Hi friend,
I hope you’re taking good care of yourself, wherever you are in the world!
Here in the US, and especially where I am here in Colorado, we’re starting to delightfully enjoy the cooler weather….my FAVORITE time of year. Think apple cider, pumpkin spice lattes, a light sweater, red and yellow leaves fluttering in the breeze, everyone is just a bit nicer after the scorching summer heat.
However you’re experiencing this changing of season in your neck of the proverbial woods, this is the time to take a moment to reflect on what’s passed and what you may want to incorporate into your daily/weekly routine to meet the biorhythms of the changing weather.
This time also means that many kids have started a new chapter in their lives: some are entering kindergarten for the first time, others may have changed their school, others are off to college adventures. Whatever you have going on in your orbit, it’s likely that you have a younger person in your life.
This week, I’d like to answer the question that many people have, when they see babies, kids, teens in my office for Chiropractic and Craniosacral care. I get this ALL the time….and apparently I haven’t done a stellar job of explaining that, no matter what stage of life you’re in, you have a nervous system. That applies to 1 day old babies, 5 year olds and 19 year olds.
Whatever life stage you find yourself, that includes humans with small spines also, and all spines and nervous systems respond very well to balance and homeostasis.
Most people think of Chiropractic for back, neck and shoulder pain, and yes, that’s a large majority of people that I see in my office. But what about the myriads of little people?
I’ll share with you the primary reasons I see babies and kids: In all of these scenarios, I regularly tell parents that Craniosacral Therapy is gentle, safe and lets the body unwind tension patterns that may have even developed in-utero.
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We all think of newborns as pure and perfect…..and they really, really are!…..Aaaaannnndddd they have a heck of a time growing and forming in a tight little space and then getting out of that birth canal, and, whoa, that’s one of the most physically rough experience most of us will ever have in our lifetimes. No one shares with us parents that heads, necks, shoulders, faces are squished, pushed, contorted, compressed through that tiny little birth canal (and C-sectioned babies don’t have it that much easier!).
Babies and toddlers aren’t able to verbalize when they’re experiencing pain and discomfort, like us adults. They aren’t able to articulate that their neck, stomachs or heads are hurting them. Those signals come at us care givers with cries and signs of discomfort or dysfunction. Often times, the parents feel helpless to help their child and to understand the source of the crying.
When parents bring newborns, toddlers, and even teenagers into my office, we’re working on those muscles, bones, fascial restrictions that arise from birth trauma, falls, hits, and life stressors.
I always thank parents who take the time and energy to look for holistic ways to get their kids’ bodies aligned and out of the fight-or-flight mechanism. I know that Chiropractic and Craniosacral Therapy is off the beaten path, that it’s not a mainstream, conventional treatment option for most families.
I can’t tell you the incredible positive improvements I’ve seen with simply 3-5 visits with kids:
- that 3 month old baby who hadn’t stopped screaming her entire little life accompanied by an exhausted mom, and within 5 visits she was like a normal, happy baby.
- The 8 year old who fell off a swing and had chronic headaches and within 3 visits was back to his normal self.
- Or the 5 month old who had difficulty nursing since birth and now nurses like a champ.
- The 13 year old who tells his mom when he feels like it’s time for him to come in for a nervous system tune-up because of life and school pressures
I love, love, love seeing these amazing families coming in! Most families are coming in overwhelmed, afraid, stressed, sleep-deprived and at the end of their proverbial ropes. Usually by the second or third visits, I see a collective sigh of relief in the entire family unit as they start to right their lives again.
Family life doesn’t have to be stressful, chaotic and a huge struggle. Balanced nervous systems help to bring peace and balance into families’ lives, and I love to be a part of that!
If you or anyone you know is struggling with any of the above-mentioned scenarios, please reach out! If you’re not in New Mexico, reach out to your local Chiropractor or Craniosacral Therapist to see how they may be able to help your partifular situation.
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I’m wishing you a wonderful week! Keep smiling……sharing the goodness that’s around you and letting it circle out to others in your environment.
Yours in Health,
Dr. Arjan
