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Why Do Kids Get Adjusted?

Some adults may wonder why more and more children are starting to see chiropractors. That’s a good question and the answer is simple: whether we have a large spine or

Raising Drug-Free Families

The statistics are staggering. Every year more than 5000 teenagers commit suicide while another 500,000 attempt to do so. Thousands of kids are killed and injured each year in an

A Special Needs Miracle Story

I can’t help but post these words in the blog section of the Balance Atlanta site. All too often, we associate chiropractic with “treating” back and neck pain – a

Who is Your Family Doctor?

When you were a child did you have a family doctor who you went to for everything from a runny nose to a broken arm? He or she was probably

Chiropractic for Pregnancy

Do yourself and your baby a favor. Chiropractic care throughout pregnancy is not only safe, it is essential. A motherʼs systems and organs are now providing for two and their

Frustrated Moms, Grateful Moms

Almost every day I receive phone calls from frustrated mothers who want me to check their children. Allergies. Asthma. Wheezing. Bronchitis. Ear infections. Steroid inhalers. Emergency room visits. Nothing works.

Infants Need Chiropractic Care

This statement confuses some people who believe that chiropractic is a back pain profession. In reality chiropractic deals with correcting subluxations. Subluxations are areas of interference to the nervous system

Common Questions from Parents about Chiropractic for Kids

How early should children be adjusted? Is it safe? Aren’t their bones still soft? Why do they need adjustments? What if they cry? How can we afford it? All of

Are your decisions based on fear?

Believe it or not, most health decisions today are based on fear. By this, I mean that the choices that people make about their health on a day-to-day basis are

Kids and Migraines

For kids around the country, it’s back-to-school time. But for many of them, it’s also the return of headache season. Doctors say frequent headaches and migraines are among the most

Breech Babies and the Webster Technique

You have seen the Webster Technique — that chiropractic technique to help pregnant mothers with breech babies — featured on The Learning Channel’s hit series “A Baby Story.” You have

Posture

The ancient Japanese art form of growing Bonsai trees is fascinating. Bonsai trees are essentially normal shrubs that have been consistently stressed in a particular way for a long time

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