years. Chiropractic care was started in 1895, and began assisting people in enhancing their immune system about 100 years before research and technology could validate it.

Any person concerned about keeping their family well should add chiropractic care to their list of things to do to remove interference to their nervous system, enhance their immune system function and give their body every extra bit of security it needs.

McNulty Family Chiropractic
932 Copperfield Blvd.
Concord, Nc 28025
704-795-7959