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This past week our office had the opportunity to help a 31-day old child who was injured during birth by a forceps delivery. While forceps and vacuum extraction are sometimes necessary, follow up care with a trained upper cervical chiropractor should follow to ensure that the upper cervical spine has not been compromised.
Read MoreThere is a general notion in the public that child don’t belong under the care of chiropractor. Our Los Angeles offices have been taking care of kids for 16 years with great success. Most health problems that start later in life are the result of a childhood injury that is never corrected.
Read MoreNearly 1 in 12 (7.7 percent) U.S. children ages 3-17 has had a disorder related to voice, speech, language, or swallowing in the past 12 months.(1) Speech delay is classified as a neurological delay syndrome.
Read MoreSensory Processing disorders and learning disabilities often go hand in hand. It is estimated that 5 percent of the childhood population is affected by a sensory processing disorder. Sensory processing disorders often overlap with learning disabilities and are close cousins to ADD/ADHD
Read MoreADD and ADHD effects 11 percent of children in the United States. This disorder makes school difficult and disrupts families. When severe enough it affects all aspects of a child's life. ADD also affects adults. People who suffer with ADD have difficulty staying on task, finishing projects, and oftentimes struggle in the workplace.
Read MoreDoes your child complain of dizziness and light-headedness? Vertigo is more common in kids than you think. It is estimated that approximately 5% of children in the U.S. between the ages of 3-17 have had episodes of dizziness or loss of balance. These episodes were slightly more common in girls (5.7% vs. 5%).
Read MoreYour kid is excessively cranky, he cries at all hours of the night, and he spits up ten times more than other kids you have seen. You guessed it is called childhood colic. For those who have had kids, you know that raising an infant is difficult enough when they are healthy.
Read MoreChildren under the age of 11 experience more Ear Infection than any other age group. Most of the time this is harmless and it's just the body learning to deal with the normal bacteria located there. However, when there is a lot of accompanying pain and the child starts to show hearing loss and headaches... it's appropriate to become concerned.
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