Chiropractic

"The doctor of the future will give no medicine, rather interest their patients in the care of the human frame through lifestyle and diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease."  - Thomas Edison

Chiropractic care is a safe, natural option to alleviating the pains and stresses of pregnancy. In order for the body to prepare itself for delivery, it releases hormones that increase joint elasticity so that the baby is more able to travel and stretch its way through the pelvis.  But as joints begins to stretch, they can easily become misaligned and cause a great deal of tenderness.  The most common sites of discomfort are sciatica (radiating pain into the buttocks or legs), pubic, low back, and between the shoulder blades.  As the belly grows the low back curve increases causing the center of gravity to shift the weight forward, the spine must adapt and conform, often unwillingly. Additionally studies have shown that women who receive regular chiropractic care during pregnancy experience shorter and less painful labors.     

Amber is dedicated to helping women have comfortable, pain-free pregnancies and efficient labors.  Emotionally, hormonally and physically labor and delivery is no doubt a big effort for any woman!  A natural, normal childbirth requires all systems in a woman’s body to work together.  Sometimes delayed onset of labor, a long labor, a “stalled” labor or abnormal positioning of the fetus mean her body isn’t communicating effectively.  If requested, Amber will attend labor to help mom’s body function optimally.    

Labor and delivery can be hard on a baby too! Literature indicates that there are both short and long term side effects to a newborn’s health when nerve interference is evident.  “By ensuring proper alignment of the bones of the skull and spine, the nervous system can be saved a lifetime of compensating”.  Amber has checked baby’s just hours old!  By using no more pressure than that needed to test a tomato for ripeness, Amber works to eliminate any structural stresses newborns underwent during birth. 

An infant’s spine will grow 50% during their first year of life and whenever there is rapid growth, problems can arise. Baby’s develop the secondary curves of the spine in the neck (as they learn to support their head) and low back (as they learn to walk). If these curves fail to develop, there is a greater chance that they will develop scoliosis. Developmental processes like balancing their own head, learning to roll, sit and walk (and fall) places an extraordinary amount of stress on a child’s growing spine. If you had to learn all of those things over, do you think that your body would feel the effects? Regular chiropractic checkups ensure that the child is growing properly.    

As kids get older, they become more active with more potential for physical trauma. If they play sports, that potential increases even further. Then consider the child who sits at the computer or hunches over his hand-held game! A subluxation free spine means that children can endure more physical stress with a lesser risk of injury.    

Family Wellness is living and maintaining a healthy active lifestyle to achieve normal functionality in the body.  Regular chiropractic adjustments optimizing your body’s ability to heal, improves immune function, regulates sleep patterns and helps you deal with the stress of life more efficiently.