Chiropractic for Babies?

Should a baby get a chiropractic adjustment? If he needs it, yes! A case history another chiropractor recently shared can be found here: infantconstipation case study. The baby suffered from constipation and was grumpy. Chiropractic care resulted in an immediate improvement in the baby’s disposition and elimination. How? Well, just like a conductor guides a group of musicians, the nervous system coordinates the contraction of the intestines effectively. When...

Home is Where the Chiropractor is…

Here’s proof that the Martinez family believes in chiropractic wellness care. Note the red adjusting table in the background behind my studious and handsome son, Ben and his little niece, “Baby G.” Getting adjusted is just part of the normal routine for family and friends who enter our home. Ben was about as old as Baby G when he got his first chiropractic exam from Dr. Francis Kelleher, a...

Otoscope $24.00, Avoiding Antibiotics, Priceless

Your small child comes down with an earache. He’s hurting, he’s crying! What do you do? I was in this position more than once, as a young mother. “The eardrum will bust, your child will go deaf!” is what the M.D.’s told me. Should I fill the prescription for antibiotics, I wondered? Well, I didn’t. Much to the shock of my friends and relatives, my babies never had prescription...

Children on Prescription Drugs

Some childhood illnesses, such as earache and gastrointestinal distress, respond well to chiropractic care. Claudia Anrig is a Fresno chiropractor who specializes in pediatric chiropractic.  Kudos to her for pulling together the following information about children on prescription drugs.  She cites a Wall Street Journal article from December 2010, which reported about one in four children, and 30 percent of adolescents are taking medication for a chronic condition in...