Paediatric Chiropractic

Paediatric chiropractic is gentle, age-appropriate spinal and joint care for children, from babies to teenagers, that looks at how the spine moves and how posture develops as a child grows. A child's spine changes a great deal between birth and adulthood: the neck and lower-back curves form as babies learn to hold up their heads and walk, and growth spurts change body proportions quickly. Along the way, falls, sport, heavy schoolbags and long hours on screens place everyday mechanical stress on a growing spine. Children rarely describe back or neck discomfort the way adults do, so parents more often notice a head tilt, uneven shoulders, a slouched sitting posture or a child who avoids certain movements. At Bewell's clinic, opening soon in Novena, a Gonstead chiropractor adapts the Gonstead analysis to the child's age and size, observing posture and movement and gently checking the spine segment by segment by hand. Any adjustment uses very light, controlled pressure, far less than for an adult. Illness, fever, feeding problems, developmental concerns or pain that does not settle should be seen by a registered doctor or paediatrician first for diagnosis.