Ear Infections, Chiropractic Can Help!
Chiropractic care is not always the first thing that comes to mind for a parent who’s child is dealing with chronic ear infections. To be honest for many of our patients it is the last thing they thought about trying but heard from a friend or family member that it could help. But yes, Chiropractic care can help with ear infections in babies and children. It is our 1st recommendation for kids is that they get their neck checked and adjusted because it is so effective.
We have many reasons that chiropractic is our 1st option, chiropractic is a safe, simple, gentle and effective solution to try. It also does not require any medications or surgery.
So how does chiropractic help with ear infections? Children and infants often have tension in the muscles and ligaments in the neck. This could be from the birth process, falls, tumbles, rough play or many other stressors that kids experience in the early years of their life. This tension can cause the vertebra of the neck to become slightly misaligned or subluxated. These subluxations can impact the body in many ways, we see that in some kids the tension and subluxations may prevent the eustachian canal from draining properly leading o fluid buildup and infection in the ear. Subluxations also interfere with the nervous systems ability to communicate with the body and systems such as the immune system. Good immune function is critical with children because their body is just beginning to build immune responses to the germs it interacts with.
When we work with kids that are dealing with ear infections, we do thorough evaluation of the nervous system as well as the structure of the neck. We work to not only correct the structural issues that may be preventing the ear from draining properly. We also want to work to improve nervous system function so that the body has an improved ability to heal and protect itself.
Give chiropractic care a try today! All of the families we have worked with wished they tried chiropractic care for kid first! The benefits of chiropractic care go beyond less ear infections but also less sickness in general.
Contact us to get Dr. Josh’s other tips and recommendations for recovering from and preventing ear infections.
