More and more parents are finding that a periodic spinal check-up for their children makes a big difference in their health. Your child’s spine is his/her lifeline. The spinal cord runs right through your child’s center and contains billions of nerve fibers that send messages and energy from the brain to every part of his/her body. If there are tiny misalignments in the spine, they block the nerve signals going to every part of their body. These nerve signals are imperative for the brain and nervous system to do their job, i.e. they control and coordinate all the systems in your growing child.

Kids with spinal or postural misalignments will heal slowly and have trouble recovering from colds, ear infections and the bumps and tumbles of childhood. They may even develop a lower resistance to disease, aches and pains, headaches and will experience troubling sleeping or focusing on school work.

How do misalignments occur in kids? Even though children are flexible and seem to bounce, at times, their muscles may pull one of the bones out of alignment, causing the nerve signals to be blocked. These muscles behave abnormally in response to many things such as the baby’s position in utero, a long or difficult delivery, falls or long-term stress (allergies or emotional stress at home).

Back pain or headaches in children is not “normal” and should be checked as soon as possible. Many children with spinal or postural misalignments have no back pain so it is important to have their spine checked periodically before small problems turn into big ones.