Children

Chiropractors understand that a healthy spine enables a child to grow strong and straight by allowing the all-important nervous system to do its job properly. It’s through improving the function of the nervous system that chiropractic care can help children live healthier and happier lives.

My treatment for children is gentle, safe and effective. The chiropractic techniques that I use typically involve gentle chiropractic adjustments to the spine and limbs, light soft tissue therapy and precise cranio-sacral therapy.

I may use the Retained Neonatal Reflexes technique to help with the integration of retained neonatal reflexes. If neonatal reflexes remain dominant, they may interfere with behaviour, learning, balance, normal body movement, vision, hormonal function, fine motor control and more. I use a number of very precise structural corrections, including cranio-sacral therapy, to assist with the integration of retained neonatal reflexes.

I am highly qualified in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions in older children and teenagers, including postural problems, sporting injuries, scoliosis, and learning and behavioural issues. Along with my chiropractic treatment, I may also recommend specific stretching and strengthening exercises to improve posture, brain gym exercises to help improve communication between the left and right hemispheres of the brain, and dietary and nutritional advice to help restore optimal function.