Welcome to Patient Management Through All Phases of Pregnancy With Techniques. It is a a course that has been developing for almost 40 years, and the time for this type of course is now. The information provided in this course was an accumulation of research and experience through my years of practice. Other than the [...]
When I had a family practice, almost always the significant other was present. We just learned about the importance of spousal/partner participation. It can be a crucial component to your patient’s well-being. We also covered some of the potential risks involved with motherhood. You are now, hopefully, equipped with some of the reasons why it [...]
We touched on well being for the first time which is an important concept considering that according to a fairly recent survey of over 150,000 people in 50 states Reeves found that only 3% of the population of our country has a feeling of well being. We have discussed the importance of needing to establish [...]
When a woman becomes pregnant, they might have a midwife, an obstetrician, mom(s), sister(s), and/or girlfriends. It would be a great team to be surrounded by, but there is no team coach to help the patient manage their health care. As a chiropractor, you are the ideal coach. As their team coach, you would be [...]
I have always and continue to support having no ultra sounds unless it is imperative due to complications. This is not the time to start your baby album as so many do. In practice, we offered several classes, like: getting pregnant, I am pregnant, each trimester, and birthing. Patient education was is the focus here. [...]
One of the facts of pregnancy, most women at some point will develop some type of back discomfort. The best treatment plan is prevention via proper exercises, which must include proprioceptive exercises. Did you realize, as an example, the multifidus is primarily for proprioception and that over time has developed a relationship with the transverse [...]
So many women opt out of a natural child birth since it has become a terminal medical condition. With epidurals, spinal blocks, Pitocin, etc,. it has become more about comfort and convenience for many. Now that birth has become a big business it gets harder and harder to have natural births. As an example, the [...]
How long after birth should the mother be on a regular fixed treatment schedule and why? In this last chapter, we looked at some of the reasons why and for how long a mother should be seen after child birth, even if there are absolutely no complications, or apparent symptoms. I am board certified in [...]
We just started looking at adjusting pregnant women and babies in this last chapter. I remember my very first baby as if it was yesterday. I was quite nervous and worked very hard not to let the mom notice. Babies are just so little and fragile. Yet, babies are also very durable and resilient. After [...]
One of the things I have always held near and dear has been the art form of chiropractic. Unfortunately, this art form is kind of going by the way side. Our art form is what sets us aside from the other healing arts, which are not an art form at all. As an older practitioner, [...]
