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ion to joint manipulations, called adjustments, we also use a variety of soft tissue techniques and physical modalities. Chiropractic produces results by helping your nervous system work the way it should. The medical approach puts chemicals into your bloodstream to artificially change the way your body works. Instead, the focus of chiropractic care is on the integrity of your nervous system. The intent is to restore your body’s ability to regulate and heal itself without drugs and without surgery. It honors the wisdom of your body and it has helped millions enjoy relief and better health for more than a century. Improved nerve communications between your brain and your body can help everyone, including children, the elderly and those with special needs. With pregnancy come hormonal changes, a shift in body weight and a laxity of connective tissues. New stresses are experienced by the lower back and pelvis. Many women report that their pregnancies were easier and their delivery times shorter when they received chiropractic care. Even today’s birthing procedures can put tremendous pressures on a child’s spine. And while the injury from forceps deliveries may be less common today, vacuum extraction and eager hands can do even more damage by pulling, forcing and twisting the baby’s young spine. Some detect changes in a few short days or weeks. Others may take weeks to months before showing progress. Like your chiropractic doctor, some patients opt to continue with some type of regular chiropractic checkups. These patients show up for their visits feeling great. Their interest in wellness and prevention helps make sure that once they get well, they stay well.