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Pediatric Chiropractic Care in Sandy Springs, GA

Chiropractic care for kids in Sandy Springs, GA

Kids’ bodies are not small adult bodies. They’re growing — fast — and pediatric care at Excel starts from a simple conviction of Dr. Cohen’s: it’s easier to raise a healthy child than fix a broken adult. Care for babies and children here is safe and gentle at every age — Dr. Cohen adjusted both of his own daughters within their first hour of being born. We look for the mechanical problems — restricted, misaligned spinal segments and tight soft tissue — that can start earlier than most parents realize, and we tell you plainly when something isn’t a chiropractic problem.

There’s a bigger idea underneath all of this: your child’s spine protects their nervous system — the control network for feeding, sleeping, digestion, movement, and development. When a segment of the spine isn’t moving the way it should, it can interfere with how those signals get through. Pediatric chiropractic isn’t only about pain; it’s about keeping that system working the way it’s supposed to while your child grows.

Dr. Ben Cohen gently checking a baby at Excel Chiropractic

What brings kids in

For babies, parents often seek help with:

Latching and lactation difficulties (a baby who can’t turn comfortably or open wide may be fighting a neck/jaw restriction, not the feeding itself)
Colic — long, unexplained crying in an otherwise healthy baby
Reflux and spitting up beyond the usual
Constipation
Head-turning preference or a flattening spot on the head
Trouble settling and sleeping

For young children:

Support for hitting milestones properly — rolling, sitting, crawling, walking all build on a spine and nervous system working without restriction
Falls and tumbles — the hundred small ones, and the occasional big one

For growing kids and teens:

Sports injuries and overuse aches (soccer, gymnastics, baseball, dance)
Posture problems — rounded shoulders and forward head posture from screens and devices (“tech neck” starts young now)
Backpack strain — heavy bags carried on one shoulder
Back and neck pain, headaches, growing pains and general stiffness

Why every baby should be checked

Birth is the first physical stress of a child’s life. Even in a perfect delivery, the forces on a baby’s neck can reach 80–120 lbs. That stress lands on the tiny joints and tissues of the neck and upper spine — the same structures involved in turning the head, latching, and settling. A gentle check in the first weeks of life looks for exactly that: restrictions from the birth process, before they have months to shape how a baby feeds, sleeps, and moves.

What care looks like for a child

An adjustment for a child looks nothing like an adult adjustment. For infants, the pressure used is about what you’d use to check a ripe tomato — fingertip pressure, no twisting, no “cracking.” For older kids, techniques are scaled to their size and they’re always told what happens before it happens. Parents stay in the room, kids can hold a stuffed animal, and a scared kid is never forced — if today isn’t the day, we try again another day.

Honest limits

We’ll help where a structural problem is part of the picture — and where one isn’t, we’ll tell you. We don’t promise to cure colic, reflux, or feeding problems; what we do is check whether a restriction in the neck, jaw, or spine is contributing, and correct it if it is. If your child has a fever, an infection that needs antibiotics, or anything that belongs with their pediatrician first, we’ll say so and send you there. Chiropractic care for kids works alongside pediatric care, never instead of it.

What happens at your child’s first visit

History first — birth, milestones, falls, sports, and what you’ve noticed — with the parent and, for older kids, the child. Then a gentle evaluation appropriate to their age, and a report of findings in plain language before any care: what we found, what we can help with, and how we’d pace it.

What helps between visits

Backpack check: two straps, snug, no heavier than ~10% of body weight
Screen breaks — posture resets every 30 minutes for homework/gaming
Ice after sports bumps; tell us about any fall with a head strike the same day
Sleep position and pillow fit for teens with neck pain

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Frequently Asked Questions About Pediatric Chiropractic

Is chiropractic safe for kids?

Pediatric chiropractic uses gentle, age-appropriate techniques and is considered low-risk. We start with a full history and evaluation, and we refer out anything that isn’t ours to treat.

My baby is only a few weeks old — is that too young?

No. Infant checks are extremely gentle — fingertip pressure only — and focus on how the neck and spine are moving after birth. Dr. Cohen adjusted both of his own daughters within their first hour of being born; there is no ‘too young’ for a gentle check.

Will it hurt?

It shouldn’t. Kids usually find visits easy; infants often sleep through the evaluation. Your child can stop us at any time — they’re in charge of their comfort.

How many visits will my child need?

Fewer than adults, typically — kids respond quickly when there’s a mechanical problem. You’ll get a plain-language plan at the report of findings, and we re-check progress rather than booking endless visits.