| Let me start with the facts. These "facts" are not | | | | may not be so prevalent in childhood years, toxic |
| just hypothetical ideas. They are actual statistics and | | | | stress is, particularly because many vaccinations |
| actual studies that show that chiropractic care for | | | | contain compounds such as thimerosal and |
| children is not only safe, it is vital. Take these figures | | | | formaldehyde as preservatives. A child's immune |
| into account: | | | | system isn't even fully developed until after the age |
| - A study done by Abraham Towbin, M.D., an expert | | | | of two years. Thus, vaccinating a child before the |
| in pathology, shows that"Spinal cord and brain stem | | | | immune system is even capable of handling such an |
| injuries occur often during the process of birth but | | | | antigen can impair the immune system's response at |
| frequently escape diagnosis." (Towbin, A., "Latent | | | | a later time. This is why many children still may |
| Spinal Cord and brain Stem Injury in Newborn | | | | develop a disease even though they have been |
| Infants", Develp Med. Child. Neurol, 11:54-68,1969) This | | | | vaccinated against it. |
| often leads to something known as Blocked Atlantal | | | | I am often asked by mothers-to-be what is the |
| Nerve Syndrome, a primary cause of upper | | | | safest way to give birth in order to minimize the |
| respiratory infections including ear infections and | | | | occurrence of birth trauma. They are pleased to learn |
| chronic tonsillitis. (Gutman, G., "Blocked Atlantal Nerve | | | | that the upright or squatting positions are not only |
| Syndrome In Infants and Small Children", Manuelle | | | | easier on the baby, but they are much more |
| Medizin, 1987) | | | | comfortable on mom as well. The baby has the |
| - A study in which Blocked Atlantal Nerve Syndrome | | | | benefit of having a gravity-assisted birth that |
| was corrected with chiropractic care showed that 40 | | | | minimizes the amount of force being placed on the |
| out of 43 children studied who were suffering from | | | | baby's head and neck. Mom doesn't feel as much pain |
| ear infections improved with chiropractic care alone | | | | because the baby is not pressing down on the sacral |
| within two weeks of being adjusted. (Froehle, R.M., J | | | | plexus of nerves as it usually is in the typical |
| Manipulative Physiol Ther, 1996 Mar-Apr;19(3):169-77) | | | | "lithotomy" position (mom lying flat on her back with |
| - A study by J.E. Upledger showed a definite and | | | | legs up in stirrups). These safer, less painful positions |
| significant relationship between restrictions in | | | | minimize the chance that both mom and her baby will |
| movement of the upper neck area of the spine and | | | | suffer from a subluxation. |
| children with learning disabilities. (Upledger, J.E., J Am | | | | Children who receive regular chiropractic care do |
| Osteopath Assoc, 1978 Jun;77(10):760-76) | | | | indeed live healthier lives. While I was a chiropractic |
| What we have going on here is a high prevalence of | | | | intern at Life University in Marietta, GA, I met many |
| something known as "birth trauma" that is causing | | | | people my own age who have never been sick in |
| children to suffer as they grow. When bones misalign | | | | their life. They said that the key to their abounding |
| they press on nerves. When this happens, the whole | | | | level of wellness was that they have never received |
| body suffers as a result. These misalignments are | | | | a vaccination and they've been receiving chiropractic |
| known as "subluxations." So the question is what | | | | care since the day they were born. I have seen for |
| type of healthcare practitioner is trained and qualified | | | | myself how much happier and vibrant children who |
| to diagnose and correct such a condition? Only a | | | | receive chiropractic care are. It is so heartwarming to |
| Doctor of Chiropractic can do this, particularly one | | | | see children who no longer have to take medications |
| who has specialized training in the care of pediatric | | | | such as Ritalin, asthma medications, or antibiotics |
| patients. | | | | because they started receiving chiropractic care |
| Birth trauma causes DIRECT impingement on the tiny | | | | instead. Seeing a child who was once sickly be able to |
| nerves of a child. However, there are two other | | | | laugh and play with other kids in an optimal state of |
| major reasons why subluxations may occur indirectly: | | | | wellness gives me the greatest joy. Chiropractic |
| mental stress and toxic stress. While mental stress | | | | works! |