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More Children Going to
Chiropractors (more)
The June 6, 2002 issue of the Boston Globe reports on a
phenomenon becoming more common, children under
chiropractic care. The story states: "Chiropractors'
offices, once filled with middle-aged construction
workers, over-the-hill athletes, and migraine headache
sufferers, are taking on a younger look these days as
more and more parents are bringing their children in for
exams. For many children, trips to the chiropractor have
become a weekly event, squeezed between sports
practices, orthodontist appointments, and piano
lessons."
Not surprisingly, the article also presents an opinion
from a medical doctor, Dr. Robert Baratz, who said,
"Show me a medical doctor who says, `You're here for
hypertension. Oh, why don't you bring your kids in,
too.'" In spite of these antiquated opinions, the Globe
reported that in 1998, children made 420,000 visits to
Boston-area chiropractors. This according to a study in
the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
Local chiropractors say that figure has steadily grown
since that study..
The article justifies the increased usage of
chiropractic care by suggesting there is an increased
need. "To understand why, look no further than Little
Leaguers' mud-stained uniforms, laptops flipped open on
the edge of beds, and excessively heavy backpacks. Add
in high-heel and platform shoes worn by teenage girls,
hours in front of Nintendo and, in some cases, too much
studying and not enough exercise, and you've got a lot
of young, aching backs." The Boston Globe also suggests,
"The bigger reason children are getting treatment,
though, appears to be parental experience. Some 27
million adults frequented chiropractors' offices in
2001, up from 22 million in 1996, according to the
American Chiropractic Association. As more adults find
relief from their back pains through chiropractic
treatment, they're taking their kids in for checkups,
too".
Probably the most telling part of the article were the
patient comments. One explains ''I started coming to the
chiropractor because I had a lot of tension in my back
working in front of a computer all day,'' said Audet, of
Sharon. ''When I first saw kids here, I thought it was
kind of weird. But after my husband and I had been
coming for four or five years, I thought, `Why not have
them try it?'"
The chiropractors interviewed in the article explained
that most younger patients have no symptoms, but come in
for wellness and preventative care. They further explain
that the children come in for correction of subluxations
to allow the body to function healthier.
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