Drs. Theresa & Stuart Warner welcome you to grow your pediatric practice with the following list. The Famous ChiroPediatric Top 7 DrsWarner@chiropediatrics.com The Top 7 Ways To Increase Your Profile On Chiropractic's Role In Child Sports Doctors of chiropractic should be leaders and an integral part of keeping children involved in community sports healthy. Children must be checked on a regular basis to make sure the spine, extremities and nervous system are functioning properly to enhance performance. This allows them to function at a higher level, prevents injury and removes any impediments to healing, should an injury take place. Here's what to do to educate your community on the importance of chiropractic care for children playing sports: 1. Address the topic in health talks. Discuss the significance of children getting checked prior to play and that all children who play sports can benefit from chiropractic care. 2. Display educational material. Provide office handouts and put up posters depicting sports themes underscoring a positive chiropractic message. 3. Use testimonials. Place these in books or display on your walls (with written permission), illustrating stories of children who have excelled in sports while under chiropractic care. 4. Educate the children. Tell them if they fall or hurt themselves in games or sports, they need to tell their parents so they can get to a chiropractor for a check up. 5. Strive for clinical excellence. All children should be given a proper pediatric history, a comprehensive chiropractic examination, a check for balance in muscle tone, range of motion, strength, flexibility and symmetry from left to right side. Recommend an adjusting schedule that is adhered to and correct subluxations accordingly. Regular progress exams are important. 6. Work with coaches. Coaches often refer children to doctors. Introduce yourself with a letter, highlighting the fact that you take care of many children who play sports. Keep in touch with them on a regular basis, sending clippings of athletes who extol the benefits of chiropractic and related information. 7. Hold a sports chiropractic clinic. Invite coaches and trainers from surrounding schools and educate them on the role of the chiropractor in sports. Let them know how children benefit from chiropractic in terms of increased coordination, depth perception, reaction time and alertness and much more. The number of overweight and obese children in the United States is growing at a phenomenal rate. Since the 1960s, the number of overweight kids and adolescents in the United States has nearly doubled. Today, 10% of 2- to 5-year-olds and more than 15% of children between the ages of 6 and 19 are overweight. On the whole, kids are spending less time exercising and more time in front of the TV, computer, or video game console. It's more important than ever that they get outside into the fresh air and adopt a healthy interest in sports, fitness and chiropractic - a blueprint for health which will ensure their well being for years to come. Following the above steps will help move you to the center of helping children in your town. This is a great way to expand your practice and help more children.