Ottawa Chiropractor Can Help Children with ADHD

 On average, at least one child in every Ottawa area classroom suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. Children with ADHD have difficulty concentrating, are easily distracted, act impulsively, and exhibit hyperactive behaviors. While these things are normal to some degree in all children (which sometimes makes a diagnosis difficult), a child with ADHD has trouble acting any other way but distracted and hyper.

Research shows that the disorder is related to an overactive nervous system that cannot filter out non-essential stimuli in one’s surroundings. Ritalin and other brain stimulant medications are traditionally prescribed to treat ADHD, but research shows that these drugs may damage the brain over time. Moreover, they do not effectively resolve root causes of ADHD, so parents and children are left struggling to cope with the disorder and the drugs’ side effects. The good news is that an experienced wellness chiropractor can help.

Children with ADHD Benefit from Natural Healing in Ottawa

Here at Barrhaven Family Chiropractic near Ottawa, we have helped many children with ADHD through wellness chiropractic care and other natural healing techniques. We have two highly-skilled chiropractors, Dr. Kahlid Mankal and Dr. Surbjit Herr. They have helped many ADHD patients with a combination of safe and effective chiropractic adjustments, cranial adjusting, advanced nutrition and natural healing. These drug-free therapies quiet ADHD patients’ over-active nervous systems without side effects. Although nobody can cure ADHD, a chiropractor focusing on restoring normal nerve function can help these children focus longer, feel and act calmer, and not be so easily distracted.

We are not treating medical conditions, we are correcting the subluxations in  children spines and the misalignments in their skulls that happen to be ADHD. And amazing things happen! These patients struggle with overactive nervous systems, but skillfully removing nervous interference can help correct imbalances in nerve function between the brain and the rest of the body. Therefore, our ADHD patients are usually much calmer and more focused after these treatments.

There is even more to the story. Natural healing through nutrition and lifestyle changes also help children who suffer from ADHD to avoid things that can aggravate their condition. We discuss the patient’s diet in detail and recommend removing certain foods, particularly those with a lot of artificial flavorings, colors, sugars, and additives. A natural, organically-focused diet is critical to removing toxic pesticides and herbicides that can make matters worse for ADHD children and their families. We also recommend removing household toxins, like those found in detergents and manufactured cleaning supplies, from the home. We can recommend natural alternatives that do not have a detrimental impact on our patients’ nervous systems.

We urge all families in the area who are struggling with ADHD to call us before deciding to put their children on drugs. Our natural, non-invasive techniques can and do help! Call us at 613-823-7900 to find out more.