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Sleep Struggles: What’s the Story?

Pediatrics, The Perfect Storm

One of the biggest problems parents ask us about is sleep struggles 😴 with their kiddos.

HOW STRESS AFFECTS SLEEP

What can start this whole cycle is something as simple as stress. Stress comes in 3️⃣ forms. Traumas, toxins, ☠️ and thoughts 💭 are what we call “the three T’s” in chiropractic. But they may be understood in your world as physical stress, chemical (nutritional, toxins, etc.) stress, and emotional stress.

Why do these things seem to pop up when we get to the beginning or the end of the school 🏫 year? Because there is a lot more physical 🏃🏻 stress then. A lot of kids who are struggling with sleep 💤 are very involved. They’re in a lot of activities, and a lot of them are physical activities.

Accumulation is key 🔑 when there’s too much stress stacking up on the system compared to not enough calm and relaxation 🧘🏻 built into that system. Sleep is one of the first things that’s going to be affected, and it may turn into its own Perfect Storm 🌪 and a vicious cycle that kids and people are going to struggle with.

Even if they’re not involved in sports ⚽️ but just sitting all day at a desk with backpacks, 🎒 the neck and shoulders are the real big keys within the neurophysiological system to where sleep comes from; it actually comes from the brain 🧠 stem and is regulated by that. Then add in chemicals and toxins, and you better believe they get a lot more emotional pressure 😓 and mental and social pressure with school, friends, sports, and everything else going on.

Listen to Dr. Tony dive right into the science behind this and go over some drug-free ways that will give your kiddo, or yourself, a little bit of relief.

Here are 3 ways we can help!

  1. Head over to PX Docs to explore more topics like this.
  2. Attend one of our upcoming workshops to learn from our team.
  3. Call our team today at (815) 455-8213

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