Over the last decade Dr. Monica Mills has perfected safe, gentle, and highly effective adjusting techniques and corrective methods for patients. We do not use electric devices with pregnant patients, so to achieve the very best results we also use different techniques (that may feel similar to massage and stretching) with each patient before or after an adjustment. Proper nutrition and exercise instruction are also an important part of care.
We understand the special needs of a pregnant woman. That is why it is only a few steps after parking to a table designed to adjust for a pregnant woman’s body comfortably. The table slowly lowers you down, which increases the accuracy of technique protocols for pregnant patients, and can be changed to accommodate a growing belly. Sometimes high-quality memory foam pillows may be used as well. Every pregnant patient has unique needs, so the treatment experience for one patient may be very different than that of another patient.
Our advanced care (and certified Webster technique) may provide many benefits for a woman who is pregnant. Some of these benefits may include; maintaining a healthier pregnancy, a more comfortable and shorter labor and delivery, controlling symptoms of nausea and elimination, as well as relief of low back pain (dull, sharp, or severe), leg pain, headaches, neck pain, pelvic pain, cramping, and more!
Pregnancy may be one of the best times to receive chiropractic care! While it’s always good to have an optimally functioning nervous system, it’s especially helpful now. Both mother and baby can benefit. Dr. Monica Mills uses adjusting methods which are adapted to a mother’s size, weight and condition.
After pregnancy, hormones which help loosen the ligaments attached to the pelvic bones are still increased. Thus, treatment at this time is likely to make positive health changes in a shorter time period. Some of the benefits of our care after pregnancy may include relief of headaches, neck, low back, and pelvic pain, muscle and rib discomfort, and more!
Dr. Monica Mills offers a complimentary check-up for newborns of existing patients. She does this because children need to be checked as soon as possible. The birthing process has proven to be a very traumatic experience at times, especially to the cervical spine (neck). During a natural vaginal delivery, the baby's neck can be stretched up to twice its normal length. Up to 120 lbs. of pressure can be exerted on the baby's neck from a doctor. Subluxations can start right there! During the first 18 months of life, the very important curves in the spine are developed. This is an important time to get children checked.
Colic, unusual crying, poor appetite or erratic sleeping habits can be signs of spinal distress. A decade of experience guides Dr. Monica Mills in knowing exactly where to adjust an infant; no more pressure than you’d use to test the ripeness of a tomato is involved.
Many research projects show chiropractic care for children being helpful for colic, ear infections, erratic sleeping habits, bedwetting, scoliosis, “growing pains” and many other common childhood health complaints.
The concern that many parents have is that chiropractic adjustments will be too forceful. They mistakenly think that their child will receive adjustments like ones they receive. Not only are adjusting techniques modified for each person's size and unique spinal problem but a child's spine rarely has the long-standing muscle tightness seen in adults. This makes a child's chiropractic adjustment gentle and comfortable.
