Does your child have anxiety?
The pandemic brought many things to light that were in the shadows. For many, it caused things like depression, anxiety, and other emotional issues to rise to the surface and cause problems. For so many, school and seeing friends kept problems at bay, but mandating students to stay home and move their learning online created a serious blow to their social skills and coping mechanisms. Whether you believe lockdowns were necessary or not, they caused emotional issues for many kids and adults. Things like anger, depression, anxiety, lack of motivation, plummeting energy levels, insomnia, and even ulcers, hives, acid reflux, headaches, eye strain, and other manifestations of stress became issues.
A case study by PXDocs showed that a 5th-grade girl Avery’s sympathetic nervous system was stuck on and left her in a constant state of tension and irritability. Her Insight Scans showed red areas of tension correlating with subluxation and dysfunction that affected her adrenal glands and caused sensory and anxiety to flare up. In only 90 days of proper chiropractic care, her follow-up scans lined up with her parents noticing a big improvement. She was falling asleep easier, waking up rested and was calmer and more relaxed. But the big win was that she could control her emotions and showed much fewer signs of stress and anxiety!
Here are Avery’s before and after scans. You can see the progress and why we love our Insight technology so much. It gives us the ability to show you visual proof of your progress.
How To Spot Anxiety
It’s simple for parents to spot anxiety by watching a child’s body language and mannerisms.
Common signs of anxiety:
- Seeming overwhelmed
- Restless or irritable
- Looking tired
- Lack of motivation or taking on too much
- Trouble concentrating
- Easily angered
- Frequent headaches, backaches, etc.
- Overly worried
- Spiraling with tasks feeling they are unmanageable
- Insomnia or still tired in the mornings
- Indigestion, heartburn, nausea, constipation
- Emotionally unstable
All or some of these symptoms usually accompany tension that can cause more problems. If your child complains of headaches, a stiff neck or back, or uncontrollable feelings of being overwhelmed, then you should seek help.
Emotional stress can manifest in the neck and back, which can perpetuate more stress and even frequent illness from a damaged immune system.
Think about it. When you have a sore neck, headache, or backache, how do you react to others? Chances are, you react with less patience and aren’t in a very good mood. It can affect your immune system, digestion, heart rate, sleep, and every aspect of your life. It does the same in your children.
You and your children can get help naturally without using prescription or over-the-counter drugs. Chiropractors are educated in ways to help the body function as intended and to keep the flow of electrical signals, hormones, blood, and oxygen moving smoothly. Often, the simple answer is the right one.
Insight Scanning Technology
We use a tool that can show tension in various areas of the body. It helps us spot the cause of blockages or tension that can disrupt the flow of nerves, muscles, and vital nutrients that keep our bodies running at their best. It can show the doctor indications of subluxation (vertebra misalignment) that can usually be easily fixed. The nervous system doesn’t operate properly when there are disruptions and can get out of balance. This can enhance issues like anxiety.
A subluxation in the upper cervical area (neck) can disrupt motor function and affect balance and really everything in your body. The nerves in and near your brain stem affect everything, especially the vagus nerve. A subluxation here can start as early as birth and is a common problem many parents may not be aware of. It can be a root cause of many issues that are misdiagnosed and mistreated.
Imagine if you looked at your front yard and it was brown. You look around and notice a water hose and sprinkler are there, but there’s a bicycle parked on it, stopping the water flow. Now you have a choice of what to do…
Do you:
- Remove the bicycle
- Fertilize the yard
The answer seems simple, but when it comes to our bodies, we sometimes choose to add chemicals.
If you treat the issue with drugs, many times it’s like fertilizing the yard when you could just remove the bike and let the water flow. Once the water begins to flow again, the grass will get the nutrients it needs to thrive, and it will turn green again.
Chiropractic is much like removing the bike and restoring proper flow to our bodies. A subluxation is like a kink in the hose sometimes and can restrict important functions.
The Bottom Line
If you notice your child seems overwhelmed, anxious, and exhausted all at the same time, it’s time to intervene and get some help. It may not be purely a psychological issue. It could be a problem caused by subluxation that’s disrupting their body’s natural function.
If you haven’t experienced chiropractic before, this may be a new concept for you. Advertising by major drug companies portrays common symptoms as causes for taking medication when maybe all that’s needed is focused chiropractic treatment. A pediatric chiropractic specialist like Dr. Bronson can examine, diagnose, and treat children in special ways to gently restore proper function so their bodies can thrive.
It’s worth a shot to avoid chemicals and solve the underlying issue. After treatment begins, many parents see improvement in:
- Mood
- Sleep
- Energy
- Ability to cope with tough situations
- Emotional stability
- Digestive issues
- Concentration (better grades in school and more attention span)