Chiropractic Care for Mom and Baby:
What are the benefits of chiropractic care for my newborn and me?
Chiropractic Care deals with correcting subluxations. Subluxations are areas of interference to the nervous system caused by pressure or irritation from spinal bones. Chiropractors correct subluxations. One of the most common causes of a subluxation in an infant is the birth process. Birth is a natural phenomenon that should not be viewed or treated as a medical condition. However, in an attempt to “manage” the birth process, many problems are created.
Traumatic Birth Syndrome resulting in the creation of subluxations. Numerous articles and experts have warned of the damage that occurs to the nervous system in the neck of newborns during the trauma involved in the common birth process. This damage ranges from mild subluxations in the upper neck to more serious subluxations involving spinal cord damage, neural hemorrhage and central nervous system problems.
Many authorities suggest that the position of the mother coupled with the pulling from the delivering physician has a lot to do with the creation of these subluxation related problems. When the delivering mother is lying on her back she is not only working partially against gravity but she has reduced the pelvic opening size. These two factors then require the attending physician to pull harder on the head of the child. This increased pulling and twisting during the birth process, coupled with a decrease in the pelvic opening and a non alignment with gravity often set the stage for birth trauma, subluxation and the resulting problems.
Chiropractors have been stressing for years the importance of having newborns checked for vertebral subluxations. Checking the spine of an infant is painless and easy. The importance of a developing baby being free of nerve interference from subluxation cannot be understated. Even infants that appear healthy may have subluxations due to traumatic birth syndrome. All babies deserve the best chance at a healthy happy life. Babies deserve Chiropractic Care.
Does chiropractic care hurt my newborn? Though it may sound extreme, infant chiropractic care is nothing like that of an adult's. Adjustment for a child is just a tiny light pressure, "like checking the ripeness of a tomato. It's very gentle, very safe and very effective."
"It's very safe, the adjustments are so tiny and light, so why not try the conservative and least invasive approach to health first? There are no drugs, no side effects ... it's more natural." - Dr. Malik
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Acupuncture for the New Momma:
 What is acupuncture? Chinese medicine identifies more than 2,000 acupuncture points connected with pathways called meridians that conduct vital energy or qi (pronounced “chee”) throughout the body. Illness or symptoms are associated with an imbalance of this vital energy. Acupuncture uses hair-thin, disposable needles to stimulate specific areas associated with organ functions in order to restore balance and help the body maintain its own health. Treatments are normally given once a month until the last month, when weekly sessions help prepare for labor. An average session lasts 45 minutes, and women usually only feel a mild sensation such as a feeling of slight heaviness at the site of needle insertion.
What are the benefits of acupuncture for me post delivery? Acupuncture has its uses in the postnatal period. It can assist lactation and let-down. It can also be used in the treatment of blocked milk ducts. It is useful in restoring a mother’s energy level after birth and promoting her general recovery and wellbeing. It may also be helpful in reducing the emotional swings that some women experience early and later in the postpartum period so it may have a role in reducing the likelihood of postnatal depression in susceptible women. Other benefits include:
- Regulate Bleeding
- Restoring a mother's energy levels after the stress of birth
- Alleviating depression and anxiety
- Relieving backache, perineal or other kinds of pain.
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Acupuncture for the New Momma:
Types of Office Visits and Naturopathic Programs we offer:
- growth, feeding, sleeping, skin, behavior, developmental, vaccines, psychological, cognitive, etc.
- Well Baby Program: ages 0-1 years
- Well Toddler Program: ages 1-3 years
- Well Child: Early Childhood Program: ages 3-5 years
- Well Child: Middle Childhood Program: ages 5-8 years
- Well Child: Late Childhood Program: ages 8-12 years
- Well Teenager Program: ages 12-18 years
Acute Visits:
- colds, recurrent or acute ear infections, pharyngitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis, gastroenteritis, bronchitis, conjunctivitis, diaper rash, thrush / candida, chicken pox, pneumonia, croup, UTI’s, boils, warts, diarrhea, constipation, strept, staph, mononucleosis, fevers, food poisoning, etc.
Chronic Visits:
- eczema, Down’s, ADHD, autism, diabetes, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, meningitis aftercare, depression, anxiety, hormonal issues, GERD, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, anemia, Failure to Thrive, food intolerances, allergies (environmental and food related), asthma, hypertension, etc.
Treatment Modalities:
- Diet and Lifestyle Management, Clinical Nutrition, Botanicals, Homeopathy (symptom based), CranioSacral Therapy, Massage, Hydrotherapy, Flower Essences, Cell Salts
Preventive Medicine and Patient Education:
- Developmental Milestones
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children
- Failure to Thrive
- Childhood Obesity
- Eating Disorders: Bulimia and Anorexia Nervosa
- First Days After Birth: Care for the Mother and Baby
- Siblings, Birth, and the Newborn
- Breastmilk Replacement Formulas
- Circumcision
- Developmental Stressors
- Lead Screening
- Safety Counseling Topics
- Development: Language, Cognitive, Psychological, SocioEmotional, Physical
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Turner Scale of Sexual Maturation
- When to Call the Doctor
- Raising Thoughtful Kids
- Vegetarian Diet for the Child
- Food Introduction
- Childhood Allergies: Environmental and Food
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