Tag: children

Tedd Koren, DC OK, I admit it, I kicked a beehive, or perhaps a hornet’s nest. I commented in a public discussion group about childhood vaccination. A mother wrote asking…

By Kevin Donka, D.C. This is a question parents ask in our office at least once or twice every week. In order to answer it, we need to be clear…

I twittered about this the other day- A 10 year old boy came in and had never been able to raise his right arm past chest level. To eat, he…

Being the parent of an infant is a wonderful privilege, but if your baby suffers from colic your new found joy may quickly be replaced with feelings of helplessness and…

A 2007 announcement from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) warns parents to avoid giving their babies and toddlers over-the-counter cold medicine and cough syrup without first consulting a physician.…

Did you know there is a direct correlation between your child’s health, and the health of their spine? In a 2004 study of 650 children–323 girls and 327 boys–researchers found…

The rate is alarming: one in fifteen hospitalized children will fall victim to an accidental overdose, experience a bad reaction to medication, or will be given the wrong drug—all of…

The above headline comes from an April 7, 2008, CNN story reporting on the large number of medical errors children receive while in hospitals in the US. The article starts…

In October 2007 a TV news station KDKA reported that something unusual was happening at a local pediatric office—the doctor was prescribing “chiropractic adjustments” to his patients suffering with chronic…

I always love it when existing clients bring in their kids to get adjusted. Number one it means that they get it-that chiropractic is for much more than just pain…