Children
Supporting Growth and Development Through Chiropractic Care
Common Reasons Children Visit KAW Chiropractic
From learning to walk and play to carrying heavy school bags and spending time on screens, children’s bodies experience plenty of physical stress as they grow. These daily activities can place strain on developing spines, muscles, and joints. At KAW Chiropractic, we care for children across Ballarat, Alfredton, and surrounding areas, helping support their growth, posture, and overall wellbeing. Some of the most common reasons parents bring their children to see us include:
Postural Changes – Long hours of sitting, screen use, or carrying heavy backpacks can lead to rounded shoulders or forward head posture, affecting spinal alignment and muscle balance.
Growing Pains – As children experience rapid growth spurts, muscles and joints can become tight or sore, leading to leg discomfort or disrupted sleep.
Sports and Play Injuries – Active kids often experience bumps, falls, or minor strains that may affect spinal movement and joint function. Chiropractic care helps promote proper recovery and alignment.
Tension and Headaches – School stress, poor posture, or muscle tightness can sometimes cause headaches or neck tension in children and teens.
Balance and Coordination – Gentle chiropractic care can support nervous system communication, helping with posture, coordination, and movement control as kids develop.
General Wellness Support – Many parents choose chiropractic care to help their children maintain good posture, mobility, and overall spinal health through each stage of growth.
Children’s chiropractic care is gentle, safe, and tailored to their age and stage of development. At KAW Chiropractic, we focus on keeping little spines healthy, strong, and balanced — helping kids move freely, grow confidently, and feel their best every day.
Gentle Chiropractic Care for Children at KAW Chiropractic
As children grow, their bodies go through constant change — from learning to walk and play to carrying school bags and spending more time on screens. These everyday stresses can sometimes affect posture, balance, and spinal alignment. At KAW Chiropractic, we provide gentle, evidence-based chiropractic care to support healthy growth and development for children across Ballarat, Alfredton, and surrounding areas.
A child’s spine and nervous system play a key role in their overall health, helping to coordinate movement, growth, and organ function. Small misalignments or tension can occasionally interfere with this process, leading to issues like poor posture, growing pains, reduced concentration, or discomfort after activity. Our chiropractors take a caring, whole-body approach — assessing posture, balance, and mobility to help ensure your child’s spine is moving and functioning at its best.
Our goal is to help children:
Support healthy posture and spinal development
Improve movement, balance, and coordination
Enhance overall wellbeing and comfort as they grow
At KAW Chiropractic, we use gentle, age-appropriate techniques designed specifically for little bodies. Our focus is on helping children move freely, stay active, and build a strong foundation for lifelong spinal health.
Book your appointment today with your trusted children’s chiropractor in Alfredton, and give your child the best start toward a healthy, happy spine.
Hey guys, Dr Stephen here from KAW Chiropractic. Now a lot of people ask whether it's safe or effective to have their children treated. The short answer is yes. Like all of us, children also have spines and they also have nervous systems, and it is also important to make sure that those spines and nervous systems are very healthy, and particularly as they're growing, to keep everything aligned and nice. Now, as they grow, kids obviously can develop issues from growing pains, and it is a really good idea just to keep proper function in the spine, keep it all aligned, make sure that the nervous system is working properly, so that it all grows. Really nice, really helpfully. The other reason it's really beneficial to get children checked and regularly adjusted is because it can actually avoid a lot of the issues which parents come in here to see us initially with see a lot of their problems that people experience. They start at a young age. They're not just a straightaway thing, they're an accumulation where their health slowly declines. So if we can address these problems from a young age, it just prevents so many future problems, and it's much, much easier to avoid them than it is to treat them. On the topic of safety for chiropractic in children, There's recently been some really big surveys done to make sure that it is safe and that it is effective. The most recent one was done in 2024 where they surveyed about 27,000 people, and the results were really, really clear. They found that 99 or over 99% of all people reported positive benefits for their children, and they were absolutely zero cases of harm reported, meaning to 100% safety. So if you have a child that has any symptoms, anything you want to get on top of it's definitely worth getting their spine and nervous system checked. Or if you've got a healthy child and you want to keep them that way, it's also a good idea to get your children's spine and nervous system checked. You.How We Help You Feel and Function at Your Best
At KAW Chiropractic, we’re passionate about helping you improve your spinal health and overall wellbeing through personalised, hands-on care. From your first visit, our focus is on understanding your unique needs and guiding you toward long-term results.
Comprehensive Understanding – Your journey begins with a thorough assessment. We take the time to learn about your health history, perform spinal and postural checks, and use modern assessment tools to see how your body is functioning. This gives us a clear picture of what’s really going on beneath the surface.
Tailored Chiropractic Care – Everyone’s spine and lifestyle are different. That’s why we design a care plan built around your goals, whether that’s pain relief, better posture, improved performance, or overall mobility. As your body responds, your plan adapts with you.
Gentle, Effective Techniques – Our chiropractors use a combination of proven, safe methods — including gentle spinal adjustments — to help correct alignment issues, ease tension, and restore proper movement.
Beyond Pain Relief – We believe true health is more than just being pain-free. Our approach supports better sleep, higher energy, and greater resilience so you can enjoy a better quality of life.
Empowering You for the Future – We equip you with simple stretches, posture advice, and practical tips to keep your spine strong and healthy long after your visits. Our goal is to help you take control of your health and stay feeling great for the long term.
At KAW Chiropractic, it’s not just about getting you out of pain — it’s about helping you move better, live better and enjoy life as it should be lived.
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The Chiropractor service we recommend will be based on an initial assessment of your issues. We design all treatment plans specifically for individual conditions to ensure the fastest recovery times.
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Every case is different regarding back pain, so our treatments always begin with a whole-body assessment. Our expert team will discover the areas of your body that are causing you pain and put together a personalised treatment plan that targets these areas.
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Drinking water helps to maintain elasticity in your muscles. Chiropractic treatment involves adjusting your muscles to support your spine and other problem areas of your body. If you don't drink enough water, your muscles may revert to their original position, which can lengthen your recovery time.
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Your injury or complaint determines your treatment plan and the frequency of your visits to our Ballarat Chiropractors or Osteopaths. After your initial assessment, we will outline a treatment plan specific to you, which will tell you how many times a week you will need to visit.
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Chiropractors and Osteopaths understand the bones and muscles related to your posture and where issues can arise. Through individual assessments, our team will locate the source of pain or injury and create a treatment plan based on the evidence that your body provides.
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Not all Chiropractic or Osteopathic treatment is about cracking. Different injuries require different methods of treatment. If you are concerned about cracking as part of your treatment plan, we encourage you to speak to one of our Chiropractors or Osteopaths in Ballarat about these during your initial assessment.
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Chiropractic treatment requires you to rest your body in a comfortable and suitable position directly after a session. You should drink plenty of water to help your body adjust to the changes that have been made and pay close attention to your posture.
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If joint pain or injury is holding you back from being able to live the active life you want, why wait to fix it? There is a long-term solution to recurring injury and chronic pain. With KAW Chiropractic treatments and services, we can help you recover from pain and injury to get you back out there, living life to the fullest. Ready to move forward? Come and see us at our clinic, or contact us to book and appointment today.