Alpha Chiropractic
Pediatric and Family Care
Gentle adjustments for infants through teens, often with a handheld Activator, plus chiropractic care through pregnancy.
Chapter 01
Birth is a mechanical event
As a child is born, the neck and back can shift out of alignment from the stretching and compressing the body goes through during delivery. That is true whether the birth was straightforward or difficult.
It is a physical process before it is anything else, and it can leave a newborn's spine slightly out of its natural position without anyone noticing right away.
Treatment room at Alpha Chiropractic with a green Chiropractic wall decal, a spine model and a vertebral column poster
The Activator, and why babies are different
Adjustments for babies and infants are often performed with a handheld instrument called an Activator, rather than a manual thrust. It delivers a small, precise, low-force impulse suited to a body that small.
A baby's spine does not need the same force an adult's does. The Activator lets Dr. Matt work with that difference directly instead of adapting an adult technique down.
Chapter 03
What parents bring children in for
Parents bring kids in for ear infections, bed wetting, sports injuries, scoliosis, and back and joint pain. Chiropractic care is used to treat all of these at this office.
The approach through childhood stays the same as it does for adults: find what is not moving correctly and adjust it, scaled to the size of the patient in the chair.
Care during pregnancy
Chiropractic care during pregnancy is offered here and is described by the practice as safe for mother and baby. Adjustments are especially gentle through pregnancy because far less force is required.
That reduced force is tied to a hormone called Relaxin, which loosens ligaments in preparation for delivery. Because the joints are already more mobile, the adjustment does not need to work as hard to get the same result.
Alpha Chiropractic, In-network with most major insurance companies. Call (701) 751-8300.