Children get neck pain. Teenagers get back pain. Young athletes get injured. Kids also spend more time than ever working on laptops, gaming, studying and looking down at phones and tablets.
At Nottinghill Family Wellness Centre, chiropractic care in Oakville for children and teenagers starts with the same rule we use with every patient: figure out what is actually causing the problem before deciding how to treat it.
We are not interested in telling parents that every childhood symptom comes from the spine or that every child needs to be adjusted. If your child has neck pain, back pain, headaches, joint pain, a sports injury, restricted movement or another musculoskeletal complaint, our Oakville chiropractic team will assess the problem and determine whether chiropractic treatment is appropriate.
If the problem needs medical investigation, diagnostic imaging, physiotherapy or another healthcare professional, we will tell you that too.
Our chiropractic team includes Dr. Steve Knighton, Dr. Alex Greyvenstein and Dr. Jenn Garven, giving Oakville families access to chiropractic care, rehabilitation and, when appropriate for the individual patient, Contemporary Medical Acupuncture within the same clinic.
What Is a Pediatric Chiropractor?
Parents commonly search for a pediatric chiropractor when they are looking for a chiropractor who assesses and treats children or teenagers.
Children are not simply smaller adults. Their assessment and treatment should reflect their age, size, stage of development, symptoms, activity level and diagnosis.
For school-aged children and teenagers, many of the problems we assess are straightforward musculoskeletal complaints: neck pain, low-back pain, headaches associated with neck or muscle tension, sports injuries, joint pain, muscle strains and symptoms associated with prolonged sitting or screen use.
The purpose of an assessment is not to search for a problem simply because a child is growing. It is to determine whether there is a musculoskeletal problem, what is likely contributing to it and whether treatment is appropriate.
Why Do Children and Teenagers See a Chiropractor?
There is no single reason a child should see a chiropractor.
In our Oakville clinic, the reasons are often similar to the reasons an active adult comes in: something hurts, something is not moving properly, an injury is not settling down or pain is stopping the child from participating normally in sport, school or everyday activity.
Children and teenagers may be assessed for neck and upper-back pain, low-back pain, headaches where the neck appears to be involved, sports injuries, muscle strains, shoulder pain, knee pain, ankle sprains, arm pain, joint pain and recurring discomfort with physical activity.
One of the largest changes we have seen in younger patients is the amount of time they now spend sitting and using screens.
That deserves a much closer look.
Text Neck, Screen Time and Neck Pain in Children
Phones, tablets and laptops are now part of childhood.
A student can spend hours sitting at school, come home and work on a laptop, and then spend additional time gaming, watching videos or looking down at a phone. It is easy for a child or teenager to spend a large portion of the day in relatively sedentary positions.
The term text neck is commonly used to describe neck and upper-back complaints occurring in people who spend prolonged periods using smartphones or other electronic devices.
A child may complain of neck stiffness, aching between the shoulder blades, headaches, shoulder discomfort or increasing discomfort after sitting and looking downward for extended periods.
There is legitimate research behind the concern, but the research needs to be described accurately.
A systematic review and meta-analysis examining sedentary behaviour and neck pain in children and adolescents found an association between prolonged sedentary behaviour, including mobile-phone use, and neck pain in younger people.
That does not mean looking down at a phone automatically damages a child’s spine.
A newer 2025 review examining whether “text neck” can actually be considered a cause of neck pain concluded that the available research does not currently establish a clear causal relationship between text-neck posture and neck pain.
Another European Spine Journal review examining how text neck is defined reached a similar conclusion: posture is central to how text neck is described, but the scientific literature does not justify automatically blaming one particular posture for every episode of neck pain.
That distinction matters.
We are not going to tell a 14-year-old that looking at an iPhone has permanently damaged their spine.
Instead, if a child or teenager has neck pain, we assess the cervical spine, surrounding muscles, shoulder blades, mobility, strength, neurological function where appropriate and the activities that reproduce the symptoms. We also look at how much time they are spending sitting, studying or using electronic devices.
Treatment may include age-appropriate hands-on care, mobility work, strengthening, changes to aggravating activities and exercises designed to improve the child’s ability to tolerate the demands being placed on the neck and upper back.
For a much deeper explanation of the condition, treatment options and exercises, visit our complete Text Neck Treatment Oakville resource. Parents and teenagers can also use our library of chiropractor-approved exercises and our complete guide to neck pain treatment in Oakville.
Dr. Steve’s Approach to Kids With Back Pain, Poor Posture and Text Neck
Children and teenagers make up a significant part of Dr. Steve Knighton’s practice. Dr. Steve estimates that roughly one in five of his new patients are children or teenagers, coming in with everything from sports injuries and ankle sprains to headaches, neck pain, low-back pain and increasingly, problems associated with long periods spent sitting and looking at screens.
When a child comes in with a stiff, painful back or neck, Dr. Steve’s job is straightforward: get the spine and surrounding joints moving properly again, reduce mechanical restriction, settle irritated muscles and help the child move with less pain.
But there is another half of the equation that happens outside the clinic.
The child has to do the exercises.
The parents have to help change the habits that continue to aggravate the problem.
If a teenager receives treatment and then goes home and spends another five hours folded over a phone, tablet or laptop in exactly the same position that aggravates the neck, we are fighting the same battle again the next day.
Dr. Steve explains this very directly to families because parents have far more control over this than they sometimes realize.
A chiropractor can improve movement. We can work on stiff joints, painful areas and tight muscles. We can prescribe the right exercises and explain exactly what needs to change.
We cannot follow your child home and make them do it.
That part belongs to the child and the parent.
For younger children especially, healthy movement habits do not happen by accident. Parents influence how long a child stays on a device, where homework gets done, whether movement breaks happen and whether the exercises we prescribe actually get completed.
It is much easier to address a painful neck or back now than to allow years of poor movement habits, inactivity and recurring pain to become normal.
Children should be able to play sports, sit in class, sleep, study and use technology without constantly complaining that their neck or back hurts.
If they are already developing recurring pain at 10, 12 or 15 years old, the answer should not simply be to shrug and assume they will grow out of it.
Treat the problem. Change the habit. Do the exercises. Give them the opportunity to move well while they are still young.
For families dealing specifically with device-related neck pain, our full Text Neck Treatment page includes exercises, treatment information and practical strategies for reducing the amount of time children spend collapsed over their screens.
Sports Injuries in Children and Teenagers in Oakville
Oakville has a lot of active kids.
Hockey, soccer, dance, gymnastics, basketball, baseball, swimming, skiing, running, tennis, racquet sports and school athletics all place different demands on a developing body.
Most sports aches and pains are not emergencies. However, young athletes should not have every persistent complaint dismissed as something they will simply grow out of.
A major systematic review and meta-analysis of low-back pain in adolescent athletes included 80 studies and found a pooled 12-month prevalence of approximately 42%. The estimates varied considerably between studies, but the larger point is clear: back pain is not unusual in adolescent athletes.
Spondylolysis, a stress injury involving part of a vertebra, was the most commonly reported specific spinal finding among studies that reported a diagnosis.
That is one reason persistent back pain in a young athlete deserves a proper assessment.
A gymnast with extension-related low-back pain, a soccer player with recurring ankle problems and a hockey player with persistent hip or back pain do not necessarily have the same problem and should not receive the same treatment.
The same approach applies to the extremities. We commonly assess lateral ankle sprains, knee pain, shoulder and rotator-cuff complaints, arm and forearm pain and running-related injuries.
For active children and teenagers, rehabilitation matters just as much as pain relief.
Getting pain down is useful, but a child who returns to the same sport with unresolved weakness, poor balance or an uncorrected movement problem may not be ready to return at full intensity.
Dr. Alex Greyvenstein has a strong kinesiology and competitive-soccer background and places significant emphasis on movement, strength, rehabilitation and returning patients to the activities they actually want to perform.
When appropriate, our Oakville physiotherapy team can also become part of a young athlete’s rehabilitation plan.
Ankle Pain and Ankle Sprains in Young Athletes
Ankle sprains are extremely common in sports that involve running, jumping, cutting and rapid changes of direction.
The important question is not simply whether a child “rolled their ankle.”
We want to know which structures were injured, whether the athlete can bear weight, whether significant swelling or bruising is present, whether the ankle feels unstable and whether there are findings that suggest a fracture or another injury requiring further investigation.
For straightforward ankle sprains, rehabilitation usually needs to progress beyond simply waiting for the pain to disappear.
Restoring ankle mobility, strength, balance and proprioception helps prepare the athlete for the unpredictable movements required during sport.
Parents can read our complete guide to Lateral Ankle Sprain Treatment in Oakville and use our chiropractor-approved exercise resources as part of an appropriate rehabilitation program.
Knee Pain in Children and Teen Athletes
Knee pain in a young athlete can have several causes, which is why automatically describing every painful knee as “growing pains” is a mistake.
Running volume, jumping, repetitive sport, sudden increases in training, muscle and tendon loading, direct injuries and conditions specific to growing athletes can all create knee symptoms.
Persistent knee pain deserves an examination that considers the location of the pain, activities that reproduce it, strength, mobility, swelling and the athlete’s recent training demands.
Our complete Knee Pain Treatment Oakville page explains knee injuries, anatomy and treatment in much greater detail.
The purpose of this pediatric page is not to duplicate an entire knee page. It is to recognize that knee pain is common in active children and teenagers and direct families toward the most appropriate condition-specific resource.
Shoulder and Arm Injuries in Young Athletes
Young athletes involved in swimming, baseball, volleyball, tennis, gymnastics, hockey and other overhead or contact sports can develop shoulder and arm complaints.
Some injuries are caused by acute trauma. Others develop gradually when training volume exceeds what the muscles, tendons and joints are currently able to tolerate.
Shoulder pain during throwing, serving, swimming or overhead movement should be assessed rather than repeatedly pushed through.
Persistent weakness, instability, loss of range of motion or significant pain after trauma may require additional investigation.
Our main Shoulder Pain Treatment page covers the shoulder in depth, while our Arm Pain, Numbness and Tingling resource explains common problems occurring farther down the arm.
Back Pain in Children and Teenagers
Back pain in children is not something parents need to panic about, but it also should not automatically be blamed on growth.
Older children and teenagers can develop mechanical back pain from sport, training, prolonged sitting, lifting, falls, rapid increases in activity and a variety of other causes.
An assessment may include the lumbar spine, pelvis, hips, muscles, neurological function, strength and the particular movements that reproduce symptoms.
For a young athlete, we also want to know what sport they play, how frequently they train, whether their training volume recently increased and exactly which movements produce the pain.
If the findings suggest a straightforward musculoskeletal problem, conservative treatment and progressive exercise may be appropriate.
If there is concern about a stress injury, fracture, infection, inflammatory condition or another problem requiring medical investigation, the child should be referred appropriately.
Our complete Low Back Pain Treatment Oakville resource explains lumbar anatomy, common causes of back pain, rehabilitation and treatment in much greater depth.
Neck Pain and Headaches in Children
Not every headache comes from the neck.
A child with a new, severe, unusual or unexplained headache deserves appropriate medical assessment.
However, older children and teenagers can experience headaches alongside neck pain, muscle tension, prolonged studying, screen use and jaw or upper-back tension.
When the history suggests that the cervical spine or surrounding musculoskeletal structures may be contributing, an examination can determine whether those structures should form part of the treatment plan.
This is another area where diagnosis matters.
We do not simply treat the word “headache.”
We look at the pattern of symptoms and determine whether the child’s presentation appears musculoskeletal or whether medical investigation is the more appropriate first step.
Parents can learn considerably more through our Headache Treatment Oakville and Neck Pain Treatment Oakville resources.
What About Growing Pains?
This is one of those terms everybody uses but very few people define properly.
Despite the name, the medical literature does not clearly establish that so-called growing pains are actually caused by growth.
A major 2022 scoping review published in Pediatrics by the American Academy of Pediatrics examined 145 studies and two diagnostic systems and found extremely poor agreement about how growing pains should even be defined.
Only about half of the sources included lower-limb pain in their definition. Night or evening pain, recurrent symptoms, a normal physical examination and bilateral symptoms were inconsistently included.
Most strikingly, 93% of the studies did not actually refer to growth as part of the definition.
Calling every unexplained ache in a child’s legs “growing pains” is therefore not good enough.
Pain that is consistently one-sided, causes a limp, prevents normal activity, produces swelling or redness, follows significant trauma, progressively worsens or occurs alongside systemic symptoms deserves further assessment.
Persistent focal pain in a young athlete should also not automatically be dismissed as growing pains.
If an examination identifies a musculoskeletal source for the child’s discomfort, we can address that problem.
If it does not, we should not invent one.
What Does the Research Say About Chiropractic and Manual Therapy for Children?
Parents deserve a straight answer here.
The scientific evidence surrounding pediatric spinal manual therapy is much more limited than the evidence available for many adult musculoskeletal conditions.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of spinal manual therapy in infants, children and adolescents found that the evidence differed substantially depending on the condition being studied and that broad conclusions about pediatric manual therapy could not be made from the available research.
A newer international evidence-based position statement on spinal manipulation and mobilisation in pediatric patients emphasizes that treatment decisions should be age-specific, condition-specific and grounded in musculoskeletal clinical reasoning.
That is consistent with the way we approach children.
We do not need to promise parents that chiropractic treatment cures asthma, allergies, ear infections, ADHD, digestive disease, bedwetting or unrelated childhood medical conditions.
Our focus is much clearer:
Muscles. Joints. Movement. Pain. Injury. Function.
Ontario chiropractors are regulated healthcare professionals. The College of Chiropractors of Ontario describes chiropractic scope around the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of conditions involving the spine, joints and associated neuromusculoskeletal structures.
If something does not belong in our scope, we refer.
Is Chiropractic Care Safe for Children?
The correct question is not simply, “Is chiropractic safe?”
The better question is whether a particular treatment is appropriate for a particular child with a particular problem.
Before treatment, we need to understand why the child is there.
That includes the history, relevant health information, examination findings and an assessment of whether anything suggests that medical evaluation or further investigation should come first.
Treatment also needs to be age appropriate.
A technique used on a large adult is not automatically the technique that should be used on a younger patient.
Depending on age and diagnosis, treatment may emphasize lower-force joint mobilization, appropriate chiropractic techniques, muscle and soft-tissue treatment, exercise, movement and rehabilitation.
Older teenagers may have different treatment options depending on their size, diagnosis, comfort and clinical findings.
Parents or guardians are involved in the decision-making process, and the child or teenager should understand what is being examined and why.
The College of Chiropractors of Ontario Standards of Practice establish professional requirements relating to chiropractic scope, diagnosis, consent, adjustments, imaging, communication and patient care.
What Happens at a Child’s Chiropractic Appointment?
The first appointment begins with a conversation.
We want to know what hurts, when it started, whether there was an injury, what makes the symptoms better or worse, what sports or activities the child participates in and whether there are relevant medical conditions or previous injuries.
For a teenager, we also want to hear directly from them.
They are usually perfectly capable of explaining where something hurts, which movement triggers it and what they are no longer able to do.
The physical examination depends on the complaint.
A child with neck pain requires a different examination from a soccer player with an ankle injury or a gymnast with low-back pain.
We may assess range of motion, joint movement, muscle tenderness, strength, neurological function, balance, movement patterns and specific movements related to the child’s symptoms or sport.
After that, we explain what we found.
If treatment makes sense, we discuss the options.
If another healthcare provider or further investigation is the better next step, we explain that instead.
Parents wanting a broader explanation of our clinic’s approach can read our complete Chiropractic Care & Treatment Services page.
How Do We Treat Musculoskeletal Problems in Children and Teens?
Treatment is individualized.
There is no pediatric chiropractic recipe that every child receives.
Depending on age, diagnosis and examination findings, treatment can include age-appropriate joint mobilization or other appropriate chiropractic techniques, hands-on soft-tissue treatment, mobility exercises, strengthening, rehabilitation and changes to activities that are aggravating the problem.
For young athletes, exercise and progressive return to activity are particularly important.
Getting pain down is useful, but an athlete who returns to the same sport with unresolved strength, balance or movement deficits may not actually be ready to resume full participation.
For screen-related neck pain, the plan may place more emphasis on movement, strength, study setup, device habits and reducing long uninterrupted periods in one position.
Children and teenagers who require a more rehabilitation-focused approach can also work with our Oakville physiotherapy team.
Can Acupuncture Be Used for Teenagers?
Dr. Jenn Garven is both a chiropractor and a provider of Contemporary Medical Acupuncture, having completed the Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program at McMaster University.
Acupuncture is not automatically part of chiropractic treatment for children.
For selected older children or teenagers with an appropriate musculoskeletal complaint, Dr. Jenn can determine whether acupuncture is a reasonable treatment option based on age, diagnosis, comfort, treatment goals and consent.
An older teenager dealing with certain muscle, joint, headache or sports-related complaints may have different treatment options than a younger child.
If acupuncture does not make sense for that patient, it does not need to be part of the plan.
Parents interested in this option can learn more about Acupuncture in Oakville with Dr. Jenn Garven.
When Should a Child See a Doctor Instead?
Good pediatric musculoskeletal care includes knowing when not to treat.
Significant trauma or a possible fracture, persistent unexplained fever or illness, obvious swelling or redness, progressive weakness, significant neurological symptoms, inability to bear weight, persistent limping, unexplained weight loss, severe or rapidly worsening pain or symptoms that do not fit a normal musculoskeletal presentation require appropriate medical assessment.
Persistent or focal back pain in a young athlete can also warrant further investigation, particularly when symptoms are repeatedly triggered by sport or specific spinal movements.
Head injuries need their own level of care as well.
A suspected sport-related concussion should be assessed appropriately and should not simply be treated as ordinary neck pain. The Canadian Paediatric Society’s sport-related concussion guidance explains concussion symptoms and the progressive return-to-school and return-to-sport process.
If we find something during an examination that does not belong in our office, we refer.
That is not a failure of chiropractic treatment.
That is doing healthcare properly.
Meet Our Oakville Chiropractic Team
Dr. Steve Knighton, B.Sc., D.C.
Dr. Steve Knighton is the owner of Nottinghill Family Wellness Centre and has been providing chiropractic care since 2008.
A significant portion of his practice involves active children and teenagers with sports injuries, neck pain, back pain, headaches and posture-related complaints.
His approach is straightforward: figure out what is hurt, determine why it is hurting, get restricted areas moving properly again and then give the patient and family the tools they need to keep improving outside the clinic.
Dr. Alex Greyvenstein, D.C.
Dr. Alex Greyvenstein is an Oakville native with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from McMaster University and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.
He grew up playing competitive soccer, and his sports and kinesiology background carries naturally into the way he approaches younger athletes, rehabilitation, strengthening and return to activity.
Dr. Jenn Garven, D.C.
Dr. Jenn Garven grew up in Glen Abbey and combines chiropractic care, soft-tissue therapy, rehabilitation and Contemporary Medical Acupuncture.
She completed the Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program at McMaster University and can incorporate acupuncture into selected musculoskeletal treatment plans when appropriate for the patient’s age, diagnosis and comfort.
All three chiropractors work from the same basic philosophy:
Diagnosis first. Treatment second.
Pediatric Chiropractor Oakville: Frequently Asked Questions
What does a pediatric chiropractor do?
A chiropractor treating children assesses musculoskeletal complaints involving muscles, joints, the spine and movement. This can include neck pain, back pain, certain headaches with a possible musculoskeletal component, sports injuries, joint pain and movement-related problems. Treatment should be adapted to the child’s age, size, diagnosis and comfort.
Does every child need chiropractic care?
No. Children do not need chiropractic treatment simply because they are growing. Chiropractic care makes sense when a child has a problem within a chiropractor’s musculoskeletal scope and the examination indicates that treatment is appropriate.
Can a chiropractor help a teenager with text neck?
A chiropractor can assess neck pain, mobility, muscle function and the activities associated with symptoms in a teenager who spends significant time using electronic devices.
Treatment may include appropriate manual care, exercise, strengthening, changes to device habits and movement breaks.
Research shows an association between prolonged sedentary behaviour and neck pain in younger people, but current evidence does not prove that one specific texting posture directly causes neck pain in every child.
Our complete Text Neck Treatment Oakville page covers this topic in much greater depth.
What can parents do about text neck?
Parents can help children reduce prolonged uninterrupted device use, encourage regular movement, improve homework and computer setup and make sure prescribed exercises actually get done.
Treatment in the clinic can help improve painful or restricted movement, but what happens during the other 23 hours of the day matters.
Can teenagers see a chiropractor for sports injuries?
Yes, when the injury is appropriate for conservative musculoskeletal care.
Young athletes commonly experience muscle, tendon, joint and spine complaints. Persistent or unusual symptoms need to be assessed carefully because some sports injuries require imaging, medical management or another healthcare professional.
Can a chiropractor assess an ankle sprain in a child?
Yes. Musculoskeletal assessment can help determine the nature of an ankle injury, although significant trauma, inability to bear weight or suspected fracture may require medical investigation or imaging.
Our Lateral Ankle Sprain Treatment page explains ankle injuries and rehabilitation in considerably more detail.
Can chiropractic help children with knee pain?
A chiropractor can assess musculoskeletal causes of knee pain, including joint, muscle, tendon and movement-related problems. Knee pain that is severe, persistent, associated with significant swelling or follows substantial trauma may require further medical investigation.
See our complete Knee Pain Treatment Oakville resource.
Are growing pains really caused by growing?
Current research does not clearly support that assumption.
A major review published by the American Academy of Pediatrics found extremely poor agreement about what constitutes “growing pains,” and 93% of the studies reviewed did not identify growth as part of the definition.
Persistent, focal, one-sided or unusual childhood pain deserves a proper assessment rather than automatically being blamed on growth.
Can chiropractic treat colic, asthma, ear infections or ADHD?
Those are medical conditions, and we do not present chiropractic treatment as a cure for them.
Our focus with children and teenagers is musculoskeletal assessment, pain, injuries, movement and function.
When a concern belongs with a pediatrician, family doctor or another healthcare professional, that is where it should be managed.
Is pediatric chiropractic the same as adult chiropractic?
No.
Assessment and treatment need to account for age, body size, stage of development, diagnosis, comfort and the reason the child is being seen.
Treatment should fit the patient rather than forcing every patient into the same treatment protocol.
Will my child automatically receive a chiropractic adjustment?
No.
An adjustment is one possible treatment technique, not the purpose of the appointment at our Oakville chiropractic clinic.
We assess the child first and determine which treatment options, if any, are appropriate.
Does my child automatically need an X-ray?
No.
Imaging decisions depend on the history, physical examination, severity of trauma and whether there are clinical findings that warrant further investigation.
Children should not receive diagnostic imaging simply because they have routine neck or back pain.
Does my child need a doctor’s referral to see a chiropractor?
A physician referral is generally not required to book a chiropractic assessment in Ontario.
Individual extended-health plans can have their own reimbursement requirements, so parents should check their specific insurance plan if they are uncertain.
How many chiropractic appointments will my child need?
There is no predetermined number that is appropriate for every child.
Recommendations depend on the diagnosis, severity and duration of the problem, activity demands and response to care.
Progress should be reassessed rather than automatically placing a child on an indefinite treatment schedule.
Book a Pediatric Chiropractic Assessment in Oakville
If your child or teenager is dealing with neck pain, text neck symptoms, back pain, recurring headaches, an ankle or knee injury, sports-related pain or another muscle or joint complaint, the first step is figuring out what is actually causing it.
At Nottinghill Family Wellness Centre in Glen Abbey, our Oakville chiropractic team includes Dr. Steve Knighton, Dr. Alex Greyvenstein and Dr. Jenn Garven.
We assess the problem first.
If chiropractic treatment makes sense, we develop an age-appropriate treatment and rehabilitation plan.
When physiotherapy, medical investigation or another healthcare professional is the better option, we will tell you.
That is how children’s musculoskeletal care should work.
Research and Clinical Sources
Sedentary Behavior and Neck Pain in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis — PubMed
Research examining sedentary behaviour, screen exposure, mobile-phone use and neck pain in children and adolescents.
Neck Pain and Text Neck Using Hill’s Criteria of Causation: A Scoping Review — PubMed
A 2025 review specifically examining whether available evidence establishes a causal relationship between text-neck posture and neck pain.
Defining Text Neck: A Scoping Review — European Spine Journal / PubMed
Reviews scientific definitions of text neck and limitations in attributing neck pain directly to posture.
Incidence, Prevalence and Risk Factors for Low Back Pain in Adolescent Athletes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis — PubMed
Large systematic review examining low-back pain and associated findings in adolescent athletes.
Defining Growing Pains: A Scoping Review — American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Review of 145 studies showing how inconsistent the scientific definition of growing pains remains.
Spinal Manual Therapy in Infants, Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis — PubMed
Systematic review examining the evidence surrounding pediatric spinal manual therapy.
Spinal Manipulation and Mobilisation in Paediatrics: International Evidence-Based Position Statement — PubMed
Evidence-based guidance emphasizing age-specific and condition-specific decision-making for pediatric spinal manual therapy.
Sport-Related Concussion: Information for Parents, Coaches and Trainers — Canadian Paediatric Society
Canadian pediatric guidance regarding concussion symptoms and progressive return to school and sport.
Who Are Chiropractors? — College of Chiropractors of Ontario
Official Ontario information regarding chiropractic regulation and scope of practice.
Standards of Practice — College of Chiropractors of Ontario
Official Ontario standards covering chiropractic scope, diagnosis, informed consent, adjustments, imaging, communication and professional practice.