Praise For: Chiropractic Care for the Pregnant Patient

This program is really finding different ways to take care of pregnant patients. I really like how they included blocking procedures, CMRT and even discussed cranial. It talked through various scenarios or complications in pregnancy and what to do to get the body ready to conceive, deliver or even maintain the pregnancy, there are not a lot of classes out there with this much information that I know of currently.

I feel more confident in following the indicators and knowing how to correct the issue. I am glad that I don’t have to guess, the indicators direct me to what I need to do. I still have a lot to learn but I feel like I am way ahead of the students who I am graduating with soon and can help more people.

So as a student it was hard for me to actually use most of the techniques and blocking procedures as the preceptor would not allow me to do them. I did look for the indicators I made mental notes but then used a diversified/activator to correct without the blocks. I did do CMRT when allowed to. As I’m close to graduation I will be a DC and can utilize the techniques more.

It gives you a comprehensive look at other ways to treat a pregnancy patient. I learned some of Webster at Logan with Logan basic but using SOT and following the indicators was really easy for me to follow. You are getting low force ways to help with various conditions or things to consider with pregnancy.

I really enjoyed the course.

This program gives you breakdown indicators to help guide your treatment of the pregnant patient to ensure you are helping positively impact the birthing process as well as help the mother be more comfortable and confident with her pregnancy.

This has really helped me confidently explain why certain hardships present with pregnant patients and what can be done to help resolve many of these complications

One instance I remember was analyzing a patient dealing with excessive heartburn. I checked her occipital fibers and found an active stomach reflex. Continued to work through the protocols explained in this course and the mother was able to sleep without the discomfort she had dealt with for the past 21 weeks.

Yes, I would recommend this course to help continue to share the value of true chiropractic treatment and shift the paradigm of common belief that chiropractic only helps with a pinhole of conditions and patients.

My takeaways:
Checking occipital fibers and utilizing sacral pussyfoot for hemorrhoids – Clearing out liver, large intestine, ICV related to constipation – Additional cranial work for clearing swelling – Psoas corrections and correlating lower thoracic nodules

In practicing specific techniques and set ups on myself and family, I have been able to adjust and enhance our own biomechanics. In the office I have been able to implement all techniques since I am treating mainly pregnant women. I also have confidence in blocking women upright when they no longer want to lie on their stomach. I really appreciate that ability.

I had been having difficulty correcting a left psoas contracture on a pregnant patient utilizing Webster, Thompson Drop, Activator, and myofascial release methods. If I could correct the contracture at the visit, it was surely present by the next visit. Utilizing the additional psoas corrections enabled the patient to hold corrections longer as well as to have less drastic contracture than before.

Yes! I would recommend this course. You need additional considerations besides Webster. Corresponding occipital fibers to lumbar vertebrae is really helpful and works incredibly well.

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

My three takeaways:
1. The walkthroughs of case management – exactly what to check in each case.
2. Better understanding of blocking techniques and variations within the 3 categories.
3. CMRT protocols and organ systems.

I am already seeing changes integrating some of the CMRT protocols!

Have a patient with dysautonomia we’ve been working with who has gotten some great results. Used the gallbladder and stomach points discussed in the ‘morning sickness’ section and she’s seen an immediate change in digestion beyond what she was seeing with what we were doing with her beforehand.

Absolutely would recommend this course. I loved how this was set up and the specifics in case management.

As someone who is Webster and perinatal certified through the ICPA, I learned new techniques on how to take care of pregnant moms, specifically with instability. I also enjoyed learning the different protocols for pregnancy specific symptoms. Another big takeaway was wanting to dive deeper into the SOT analysis in general to bring more options to my patients in a diversified practice.

Personally, I was pregnant while taking this course program! I learned a lot about my own body while I experienced pregnancy for the first time and different techniques to try on myself. It expanded me as a chiropractor as well so that I can bring new options for pregnant mommas when the Webster analysis alone isn’t holding or is just too much structurally on the body. I always want to continue to expand my knowledge with chiropractic specifically for women and children, and I believe having taken this course on top of everything I have learned through the ICPA sets me apart as a perinatal professional in our community.

For myself, I was able to view what my body was going through differently as instability rather than fixation

Yes, I would recommend this program. I do not think it’s a beginners’ course for prenatal chiropractic care though. I would recommend this to practitioners who already have a good amount of background working with pregnant women and want to expand their knowledge deeper.

Thank you for creating this!