After
attending certification training through
the International Chiropractic Pediatric
Association (ICPA) many years ago,
Chiropractic & Nutrition Wellness Center
put a greater emphasis on the importance
of locating and correcting the vertebral
subluxation complex in infants and
children as well as the pregnant mother.
Dr. Johnson loves working with kids and
sometimes the parents can’t tell who is
the “bigger kid” – Dr. Johnson or their
child. Often unruly children become
mesmerized with some “toy” or gadget
that the doctors have and forget they
are seeing the doctor and by then their
treatment is complete. Parents love
seeing their children get well without
drugs or surgery the way nature
intended. Children can’t “believe in
chiropractic” and therefore are the
ultimate proof that the body heals
itself when the interference to the
healing process is removed with natural
chiropractic care.
Mothers-to-be
enjoy a more comfortable pregnancy with
thanks to specialized training and
certification in Webster’s Technique.
The Webster Technique
is a specific
chiropractic analysis and diversified
adjustment. The goal of the adjustment
is to reduce the effects of Subluxation
and/or SI joint dysfunction. In so doing
neurobiomechanical function in the
sacral/pelvic region is improved.
Chiropractic care
is essential for the pregnant mother.
Her systems and organs are now providing
for two and their optimal function is
critical for the baby's healthy
development. The mother's spine and
pelvis undergo many changes and
adaptations to compensate for the
growing baby and the risk of
interference to her nervous system is
increased. Specific chiropractic care
throughout pregnancy works with
enhancing nervous system function
providing greater health potential for
both the mother and baby. Another
important reason for care throughout
pregnancy is to help establish balance
in the mother's pelvis. Because of a
lifetime of stress and trauma to her
spine and pelvis, her pelvic opening may
be compromised, resulting in a less than
optimum passage for the baby. Williams
Obstetrics Text tells us that, "Any
contraction of the pelvic diameters that
diminish the capacity of the pelvis can
create dystocia (difficulty) during
labor." They further state that the
diameter of the woman's pelvis is
decreased when the sacrum is displaced.
Dr. Abraham Towbin, medical researcher
on birth tells us that the bony pelvis
may become "deformed" this way by
trauma. Chiropractors define this
displacement/ deformation as spinal
misalignment or subluxation primarily
caused by the stress of trauma.
Key
Benefits of Pediatric and Pregnancy
Chiropractic Care
- Improves the
ability of the child’s body to heal
itself/improves immune system (get
off the sickness-antibiotic-sickness
cycle)
- In pregnant
women, sacral subluxation may
contribute to difficult labor for
the mother (i.e., dystocia).
Dystocia is caused by inadequate
uterine function, pelvic
contraction, and baby
mal-presentation. The correction of
sacral Subluxation may have a
positive effect on all of these
causes of difficult labor. The
Webster Technique is a comfortable,
effective technique to reduce sacral
and pelvic distortions.
Read What Our
Chiropractic Practice Members Have to
Say
Read more articles about Pregnancy Care
and Pediatric Care at the ICPA Website
