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<\/p>\nSome of life\u2019s simplest ideas get muddled, mixed up and mistaken. A healthy lifestyle is too often one of those. As a chiropractor I see this happen all the time.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not unusual for someone to seek care because they have headaches, neck pains or backaches; receive a couple of adjustments and then quickly discontinue thinking that if they feel good, then all is well. Unfortunately they pass on that same pattern to their children and then to make matters worse say things to them like, \u201cI\u2019m going to get my back cracked.\u201d What could be more frightening to a child then the idea of intentionally breaking their bones? Such misunderstandings unnecessarily become dreadful roadblocks that get in the way of the child\u2019s well-being.<\/p>\n
The solution is really simple. First be a good example by taking care of your own body with regular chiropractic checkups \u2013 not just when you hurt. Second, give reliable information to your kids. Instead of saying things like, \u201cget cracked\u201d tell them, \u201cit\u2019s time to get my spine checked.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also, it might be better to go easy on the word, \u201cdoctor\u201d and instead speak of seeing your chiropractor like you might a trusted friend. Here\u2019s why: children have learned by experience that seeing a doctor may be unpleasant. They go there sick or hurting; get painful shots, drugs or even worse. Instead of, \u201cYou\u2019re going to Dr. Brown today\u201d a child\u2019s ears might rather hear something like, \u201cToday Janie gets to see her chiropractor.\u201d When the child asks why, she deserves a truthful answer and it\u2019s not difficult. Here\u2019s a simple example: \u201cToday Janie gets to see her chiropractor.\u201d Continue reading
\n\u201cWe get our spines checked to be healthy. The bumps we see on our back are bony rings of protection around the spinal cord. That\u2019s the main cable our body uses to send messages from the brain to control all of its parts. In the body the main cable and its branches are called the nerve system.
\nIf a protective bone gets misaligned it might fail to protect the nerve system. We call that a subluxation. Instead of protecting, a subluxation insults the nerve system and distorts the messages coming from the brain and makes it impossible for the body to function right.
\nWhen a chiropractor adjusts a subluxation the interference is gone and the body\u2019s own intelligence is back in control of its function.\u201d
\nChildren deserve to grow up subluxation-free and we as parents have the privilege of teaching them about it.\u00a0 For lots more information about chiropractic for children click: http:\/\/icpa4kids.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"