Family Chiropractors in Petaluma, Santa Rosa, and Napa, California

Chiropractic Adjustments

Some of the chiropractic techniques we specialize in include:

• Thompson Drop Table Technique
• Prenatal Chiropractic Care/Webster Technique
• Pediatric/Infant Chiropractic Care
• Diversified Chiropractic Technique
• Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care (Toggle Recoil and Blair Techniques)
• Activator Instrument Adjusting
• Extremity Adjustments

We utilize a variety of chiropractic techniques which we continually develop and refine through years of practice. This means both attending and teaching continuing education seminars in order to better ourselves and our profession. We are proud to be experts in our field and we never stop learning.

We use a unique form of chiropractic analysis called Advanced Muscle Palpation (AMP). Your body’s muscles serve as built-in “misalignment detectors” which stabilize and even attempt to correct your body’s subluxations. We tune in to this intelligent system to determine how to best assist the body in making an adjustment. Working with your body’s innate intelligence in this way allows us to use less force while making a highly effective adjustment in a way that honors your body.

Upper Cervical Chiropractic

Upper cervical chiropractic care focuses on the relationship between the two bones in the top of the neck and the function of the Central Nervous System. An upper cervical chiropractor identifies misalignment in this important region of the spine and uses gentle and precise methods to correct spinal alignment.

The brainstem sits right above the C1 vertebra (also known as the atlas). The brainstem controls every automatic function and response in the body, such as pain, sleep, digestion, blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature, and many more. When the brainstem and the body are able to communicate with each other freely, you are better able to live life to its fullest.

By restoring balance to the Central Nervous System through a specific Upper Cervical correction, the body is free to heal and function optimally.

Pediatric Chiropractic

Chiropractic adjustments help to ensure proper brain balance and development, improving your child’s overall health and ensuring that they have the best chance of reaching their full potential. When the brain and body can communicate well, kids can adapt to their surroundings better. Adapting is the key word, and why Chiropractic is so helpful to kids.

Although bumps and falls are often what comes to mind with our kids when we think of physical stress, actual stressors start much earlier, during the prenatal or birth process.
In addition to physical stressors, our kids live in a busier, more complex world than we did. Simply put, we have more coming from every direction. All combined, it can be overwhelming! The more ‘stressors’ that build up, the harder it is for our bodies to adapt to them.
We have completed years of postgraduate training through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA). We use the most advanced techniques available for caring for infants and children.
Chiropractic allows your child to increase their potential for optimal health and wellness!

Prenatal Chiropractic

Physically there are many changes that come with pregnancy: weight gain and redistribution of weight, balance issues, increased demand of vital organs, increased stress, swelling, and many more untold joys of pregnancy. Chiropractic helps balance the body biomechanically which increases nervous system function and allows the brain to function better.
Emotionally, pregnancy is a time for all the feels. The rollercoaster of emotions can be intense! Chiropractic helps balance hormones. Often people report feeling happier under chiropractic care.
Structurally, the pelvic bowl houses the developing baby. We want to make sure there is proper alignment so the baby can grow and have enough room. As the baby is developing in utero, they are actually getting stimulation from the outside world, which helps them to develop the best way possible. When there are misalignments in the pelvis, it reduces the baby’s potential for development and decreases the ability to “get baby out.” Research published in 2016 found that chiropractic adjustments improved the ability of pregnant mamas to relax their pelvic floor muscles. This is super important during pregnancy and may event result in better birth outcomes.

Family Chiropractic Care

Chiropractic care can be useful for not only adults but the whole family. We use cutting-edge techniques to evaluate how your brain and nervous system function, which allows us to specifically identify areas in your spine and brain that are not working optimally.

Family is everything to us, so it is important for you to feel like family each and every time you enter Acorn Chiropractic Club! We know from experience that being healthy is about more than just “feeling good”. A body functioning at its fullest potential helps us heal, live fully, and reach our optimal health everyday.

Our practice is dedicated to maximizing all aspects of your health through the first class chiropractic care we provide.

No matter what your age, and no matter what your problem, we want to help!