What Makes Us Different
Everything in our office is designed to empower parents and make them feel in control of their child's health. Our focus on pediatrics, pregnancy, and family wellness creates a warm and welcoming environment. We strive to make you feel at home and are always ready to serve you and your family.
Empowering Parents Through The Perfect Storm
Through the Perfect Storm, we dive deep into the underlying causes of the challenges your kiddo faces. We explore when these issues really began to brew in your child's body, brain, and developing nervous system, making sure we go far enough back in time to address the real root cause of their challenges and not just try and treat the symptoms.
Navigating the Challenges of Tongue Ties in Newborns
Naturally, as a loving parent, any difficulties with breastfeeding, latching, or discomfort can immediately put you on high alert. It's common to receive suggestions from friends, relatives, or pediatricians, with one of the first mentions being, "Could it be a tongue tie?" Suddenly, you find yourself thrust into a topic that presents a multitude of opinions and options, and is often overwhelming to navigate.
How to Help Your Child With Bedwetting
If you have tried various methods such as sleep studies, nighttime alarms, water restriction before bedtime, and waking your child up to use the bathroom but still haven't found answers or resolutions, please know this, you are not alone. There are steps you can take to empower your child and address their bedwetting. It is time to delve deeper and explore the role of the brain and nervous system in Enuresis.
Helping Parents Navigate Food Intolerances
We want to delve into the world of food intolerances and empower you to take charge and manage your child's struggles. If you've tried elimination diets and supplements without success, we are here to help. Let's explore the root causes, focusing on the incredible vagus nerve, which plays a significant role in your child’s brain-gut communication.
ADHD in Children: Understanding the Root Causes and Drug-Free Management
We'll explore the causes of ADHD and how it can be turned into a superpower for your child. We'll also talk about the struggles that come with ADHD, such as difficulty with sleep. However, the most important message is that you can turn your child's ADHD into a superpower without medication.
Ears, Antibiotics, and Asthma…Yet Another Perfect Storm
The understanding and facts behind this topic are so clear and have been for so long, that it’s hard to believe every parent isn’t told the full truth about this all-too-common ‘Perfect Storm’ story.
What am I talking about? I’m talking about the clear, and all too commonly seen path from childhood ear infections to lifelong asthma and immune challenges.
Stressed Out, Worn Out Dads
I know some of you may be skeptical of chiropractic care, but I can assure you that it is backed up by science and clinical experience. Chances are you're feeling burnt out, in pain, and exhausted all the time. You know what you should be doing to take care of yourself, but you just can't seem to find the energy to do it.
A Holistic Approach To Tongue and Lip Ties
All the tissues of the body are connected and controlled by the nervous system which is why we take this holistic approach to help your baby.
Why You Should See a Chiropractor During Pregnancy
For many women bringing a baby into the world can be the happiest, most joyful experience and the most challenging and demanding… There are physical, emotional, hormonal, and spiritual challenges all along the way. Chiropractic care helps facilitate the process, making it less stressful for you and your baby from pre-conception through postpartum.
INSiGHT Scans
Knowing how your child’s brain and nervous system are functioning and communicating is far more valuable than knowing where they sit on the height and weight chart in your pediatrician’s office. The INSiGHT Scans are all about finding, tracking, and understanding if nervous system dysfunction is present or not. And if it is, the scan tells us two things:
How Chiropractic Care Can Help Improve Your Child’s Sleep Patterns
Lack of sleep causes irritability, difficulty focusing, and decreased energy levels. These challenges are even more severe for children as their brain is still developing and learning to regulate emotions, focus, and behavior.
The Key to Supporting Gross Motor and Developmental Milestones
PTs and pediatricians are simply not trained to look for this missing link, but it's present in 80-90% of cases. If it is not found, it cannot be fixed. If it's not identified and addressed, it can lead to weak core muscles and limbs, as well as low-tone challenges. We'll also explore the cause of low tone and break that down in this blog.
Exploring the Benefits of Chiropractic Care for Colic
Unfortunately, many pediatricians tend to dismiss colic as just normal crying and may tell you they’ll grow out of it. But if your gut is telling you that something isn't right, it's time to dig deeper.
From Chaos to Calm: 3 Health Hacks to Manage Mom Stress and Tension
Firstly, let me emphasize that these hacks are real-life applicable, considering how packed your schedule is. We understand that you don't have the luxury to take a month off and go to a wellness retreat. Instead, our focus is on maximizing your time with quick and easy solutions that can fit into your daily routine.
How to Care for Constipation Naturally
Constipation is a common issue affecting about 30% of children, and it tends to be worse in the preschool and toddler years. However, constipation is not something kids necessarily grow out of. Instead, they grow into other digestive issues later in life.
Why is Vagus Nerve Health So Important For Our Kids?
But did you know the vagus nerve is also very important for our kid's development, behavior, and sensory comfort? Let’s dig into the science of an active vagus nerve and a vagus nerve that is “turned down.”
They Don’t Grow Out Of It
If you have been up all night with your child who is experiencing colic, chronic constipation, reflux, or ear infection after ear infection, it's essential to know that these issues will not simply go away on their own. If your child is struggling with tons of tantrums, meltdowns, developmental delays, and difficulty sleeping, don't let anyone tell you that it's just a phase.
Eat, Sleep, and Poop
At Wellnest Chiropractic, it’s not uncommon to see behavior and sleep issues linked or sensory and digestion challenges correlated. Therefore, before we move forward, we need to take a step back and look at neurodevelopment.