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Kids Need Kids Need Chiropractic Care, Chiropractic Care,

TooToo

Kids Need Kids Need Chiropractic Care, Chiropractic Care,

TooToo

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Not Just for Adults

• Think chiropractic care is just for adults?

• Children and adolescents also reap the wellness-boosting rewards of chiropractic.

Think again!

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Safe & Gentle

• Chiropractors use safe and gentle techniques when adjusting pediatric patients.

• These techniques are specifically modified for your youngster’s spine.

• Following are a few of the many ways these techniques can benefit your children.

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The Low-Back Pain Lowdown

• Low-back pain (LBP) in little ones is no minor problem.

Researchers estimate

that…

50% of children are afflicted at some point.

Even worse …

15% experience frequent or continual

pain.

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Lessen Low-Back Pain

• The good news is that chiropractic care for kids with LBP works.

• In one recent study of children with LBP, the authors concluded that the children,

“responded favorably to chiropractic management, and there were no reported complications.”

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Negate Neck Pain

• Minor falls and spills are a normal part of growing up.

• Fortunately, doctors of chiropractic eliminate neck subluxations and their associated pain and limited range of motion.

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Attack ADHD• Preliminary research reveals that chiropractic

may help reduce hyperactivity.

• In one recent analysis …

7 hyperactive children

received …

chiropractic adjustments

A “sham” placebo intervention

and

5 had improved focus and

behavior scores

4 showed increased interest in

completing a school-work

task

The researchers concluded that, “chiropractic … has the potential to become an

important nondrug intervention for children with hyperactivity.”

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End Ear Infections• Chiropractic care may prevent chronic ear

infections.• In one study …

46 children with ear

infections

Received chiropractic adjustments to correct vertebral subluxations.

93% of episodes improved by

75% in 10 days or fewer

and by 43% after 1 or 2

sessionsThe study’s authors concluded that:

“limitation of medical intervention and the addition of chiropractic care may decrease the symptoms of ear infection in young children.”

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Kick Chronic Constipation• Chiropractic care may help children with chronic

constipation.• One recent study followed the case of a boy …

With chronic constipation from birth to age 8.

Traditional treatments were

ineffective. Chiropractor detects

misalignment of hip bones and sacrum

and performs chiropractic adjustments and abdominal

massage.

Patient enjoys “an immediate dramatic improvement.”

After 4 weeks, patient reports consistent

normal bowel function.birth 8 21

After 13 years, patient reports

continuing normal bowel function.

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Be an Example• Be an example to your child: Take care of your spine

with:

Chiropractic care.

Regular exercise.

Proper ergonomics.

• If your child is not currently receiving regular chiropractic check-ups:

Make an appointment for him or her today!

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OHU

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