New research shows chiropractic care for children is safe and effective

The International Chiropractic Pediatric Association’s (ICPA) groundbreaking study, The Safety and Effectiveness of Pediatric Chiropractic: A Survey of Chiropractors and Parents in a Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN), was published this month in the prestigious, biomedical journal, Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing. The objective of this study was to describe the practice of pediatric chiropractic, including its safety and effectiveness.

The results of the study determined that “the indicated primary reason for chiropractic care of children was ‘wellness care’. With respect to condition-based presentations, musculoskeletal conditions were the most common, in addition to non-musculoskeletal conditions of childhood. Treatment-associated complications were not indicated by the chiropractic and parent responders. Chiropractic responders indicated three adverse events per 5,438 office visits from the treatment of 577 children. The parent responders indicated two adverse events from 1,735 office visits involving the care of 239 children. Both sets of responders indicated a high rate of improvement with respect to the children’s presenting complaints, in addition to salutary effects unrelated to the children’s initial clinical presentations.”

Dr. Joel Alcantara, ICPA Research Director and presenting author said, “this paper shows the preliminary results of the ICPA’s Children’s PBRN – Phase One. Phase Two is well underway and we have initiated similar research pertinent to pregnancy. We are please that a major CAM Journal respects the importance of chiropractic care for children and we foresee greater collaboration with the CAM community on the importance of chiropractic care for children.”

Dr. Jamie L. Settimi, local family chiropractor and member of the ICPA says, “I am pleased to be affiliated with an organization dedicated to chiropractic family wellness research. It is wonderful to see research substantiating the safety of chiropractic care for children and the overwhelming satisfaction of parents with children under care.”

The ICPA is the oldest and largest pediatric organization in the chiropractic profession. Their mission is research, training and public education on behalf of family wellness. To find out more about chiropractic and children or to locate a doctor who cares for children, visit www.icpa4kids.org.

Dr. Settimi has an office located at 17280 W. North Avenue in Brookfield.