| When a person has hurt their back, they figure they | | | | been shown to alleviate symptoms of ADD and |
| can go to their regular medical doctor for pain | | | | ADHD. |
| medication or muscle relaxers or they can opt for a | | | | - Headaches are a common physical ailment. Chronic |
| chiropractor who will manipulate their spine in order to | | | | headaches may be caused by misalignment which |
| offer relief. While this may be true, the treatment of | | | | may be helped with spinal adjustments. |
| bad backs is just one of many ailments that can be | | | | - Colic in infants has been soothed with chiropractic |
| helped. | | | | care. Colic often appears at age one month and |
| Chiropractic care is a type of therapy that considers | | | | continues for two to three months and consists of |
| pain or disease to be a symptom of a nervous | | | | unexplained crying jags and gas pains. |
| system malfunction. The movement and manipulation | | | | - Ear infections, also called otitis media, often appear in |
| of the spinal column will adjust the nerves' positioning | | | | combination with an upper respiratory infection. They |
| among the bones in order to offer relief. Proper nerve | | | | can be quite painful and seem to occur most |
| energy can only flow when the skeletal system is in | | | | commonly during early childhood when the inner ear |
| the correct positioning. | | | | structures are still developing. Otitis media has been |
| There are multitudes of maladies that have been | | | | helped with by spinal adjustments. |
| treated successfully with chiropractic methods, | | | | - Various back and disc ailments can be alleviated by |
| including: | | | | manipulating them back into their correct position. |
| - Asthma is common and at times deadly. The | | | | Besides spinal realignments, whole body care is |
| breathing system is not functioning optimally and | | | | stressed in chiropractic medicine, including proactive |
| causes wheezing, coughing, inability to take deep | | | | steps such as a healthy diet consisting of fresh fruits, |
| breaths. Spinal manipulations have been shown to be | | | | vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins along with |
| helpful in reducing symptoms in asthmatic cases. | | | | proper exercise and posture. |
| - Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperactivity can | | | | Ergonomics, which is the science of furniture and |
| cause upheaval in a child's school experience and an | | | | devices which support healthy body mechanics in the |
| adult's life. Often treated with an array of prescription | | | | workplace, is also an important lifestyle adaptation that |
| medicines that are sometimes helpful, but also cause | | | | one should consider in order to keep their body healthy |
| additional aggravations to a family. Realignment has | | | | and in alignment. |