Your child’s nervous system begins developing about day 16 of your pregnancy and is already functioning and online when they are born. Your precious tiny human is born ready to learn from their environment and the world around them.

The spine and skull, as well as protecting the nervous system, are intimately related to brain function.  Chiropractic care influences brain function- specifically the cerebellum and pre-frontal cortex- by improving the movement and function of the spine and skull.

We check for many aspects of body and brain function that can impact on your child’s development:

• movement,

• posture,

• balance,

• coordination and

• Retained Primitive Reflexes (RPRs)

• Kinesiological gut health check

• Auditory/ visual processing

All tests and techniques are age-appropriate, so will be different for your 6 month old compared to your 8 year old.

When the function of the pre-frontal cortex and cerebellum are affected by retained primitive reflexes, internal stress and/or reduced spinal function, it may contribute to issues with:

• Coordination

• Balance

• Fine motor skills

• Gross motor skills

• Sensory perception/ processing

• Concentration

• Colicky babies

• and more

Chiropractic care for kids is different to that for adults because they are quite different little bodies. It is very gentle, and we work in with your child’s needs and comfort. Chiropractic care is - and has been shown to be over and over again - completely safe for kids of ALL ages.

We believe chiropractic care for kids is an essential part of supporting their growth and development, helping their brain function, coordination, and fine & gross motor control skills to help them grow up confident and secure in their world around them.

Chiropractic and learning difficulties

We know that chiropractic care changes the function of the pre-frontal cortex and the cerebellum.

But what does this mean in terms of chiropractic's impact on things like behaviour, learning, decision-making, memory and attention, cognitive ability, motor control, eye movements and spatial awareness?

In our clinical experience over the last 15 years, we have assessed many kids presenting with learning difficulties. Every one of these kids has had some combination of poor brain and body function which has improved with chiropractic care. Interestingly, in most cases, there has also been a subsequent improvement in learning difficulties as well. Currently there has been no research completed that looks specifically into the impact of chiropractic care on learning difficulties. What we do have, however, is clinical anecdotes and data.

Below is a video on chiropractic and bedwetting. For more on babies, click here.

It is important to realise that chiropractic is not the cure of any condition. The purpose of chiropractic is to find and reduce causes of poor nervous system function (including the brain), allowing people to experience greater physical and neurological function and an overall improved quality of life.

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