Tag: Paediatric care

Even Super Heroes need the occasional help of a chiropractor at Cliffs Chiropractor Southend

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zackery being treated at cliffs chiropractor southendThis photo just goes to prove that even Super Heroes need the occasional help of a chiropractor at Cliffs Chiropractor Southend!

It comes as a surprise to many people that children and babies can suffer with the same problems of the spines and joints as adults. In addition babies and children have their own range of problems.

A specialised approach at Cliffs

Many patients who visit Cliffs for the first time are often surprised to find our waiting room is packed with young children and mums with prams. The reason being for this is that parents and their families travel from a wide area to visit Arif Soomro. Arif is our resident chiropractic paediatric specialist and co-founder of Cliffs.

To diagnose and treat new babies and young children additional chiropractic skills are required. Arif is one of the UK’s more established paediatric practitioners and is Southend’s only Certified Chiropractic Paediatric Practitioner.

Don’t assume your child will ‘grow out of it’

Unfortunately, it is all too common to find that a child’s pain may be put down to growing pains. It is not uncommon in these instances that further treatment is not sought.

“Don’t assume your child will ‘grow out of it’.” Arif says. “I encourage any parent to seek advice from a qualified chiropractor as chiropractic care could provide fast effective relief.”

Cliffs Clinic is fully equipped with equipment and techniques to ensure that even the most nervous child and anxious parent can gain confidence in our approach and treatment.

You can find out more about our approach to treating children and babies on our website.

If you have any questions regarding your baby, child or teenager’s complaint then we encourage you to contact the clinic to discuss your concerns with one of our team of clinicians. You can contact us at Cliffs Chiropractor Southend on 01702 430430.

This year Cliffs is ‘Pushing for Babies’ announces Arif Soomro from Cliffs Chiropractor Southend

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craniopathy at cliffs chiropractor southendMany of you have been surprised by the number of pregnant ladies, babies and young children that attend the clinic. I wish to share with you one of my greatest passions and why from this year we are “pushing for (more) babies” to avoid birth trauma.

Every month I see young babies and mothers who have suffered the effects of a difficult birth and problematic pregnancy. In many cases I hear emotional stories of assisted birth, breech presentations and tremendously painful deliveries, often ending with emergency c-sections and traumatised babies. The parents and child can be exhausted. All are desperate for help, having already tried ‘conventional ‘ approaches.

We need your help to spread the message that we can help. PLEASE share this with as many as you can. If you have ever had a sick child how grateful would you have been for someone to advise you on what best to do? Be the ‘someone’.

For many, one of the most memorable, emotional and potentially traumatic moments in life is birth. We rely at these times upon the knowledge experience and expertise of midwives, doctors and health visitors.

I admire the skills of midwives and the medical birth team. However having spoken and treated these professionals over the years it is clearly apparent the ‘mechanics of labour’ are giving way to an over medicalisation with c-sections and ‘assisted’ deliveries becoming the norm.

If we are to change this then we need to be share our knowledge with midwives and obstetricians and be recognised as experts in our field. To be heard we need a voice, the voice of experience, the first-hand experience of the parents, grandparents and babies who we have helped. So we will share case histories of families continuing this month with Jack’s story.

This year I have already started to approach midwives and hospitals in Essex to advise them on how understanding and applying my approach to the birth process can result in reduced labour pain and medical intervention. I also wish them to have the ability to know when to refer to us for treatment at an early stage.

The six most common reasons babies attend are:

  1. Colic.
  2. Persistant crying/ needs always to be held
  3. Poor feeding/latching on.
  4. Reflux.
  5. Poor sleep.
  6. Irregular bowel motions, i.e. less than daily.

By gently using my hands and fingers to correct distortions and compressions to a baby’s cranium, spine and pelvis it is possible to alter the shape of the head, normalise neural function and restore a child to a peaceful, happy and healthy state. It is incredibly rewarding and improvements can be noticed in just a few days. Above all these are very safe procedures and highly preferable to medication. Jack was just such a case

So far in 2015 we have seen our highest concentration of new patients who are babies. Our vision is becoming a reality!

PLEASE share this with as many as you can.

Arif is a Fellow of the International Chiropractic Paediatric Association and Member of the Royal College of Chiropractic Paediatric Faculty.

One of Arif’s passions – Paediatric Care – shares leading Southend Chiropractor

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As a team of leading chiropractors in Southend we often treat a large variety of people with differing problems. We pride ourselves in providing excellent customer service alongside an expert delivery in our area. We aim to look at your problem, find a solution and lead you on your way to healing it.

We even treat children at Cliffs Chiropractic clinic Southend. It is often little recognised that children and youngsters can suffer with the same problems with the spine and joints as adults. These problems can in turn result in muscles in their neck, back and extremities to tighten. This tightening can cause the bones of the spine or other joints to lose their normal motion or move out of position. We even deal with problems such as digestion, concentration, coordination, headaches for babies too.

At Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic one of our highly experienced team of chiropractors, Dr Arif Soomro, is one of the country’s more established paediatric practitioners and the areas only Certified Chiropractic Paediatric Practitioner

Arif has been following his passion by attending some of Williams Paediatric Seminars. Arif says that “”Cranial corrections on babies is equivalent to gardeners shaping young trees. It is the greatest point to make a difference to their lives”.

If you have a child that you feel has some pain or discomfort, please don’t assume they will ‘grow out of it’. Seek advice from a qualified chiropractor as chiropractic care could provide fast effective relief.

If you or a child is suffering from pain or if you have any other concerns please get in touch with us as we offer a lot of help and advice to get you and your child back up and running as soon as possible. You can contact us at Cliffs Chiropractor Southend on 01702 430430.

Meet Alice aged 6 months who was suffering from Colic – Story from Cliffs Chiropractor Southend

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Treating children at Cliffs Chiropractor Southend

Meet Alice aged 6 months who is modelling her lovely pink sun hat . Alice has just been treated by Dr Arif Soomro. Alice was suffering from Colic and we are aiming for daily bowel motions, anything less is not ideal. The delay in transit time increases toxicity and can lead to digestive complaints.

As well as adults we also treat children here at Cliffs Chiropractic clinic Southend. It is often little recognised that children and youngsters can suffer with the same problems with the spine and joints as adults. These problems can in turn result in muscles in their neck, back and extremities to tighten. This tightening can cause the bones of the spine or other joints to lose their normal motion or move out of position.

At Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic Southend one of our highly experienced team of chiropractors, Dr Arif Soomro, is one of the country’s more established paediatric practitioners and the areas only Certified Chiropractic Paediatric Practitioner. The clinic also has the equipment and techniques that allow anxious patients or nervous children to gain confidence and achieve results.

If you have concerns for your child then please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us as we offer a lot of help and advice in this area. Contact us on 01702 430430 or email us at info@CliffsChiro.co.uk to get in touch.

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