Van Every Family Chiropractic Center: Pediatric Chiropractic

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Friday, May 6, 2011

Van Every Family Chiropractic's 12th Annual Royal Oak Kids Day 2011 is Saturday, May 14th from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Make sure to join us on Saturday, May 14th from 10-1 for our annual Kid's Day!!! We have a ton of free events, food, fun and prizes ~ even for adults!!! Kids can have their nervous system checked, get their faces painted, ENTER TO WIN A BIKE, have a personalized Child ID kit/Amber Alert Profile made, play in the bouncy house, take a train ride, see the police department's motorcycle unit & the Royal Oak Fire Department!!!

Royal Oak Kids Day 2010

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Nate has suffered with IBS for the past 2 1/2 years

Nate's Story ~My son, Nathan has been seeing Dr. Saylor for about 5 months now. We could not be happier with the results. Nate has suffered from IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) for the last 2 ½ years. Nate’s problems started around 1 year of age, after he went off formula and onto whole milk, we noticed him struggling to have bowel movements. At that time his pediatrician recommended trying lactose free or silk milk. Several months after being on lactose free milk, we still saw no improvement. We went on to see a GI specialist at Children’s Hospital. The doctor there put him on medication (laxative) and ran some tests to rule out any other medical conditions. The doctor said that the problems he was having would not get better over night and that it could take months or even years. The doctor also said to change his diet to a high fiber diet. I did the best I could, but those who have children know how hard it is to have a 2 year old eat only certain foods. A year later there was little improvement. We went back to the GI specialist, had more tests done and more medications to try.
It was now another year later and still no changes. In the fall of 2009, I took Nate to his regular pediatrician for his wellness exam. I told the doctor that Nate still struggles several times a day to have bowel movements, so he took some X-rays and revealed that his little body was full of stool. Nate was only having bowel movements once a week; sometimes once every two weeks! Dr. Saylor was wonderful with Nate! He was so afraid of doctors at this point, but she took the time to talk to him and explain how the KST device works. She even let him change the different tools as she worked on him. The jungle room is awesome! It makes the “doctor’s office” a fun place to go!
It took only eight weeks, going 2-3 times each week, to see improvement with Nate’s bowel issues. He now knows when he has to go and feels so much better. Nate is doing so well that we know see Dr. Saylor about once a month just to make sure that he’s feeling well and that everything is moving through like it should. I would highly recommend Van Every Family Chiropractic Center and Dr. Saylor to anyone!
Crystal D., Warren MI

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Send your Kids Outside for one "Green Hour" a Day

Send kids outside to get close to nature and appreciate the world around them.

The National Wildlife Federation recommends that parents give their kids a "Green Hour" every day, a time for unstructured play and interaction with the natural world. This can take place in a garden, a backyard, the park down the street, or any place that provides safe and accessible green spaces where children can learn and play.

Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods, refers to this nature-child disconnect as "nature deficit disorder." One of the primary symptoms is the replacement of the green space by the screen space as the occupier of children's free time. Indeed, a Kaiser Family Foundation study found that the average American child spends 44 hours per week (more than 6 hours a day!) staring at some kind of electronic screen. Studies have linked excessive television viewing to obesity, violence, and even lower intelligence in kids.

Now, a growing wave of research indicates that children who spend time outdoors are healthier, overall, than their indoor counterparts
Children who regularly spend unstructured time outside:

- Play more creatively
- Have lower stress levels
- Have more active imaginations
- Become fitter and leaner
- Develop stronger immune systems
- Experience fewer symptoms of ADD and ADHD
- Have greater respect for themselves, for others, and for the environment

SOURCES: http://www.greenhour.org/, http://www.moregreenmorelife.blogspot.com/

Monday, May 4, 2009

Chiropractic Care Naturally Treats Colic

Chiropractic Care Naturally Treats Colic

Colic is defined as inconsolable crying in an infant for as least three hours a day, at least three days a week, for at least three weeks. A colicky baby typically presents with a loud piercing cry, flexed legs, tensed abdominal muscles, and clenched fingers.

It typically starts around three weeks of age and lasts until around three months but sometimes lasts for as long as six months. Approximately 10-20% of babies are affected by colic. Doctors diagnose colic based on the previously mentioned "Rule of 3" and after ruling out diseases that may make a baby cry uncontrollably. Parents of infants with colic report significantly higher stress levels than parents whose babies don't have colic.

The stress and frustration of trying to soothe a colicky baby may interfere with mother-baby bonding and can increase the risk of postpartum depression. In addition, colicky babies are more likely to be victims of child abuse and shaken baby syndrome. Despite the research done on colic there is no known cause, which can make treatment difficult.

Chiropractic care has shown some of the best results, with 94% of colicky babies demonstrating improvement with chiropractic adjustments.Research on chiropractic care and colic has shown significant benefits over other treatments such as dietary changes, medication, and infant positioning. A randomized clinical trial published in 1999 in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics found that "Spinal manipulation is effective in relieving infantile colic". For this study the researchers randomly assigned infants diagnosed with colic into two groups. One group received chiropractic care for two weeks and the other group was given the anti-gas medication dimethicone for two weeks.

The babies in the chiropractic group showed a 67% decrease in crying while the babies on medication showed a 38% decrease in crying.Another study with 316 children also showed significant improvement in colic in response to chiropractic care. This prospective study used diaries from mothers of colicky babies to track the amount of crying. The three month long study showed a "satisfactory result of spinal manipulative therapy in 94% of the cases". The improvements occurred after an average of only three adjustments within two weeks.

Chiropractic care is a conservative, gentle, and very successful option for treating infants with colic. Chiropractic adjustments for infants are specific, gentle, and safe. The International Chiropractic Pediatrics Association has a database of chiropractors who work with babies and children.

SOURCES: www.icpa4kids.org, http://www.4healthykids.com, www.chiro.org, www.naturalnews.com