Optimise Child Behavior: 7 steps you can take today

There are many natural choices parents can make to help regulate their children’s nervous systems. By removing lifestyle and environmental stressors, as well as addressing the physical and neurological imbalances with chiropractic care, studies have shown that parents report significant improvements in their children’s concentration and mood, and even less ADD/ADHD symptoms.

If you have any concerns over your child or just want to optimize their wellness, here are a few steps you can take today:

1. Have your child evaluated by a chiropractor

2. Rule out possible food allergies under the guidance of a practitioner well versed in functional medicine and nutrition.

3. Focus on organic and whole food choices, with fewer preservatives, chemical pesticides, and artificial sweeteners.

4. Reduce processed sugars from your child’s daily diet as much as possible.

5. Avoid harsh chemical detergents and cleaning products or herbicide use around the home.

6. With your chiropractor or trusted healthcare provider, consider appropriate vitamin supplementation, including omega-3s, vitamin D, probiotics, and a high quality multivitamin.

7. encourage plenty of outside play and fresh air

Remember, lifestyle changes are powerful tools, but take time to take effect. Little by little, day by day, try to stay consistent, and you and your littles will feel so much better for it! With the steps outlined above, adults report feeling brain fog lift and more energized as well.

Improve your mobilty

Every time an athlete trains, they put a lot of pressure on their body, and certain intense activities can disrupt spinal alignment or put undue pressure on specific joints causing stiffness or pain. This can further inhibit full range of motion, putting them at risk of injury, or at the very least preventing achieving optimal performance.

Regular chiropractic treatments help spinal realignment and help cue in the appropriate muscle groups for each movement.

1. Less pain. A growing body of research supports that athletes who receive spinal adjustments in addition to therapeutic movement and exercises report less pain and quicker recovery that those who do not receive adjustments. (https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/spinal-manipulation-what-you-need-to-know)
   

2. Improved recovery time. Repetitive movements required of competitive athletes leads to regular soreness and fatigue. In addition to rest between practice or games, chiropractic treatment may help reduce time needed to recover through utilising various techniques including soft tissue work that helps blood and lymphatic flow and releases lactic acidic build up, spinal adjustments, and in certain cases cold-laser therapy. We also provide recommendations on rehydration and mineral and nutritional replenishment.

3. Less use of prescription medication, including opioids or cortisol shots, which can lead to long term dependency and do not treat the root cause of the problems. The American College of Physicians recommends patients with lower back pain seek non-drug multidisciplinary therapy, which includes spinal manipulation. (American College of Physicians issues guideline for treating nonradicular low back pain | ACP Newsroom | ACP)

It is always an absolute pleasure to assist local athletes before and after events they’ve dedicated hours and years training for, and watching them perform at their best each and every time! It is our mutual goal to first and foremost, help athletes avoid injury through proper alignment, increased range of motion, and helping them identify and utilise the appropriate muscle groups for each specific activity. If injury or overuse does occur, we work together in our treatment plan to help reduce recovery time through re-alignment and helping to release of the body’s natural neurological and lymphatic healing flow.

In addition to our athletes’ hard work and diligence, chiropractic treatments help them achieve their goals by getting them back into training sooner after an injury, lowering normal recovery time, helping them increase their range of motion and flexibility, and helping them hone into strengthening the body’s natural movements, so they can perform at their optimum level.