Pediatric Chiropractic

Gentle, low-force care for children and teenagers, scaled to the size of the patient.

What it is

Understanding pediatric chiropractic

Children are not small adults, and the technique changes accordingly. Pediatric work here is low force and specific, and a lot of it involves teen athletes who are growing quickly and loading their bodies hard at the same time.

Parents usually arrive with a specific question rather than a general one. We would rather answer that question honestly, including telling you when we do not think care is needed.

How it works

How children's care differs from adults'

Developing bodies take real physical stress from birth onward, and the technique has to reflect that rather than being a scaled-down adult adjustment.

Assess for the child's stage. What we look for in an infant, a school-age child and a growing teen athlete are three different things. The assessment is matched to where they are.

Gentle, non-forceful contact. Pediatric technique here is low force throughout. There is no thrusting of the kind an adult would recognize from their own visits.

Explain it to the parent. You stay in the room and you hear what we found. That includes being told plainly when we do not think care is needed.

What it helps

What families bring us

The reasons parents most often book, in the clinic's own words. These are the presentations they say they assist with.

Neck strain in infants following a difficult delivery
Infants who struggle to latch or who favor one side
Tension associated with colic, reflux and constipation
Restless sleep
Upper neck movement and ear drainage
Posture in school-age children
Growing teen athletes under training load
Sports injuries in children and teenagers

Common questions