Our Newtown clinic offers chiropractic care that benefits the entire journey of family planning, from pre-conception to infant and toddler care.
Prior to conception, both parents can benefit from chiropractic care to optimise their chances of a healthy pregnancy. Alongside a healthy diet and exercise, chiropractic care enhances overall health and fertility, although its specific impact on fertility remains inconclusive.
During pregnancy, the wellbeing of both the mother and unborn baby are intertwined. Ensuring optimal health is crucial and chiropractic care, which focuses on improving the function of the nervous system, provides an ideal environment for your baby’s development. This is an opportune time to consult a chiropractor and prioritise your wellbeing.
During pregnancy and labour, the baby is exposed to a lot of stress (from pressure in the womb to childbirth). Research shows that up to 80% of babies have a nervous system interference affecting the nerves in the upper neck that might compromise development.
Many forceful delivery techniques (forceps, vacuum extraction, caesarean section) have been shown to increase the risk of damage to the nerves in the upper neck of the baby. Chiropractic care can help your baby to grow and improve general function.
Chiropractic care for babies is done to help improve spinal function to help improve their brain’s ability to process what’s going on in their body and give them the best possible start in life. Your baby’s brain doubles in size the first year alone and by the age of 5 years old, is close in size to an adult brain.
Chiropractic care for children
As we know, children are very active and have a lot of falls and accidents, which can impact their already resilient nervous system. Regular chiropractic checks will help to prevent any long term issues, even if they don’t complain about any pain.
"Camille is an amazing chiropractor who is always listening to her customers and looking for the best way to help them. She is also fantastic with kids. Highly recommended!" - Julie
Chiropractic care is safe for baby and for mum. I am here to listen and help you through your journey, so don’t hesitate to share any concerns you have. I want you to understand how incredible your body is and that you have the leading role in taking care of your health.
The first visit is between 40 and 60 minutes long where I will ask you about your health and pregnancy so far. I like to see my patients at least a second time within a week, to see how you reacted from the first treatment. From that second visit, we will decide together what would be the best care for you.
Bringing your baby to a chiropractor is an amazing opportunity for your baby to have their body checked. You can bring your baby for a general wellness check-up or for feeding issues, skull shape issues and sleeping issues. I will let you know if chiropractic can help once I’ve done an assessment and seen how they have reacted to the first treatment.
Bringing your baby to a chiropractor is an amazing opportunity for your baby to have his body checked. I don’t adjust babies the same way that I do with adults. With babies, I use the pressure of their own weight to do the adjustment and it is really gentle. The first thing that I will do is to check their primitive reflexes. During the first visit, I spend more time checking than treating. For the treatment, I usually check if there is any restriction into the spine and cranial bones.
