Dr. Jon Thomas DC, BCIM
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It won’t be long before school is out for the summer. For parents, that means having to devise
activities that let kids burn off all that restless energy they’ve been saving
up all year long. For children, it’s just a couple short months to swim, ride
their bikes and skateboards, not to mention rough housing with other kids in
the neighborhood. As a result, it should come as no surprise that the number of
visits to the ER made by children of all ages peaks during the summer.
Aside from treating scrapes, sprains and the occasional
broken bone, there isn’t a lot that ER doctors can do to help moms and dads
manage an injury that their child has sustained. Sure, they’ll schedule a return visit to
remove a cast or check for infection, but other than providing a prescription
to help relieve pain and/or inflammation, there isn’t a lot of follow up advice
they can provide. This is where
chiropractic care can be a godsend.
