How Chiropractic Care can help your children thrive this school year

School is hard on kids, from increasingly heavy backpacks that can cause back and shoulder pain to stress—and the accompanying neck tension and headaches. Periods of rapid growth coupled with play means even very young children often benefit from a chiropractic alignment. Sometimes children need a chiropractor just as much as adults to relieve pain and keep them on track for a happier, healthier school year. 

How is chiropractic care different for children? 

A chiropractic adjustment for children looks much the same as one for adults. For best results, children’s chiropractors must be skilled in child development and applying just the right amount of gentle pressure for an adjustment to be effective. An adjustment for a five-year-old requires different pressure and technique than one for a teenager. 

Our Harrisburg, PA chiropractor, Dr. Albert Skocik, works with children and parents to help get kids back in balance to learn, grow, and feel truly well all year long. 

How to Tell When Your Child Needs a Chiropractor 

Posture Changes

Imbalanced changes in a child’s posture can mean something is a little off. Often, children do not know how to voice when something feels “off,” so our chiropractor encourages parents to watch for posture changes, including unusual imbalance, limping, or tilting the head to one side. 

Neck and Back Pain 

Though it was once considered an ailment exclusive to adults, back pain is affecting more and more children; some studies have shown a close tie between back pain in school-age children and the weight of the backpacks they carry around all day. If your child complains of neck or back pain, a chiropractic adjustment (possibly coupled with therapeutic massage) can help relieve that tension and pain. 

Give your kids the gift of health this fall, call our Harrisburg, PA office at 717-441-0773 to schedule a routine wellness check and adjustment for your children. Did you have a chiropractic adjustment as a child? Do you think it would have helped you thrive during the school year?