Chiropratic Services
Prenatal Chiropractic Care
There is no better way to support a growing, developing baby than to make sure the mother is balanced and doing well throughout her pregnancy. Dr. Shaina is a Webster certified chiropractor and has experience working with many expecting mothers. Prenatal chiropractic care is safe and gentle. It is outstanding for helping to balance the pelvis, eliminating unwanted tension to muscles and ligaments and enhancing optimal fetal positioning for delivery. Additional benefits of prenatal chiropractic care include: better sleep, reduces average labor time, pain relief, promotes optimal baby positioning, pain relief, hormone balance, better pelvic alignment, more comfortable pregnancy, and decrease in birth interventions.
Dr. Shaina is also trained in educating prenatal and postpartum mothers on appropriate exercises for each phase of their motherhood journey.
THE WEBSTER TECHNIQUE
The Webster Technique is a way of analyzing the pelvis to find the sacral subluxation and correct it. A sacral subluxation can contribute to a difficult labor for the mother by causing inadequate uterine function, pelvic contraction, and baby mal-presentation. By correction the sacral subluxation through the Webster Technique it can have a positive effect on all of these causes of dystocia.
For more information on the Webster technique and case studies please visit www.icpa4kids.org
Pediatric Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care makes its most powerful impact on children. The spine has a vital relationship to all functions of the body. If we can insure the health and strength of the spine while growing we can support the well-being of future generations. Spinal adjustments done on a child uses the amount of pressure that one would use to grip a tomato.
Certifications: Dr. Shaina has completed over hundreds of hours in specialized pediatric training through the ICPA and The Pediatric Experience. Including the ICPA’s 200 hour Certification by the Academy Council of Chiropractic Pediatrics.
NEWBORNS
The birth process can be stressful on a newborn’s spine regardless of how they were born — but especially if the labor was long, forceps or a vacuum were used, or if a c-section was performed. The birth itself is often the first injury to the nervous system as the baby navigates his or her way earth side. It is so important to have children evaluated so they form healthy nervous system pathways from the beginning and can have a greater expression of life.
Chiropractic care has been effective in helping babies with breastfeeding difficulties, colic, torticollis, constipation, reflux, and sleep issues. The International Chiropractic Pediatric Association has numerous studies indicating that there is very little risk (if at all) for chiropractic care of infants and children.
One of the most difficult experiences during the postpartum period can be establishing a successful breastfeeding relationship. Dr. Shaina knows first hand this struggle and loves to work with both the mom and baby to ensure this relationship gets off to right start and can thrive. Dr. Shaina is trained to assess for tongue and lip ties. She provides additional resources for those who might require them to optimize their breastfeeding relationship.
TODDLERS & GROWING CHILDREN
As babies learn to move its important to have them checked by a chiropractor to make sure they are hitting all of their development milestones in order. When the child progresses to each different milestone there are often falls that occur. When these falls repeatedly happen they can create dysfunctional patterns in the nervous system. Overtime they can actually begin the process of early vertebral subluxation degeneration. When these subluxation go uncorrected they can weaken the child’s overall health and later turn into pain, various conditions, and symptoms.
With today’s societal pressures children often have many physical, mental, and chemical stresses. These stresses frequently stem from sports, lack of sleep, poor dietary choices, long hours at school, and prolonged uses of devices. It’s important to have their nervous system’s checked on a regularly to make sure its able to keep up with the demands of the child’s life.
More Information: There are volumes of research available regarding the benefit of chiropractic care for children. The International Chiropractic Pediatric Association has a number of these studies available.
Family Chiropractic Care
I believe health is really about one thing – function. How well you function determines how truly WELL you are. Health and wellness are about more than just ‘feeling good,’ they are about functioning at your optimal potential so you can truly heal and FEEL how we are designed to. If we don’t have good health what kind of quality of life do we really have? Its our job as parents to help raise the next generation of children that are healthy. Children that thrive in academics and physical activity. It is our job to teach them to build connections with those around us. For us to teach them about their bodies and how it truly functions.
I also believe that a family that gets healthy together, THRIVES together.
My focus on thorough healing is not only through neurological based chiropractic care, but by helping you and your family create healthy food habits and connections in your life. Families that are under chiropractic care together handle stress better. They have stronger immune systems. Better communication. They truly thrive. I’ll encourage you to become active and help you and your family EMBRACE how true health and wellness can really feel.