Pregnancy & Pediatrics

When it comes to a wellness approach there is no better time to than pregnancy.  Recent studies have shown; the choices that mothers-to-be make will affect the overall health of their babies in the long term.  In a time in which our children have a lower life expectancy than their parents, this is a vital choice.  Not only are Chiropractic adjustments important for the infants, but mothers also report shorter and less painful labors following a pregnancy in which they recieved regular chiropractic adjustments.If you should have any questions please feel free to contact me in my office and I would be happy to assist you through this journey!

Even in the most natural of births, there is a large amount of stress on a baby’s nervous system.  Therefore, we encourange parents to have their children checked for interference to their nervous system.  We find it critical that all children be checked for subluxations, as we understand the long term effects of subluxation on overall health and function.

Dr. Ron also maintains a certification from the ICPA as a pediatric and family wellness Chiropractor CACCP.  He is the only Chiropractor in the Iowa City/Coralville area with this certification.  He also holds an additional certification for the Webster Technique.

Webster Technique:

Chiropractic care benefits all aspects of your body’s ability to be healthy. This is accomplished by working with the nervous system–the communication system between your brain and body. Doctors of Chiropractic work to correct spinal, pelvic and cranial misalignments (subluxations). When misaligned, these structures create an imbalance in surrounding muscles and ligaments. Additionally, the resulting nerve system stress may affect the body’s ability to function optimally.

Sacral misalignment causes the tightening and torsion of specific pelvic muscles and ligaments.  It is these tense muscles and ligaments and their constraining effect on the uterus which prevents the baby from comfortably assuming the best possible position for birth. The Webster Technique is defined as a specific chiropractic analysis and adjustment that reduces interference to the nerve system and facilitates biomechanical balance in pelvic structures, muscles and ligaments. This has been shown to reduce the effects of intrauterine constraint, allowing the baby to get into the best possible position for birth.

Dr. Larry Webster, Founder of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association discovered this technique as a safe means to restore proper pelvic balance and function for pregnant mothers. In expectant mothers presenting breech, there has been a high reported success rate of the baby turning to the normal vertex position. This technique has been successfully used in women whose babies present transverse and posterior as well. It has also successfully used with twins. Any position of the baby other than ROA may indicate the presence of sacral subluxation and therefore intrauterine constraint. At no time should this technique be interpreted as an obstetric, “breech turning” technique.

It is strongly recommended by the ICPA instructors of this technique that this specific analysis and adjustment of the sacrum be used throughout pregnancy, to detect imbalance and optimize pelvic biomechanics in preparation for safer, easier births. Because of the effect the chiropractic adjustment has on all body functions by reducing nerve system stress, pregnant mothers should have their spines checked regularly throughout pregnancy, optimizing health benefits for both the mother and baby.

The International Chiropractic Pediatric Association offers classes of instruction and issues its qualified attendees a Certificate of Proficiency in the Webster Technique. Only those doctors on our site maintain recognized certification status with the ICPA.

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