Healing Arts Center for Children

PEDIATRIC CHIROPRACTIC CARE

THE TYPICAL MD’S OPINION ON CHIROPRACTIC CARE

'A report in the Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine, (Chiropractic care for children. Lee AC, Li DH, Kemper KJ., 2000 Apr;154(4):401-7) went so far as to say that “Pediatric chiropractic care is often inconsistent with recommended medical guidelines.” The report also noted that, in Boston alone, an estimated 420,000 pediatric chiropractic visits were made in 1998, costing approximately $14 million.'

'The idea of chiropractic for children seems incongruous to many – even dangerous to some. The thought of “cracking the back” of a small child or infant is enough to make many parents shudder. Naturally, the medical establishment has been quick to exploit this fear by lashing out against chiropractic for children. In May 2001, several physicians at Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital wrote a scathing letter to the Ontario Ministry of Health demanding that chiropractors be forbidden from caring for children. “Our goal is the mandated cessation of pediatric chiropractic, period,” one of the doctors stated.'

THE CHIROPRACTOR’S STAND ON THE MDS

“That’s $14 million that didn’t go into the pockets of the medical doctors or the drug companies – a strong incentive for M.D.s to use scare tactics to steer parents away from chiropractors.'

“Vaccines are not safe for children. They are responsible for increasing rates of chronic illnesses in children including cancers.'

None of these opinions are correct and does disservice to both professions.

The safety of chiropractic care in the right professional’s hands is well established and there are cases of spine injury from their work, just as there definitely are side effects from shots. But that doesn’t mean we stop vaccinating our kids or not use the services of a good chiropractor as and when appropriate. Craniosacral therapy is far safer for pediatric care than traditional chiropractic care.