What Is the Scope of Practice for Pediatric Care for Chiropractic Doctors?

Discussion “Chiropractic is a health care profession concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on general health.” Some people look at chiropractic care solely as spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) or manipulation. Chiropractic physicians also offer a variety of other treatments including nutritional advice, dietary or herbal supplements, therapeutic exercise, posture correction and behavioral counseling. Spinal muscle therapy or spinal manipulation is one of the most common complementary, integrative, and alternative medicine practices used by children in the U.S.. Usually care is sought for musculoskeletal complaints but also infant crying/colic, anxiety/stress, sleep problems, asthma, attention problems and upper respiratory infections including otitis media. Another important reason is overall health promotion. A literature review regarding different forces used for SMT in children found that there was a range of forces used depending on the study and SMT technique used. This paper cites standards for force relative to adults: Neonates to 2 month olds = < 10% or 11.2 Newtons (N) Children 3-23 month olds = 30% or = 33.6 N Children 2-8 year olds = 50% or 56 N Children 8-18 years = 80% or 89.6 N One newton is the force needed to accelerate one kilogram of mass at the rate of one meter per second squared in direction of the applied force. As a reference, gravity...
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