Tonal Chiropractic
Pregnancy, Infants and Children
Tonal Chiropractic is very gentle, effective, and safe for people of all ages. During pregnancy, lots of changes occur within a woman’s body, both structurally and chemically. The nervous system is intimately tied to the regulation of these changes. Since the mother’s internal environment is the baby’s external environment, the mother’s perceptions and strategies for adapting to stress that she may encounter while pregnant may greatly impact the baby’s development in-utero. Imagine the outcome of providing your unborn child with an environment that is characterized by the chemistry of love and safety rather than the chemistry of “fight-or-flight”.
As far as infants and children are concerned, besides the fact that the birth process itself may have a negative impact on structural and neural integrity, they also live their lives through their nervous systems; furthermore, their development and changes that occur as they grow are controlled and coordinated by their nervous systems. Since this is true, and it’s also true that chiropractic adjustments have a positive effect on neural integrity and function, we strongly feel that this is a very crucial time in one’s life to make sure that his/her nervous system is functioning as optimally as it can.
The Bottom Line: Imagine the impact of having your children develop greater awareness of and connection between their body-mind, along with newly emerging strategies or "tools" for self-regulating tension and adapting more effectively to the challenges of life. That’s what chiropractic care offers.