Prenatal, Postnatal, Infant & Pediatric Care

At Quantum Chiropractic, we provide gentle, specialized chiropractic care for expecting mothers, postpartum patients, newborns, infants, and children. Our goal is to support the body through some of life’s most important transitions: pregnancy, birth, recovery, early development, and childhood growth.

Care during these stages is very different from standard adult chiropractic care. The techniques are gentle, specific, and adapted to the needs of the mother, baby, or child.
Using Sacro Occipital Technic, often called SOT, along with craniopathy, fascial unwinding, and specialized pediatric training, our office evaluates the body as a connected system. We look at how the spine, pelvis, cranium, nervous system, soft tissues, and fascia work together to influence comfort, movement, feeding, development, and overall function.

Prenatal Chiropractic Care

Supporting Comfort and Balance During Pregnancy

Pregnancy creates major changes in the body. As the baby grows, the mother’s posture, pelvis, spine, ligaments, muscles, and nervous system all adapt. These changes are natural, but they can also create stress, discomfort, and compensation patterns.

Prenatal chiropractic care may help support better comfort and mobility during pregnancy by gently addressing spinal, pelvic, and soft tissue tension.

Pregnant patients often seek care for:

• Low back pain

• Pelvic discomfort

• Hip pain

• Sciatic-type pain

• Rib pain

• Neck and shoulder tension

• Round ligament discomfort

• Difficulty sleeping comfortably

• Postural strain

• General pregnancy-related aches and tension
  
  

Our approach is gentle and individualized. The goal is not forceful correction. The goal is to help the body adapt more comfortably during pregnancy.

Why Pelvic Balance Matters During Pregnancy

The pelvis plays an important role during pregnancy and birth. When the pelvis is under strain, the surrounding muscles, ligaments, and soft tissues may also become tense or imbalanced.

SOT-based chiropractic care evaluates the pelvis as part of the entire body system. By supporting better pelvic balance, we may help reduce unnecessary tension patterns that can affect the low back, hips, sacrum, abdomen, and surrounding soft tissues.

This can be especially helpful for mothers who feel uneven, restricted, tight, or uncomfortable as pregnancy progresses.

Postnatal Chiropractic Care

Helping Mothers Recover After Birth

After delivery, the body does not simply “go back to normal.” The postpartum period is a time of healing, recovery, hormonal change, physical stress, and constant adaptation.

New mothers often spend hours feeding, holding, carrying, lifting, and caring for their baby. These repetitive postures may create strain in the neck, shoulders, upper back, low back, wrists, hips, and pelvis.

Postnatal chiropractic care may be helpful for:

• Postpartum low back pain

• Pelvic or tailbone discomfort

• Neck and shoulder tension from feeding

• Upper back pain from holding the baby

• Wrist, arm, or hand strain

• Headaches related to posture or tension

• Core and postural changes after pregnancy

• General recovery after labor and delivery
  
  

Our goal is to support the mother’s recovery so she can feel stronger, more comfortable, and better able to care for herself and her baby.

What Is Craniopathy?

Craniopathy is a specialized area of chiropractic care focused on the structure and function of the cranium, cranial bones, jaw, upper neck, and related nervous system pathways.

Although the skull may seem like one solid structure, the cranium is made up of multiple bones joined by sutures. These cranial structures can be affected by birth stress, trauma, falls, dental work, orthodontics, jaw tension, concussions, posture, and long-standing spinal patterns.

Craniopathy uses gentle, specific techniques to evaluate and support better cranial function.
This is not forceful care. Cranial work is typically very light, precise, and carefully adapted to the patient’s age, condition, and comfort level.

Infant Chiropractic Care

Gentle Support for Newborns and Babies

Birth is a powerful event. Even with a healthy delivery, a newborn’s head, neck, shoulders, spine, and nervous system may experience physical stress. Some babies adapt easily, while others show signs of tension, discomfort, or imbalance.

Infant chiropractic care is extremely gentle. It does not look like adult chiropractic adjusting. The pressure used is light, specific, and appropriate for the baby’s age and size.

Parents may bring their baby in for evaluation when they notice:

• Difficulty latching

• Trouble nursing on one side

• Colic-like symptoms

• Reflux-related discomfort

• Excessive fussiness

• Difficulty settling

• Arching or stiffness

• Preference for turning the head one direction

• Flattening on one side of the head

• Plagiocephaly, also known as flat head syndrome

• Torticollis-like positioning

• Tension after birth

• Difficulty with comfortable feeding positions
  
  

The goal is to evaluate whether structural, cranial, fascial, or nervous system tension may be contributing to the baby’s discomfort or functional challenges.

Latching, Feeding, Colic, and Reflux Concerns

Feeding is one of the most important early functions for a newborn. When a baby struggles to latch, nurse comfortably, turn the head evenly, relax during feeding, or settle after feeding, parents often feel stressed and unsure of what to do next.

From an SOT and craniopathy perspective, feeding challenges may involve more than the mouth alone. The baby’s cranium, jaw, tongue, neck, shoulders, spine, nervous system, and fascia all work together during nursing and bottle feeding.

Gentle evaluation may help identify tension patterns involving:

• Cranial bones

• Jaw mechanics

• Upper neck tension

• Tongue and oral fascial restrictions

• Shoulder and chest tension

• Diaphragm tension

• Digestive-related stress patterns

• Nervous system regulation
  
  

For babies with colic-like symptoms or reflux-related discomfort, the goal is not to “treat a diagnosis.” Instead, we look for physical stress patterns that may be affecting comfort, feeding, digestion, and regulation.

When the baby’s body can relax and function with less tension, feeding and settling may become easier.

Plagiocephaly, Cranial Asymmetry, and Head Shape Concerns

Some babies develop flattening on one side of the head or a preference for turning the head in one direction. This is commonly described as plagiocephaly or cranial asymmetry.

Parents may notice:

• One side of the head appears flatter

• The baby always turns the head the same way

• One ear appears shifted forward

• The forehead looks more prominent on one side

• The baby has trouble nursing on one side

• The baby resists tummy time

• The neck feels tight or restricted
  
  

Craniopathy and pediatric SOT care evaluate how the cranial bones, neck, spine, jaw, and fascia may be contributing to these patterns.

The earlier these patterns are evaluated, the better opportunity there may be to support more balanced movement and development.

Pediatric Chiropractic Care

Helping Children Grow With Better Balance and Function

Children are constantly growing, falling, learning, playing, and adapting. As they develop, the spine, cranium, nervous system, jaw, posture, muscles, and fascia all influence how they move and function.

​​​​​​​Pediatric chiropractic care may be helpful for children experiencing:

• Postural strain

• Headaches

• Neck or back discomfort

• Jaw tension

• Sports-related strain

• Growing pains

• Balance or coordination concerns

• Tension after falls or injuries

• Mouth breathing patterns

• Orthodontic or dental stress

• Recurring muscle tension

• Difficulty with comfortable movement
  
  

Our pediatric approach is gentle, respectful, and specific. We do not force the body. We work with the body.

How SOT Helps Pediatric Patients

SOT is especially valuable in pediatric care because it looks at the child as a whole system.

Rather than focusing only on one symptom, SOT evaluates relationships between:

• The pelvis

• The spine

• The cranium

• The nervous system

• The jaw and TMJ

• The muscles

• The fascia

• Organ reflex patterns

• Breathing mechanics

• Developmental movement patterns
  
  

This is important because children often do not express discomfort the same way adults do. A baby may cry, arch, struggle to feed, or refuse certain positions. A toddler may be restless, clumsy, or resistant to movement. An older child may complain of headaches, stomach discomfort, or growing pains.

SOT helps us evaluate the pattern behind the presentation.

Craniopathy for Newborns, Infants, and Children

Craniopathy is a specialized chiropractic approach focused on the cranium, cranial bones, jaw, upper neck, and nervous system.

This is especially important in pediatric care because the cranium and nervous system play a major role in early development, feeding, sleep, movement, and regulation.

Gentle cranial work may be used to evaluate and support:

• Latching mechanics

• Head-turning preference

• Cranial asymmetry

• Plagiocephaly

• Jaw and TMJ function

• Tongue and oral tension patterns

• Neck mobility

• Nervous system regulation

• Comfort during feeding

• Developmental movement patterns
  
  

Cranial work for babies and children is light, precise, and adapted to the child’s comfort level.

Fascial Unwinding: Gentle Care That Often Looks Remarkable

Fascia is the connective tissue network that surrounds and supports muscles, organs, nerves, blood vessels, and joints. It helps the body move as one connected system.
In infants and children, fascial tension can develop from pregnancy positioning, birth stress, falls, injuries, oral restrictions, posture, or developmental strain.

Fascial unwinding is a gentle hands-on technique that helps the body release tension patterns. Instead of forcing a correction, the doctor follows the body’s natural motion and allows the tissues to soften, unwind, and reorganize.

For pediatric care, this work can sometimes appear almost magical to parents because it is so gentle, yet the changes in comfort, movement, posture, or relaxation may be noticeable.

This approach has been influenced by specialized pediatric and bodywork teaching, including the work of Dr. Carol Phillips, whose methods emphasize gentle, respectful care for infants and children through cranial, fascial, and whole-body unwinding principles.

At Quantum Chiropractic, we value this style of care because it honors the child’s body and nervous system rather than overwhelming it.

Why This Approach Matters

Babies and children are not simply “small adults.” Their bodies are developing rapidly, and their nervous systems are highly responsive.

That is why pediatric chiropractic care should be:

• Gentle

• Specific

• Respectful

• Developmentally appropriate

• Whole-body focused

• Nervous-system aware

• Comfortable for the child
  
  

Using SOT, craniopathy, and fascial unwinding together allows us to evaluate more than spinal alignment. We can also consider how cranial motion, soft tissue tension, feeding mechanics, posture, and nervous system regulation may be affecting the child’s comfort and development.

Conditions and Concerns Parents Commonly Ask About

Parents often ask whether our office can evaluate babies and children with concerns such as:

• Latching difficulty

• Colic-like symptoms

• Reflux-related discomfort

• Plagiocephaly

• Torticollis-like positioning

• Head-turning preference

• Difficulty settling

• Excessive fussiness

• Poor sleep patterns

• Feeding discomfort

• Postural asymmetry

• Jaw or oral tension

• Developmental movement concerns

• Headaches

• Neck or back discomfort

• Sports injuries

• Growing pains
  
  

Every child is different. Our role is to evaluate the child’s individual pattern and determine whether gentle chiropractic, cranial, or fascial care may be appropriate.

Care for the Whole Family

One of the unique aspects of Quantum Chiropractic is that we care for patients across all stages of life.

A mother may begin care during pregnancy. Her baby may be evaluated after birth. As the child grows, care may continue through developmental milestones, falls, sports, posture changes, and other life stages.

This allows us to support the family as a whole.

Our approach is designed for:

• Expecting mothers

• Postpartum mothers

• Newborns

• Infants

• Toddlers

• Children

• Teens

• Families seeking holistic care
  
  

We take time to listen, evaluate, explain, and create care that fits each patient’s needs.

Why Choose Quantum Chiropractic?

Quantum Chiropractic offers a specialized approach to prenatal, postnatal, infant, and pediatric care.

Patients and families choose our office because we provide:

• Gentle prenatal chiropractic care

• Postnatal recovery support

• Infant and pediatric chiropractic evaluation

• SOT-based whole-body analysis

• Craniopathy for newborns, infants, children, and adults

• Fascial unwinding for gentle tissue release

• Care for latching, colic-like symptoms, reflux-related discomfort, and plagiocephaly concerns

• A calm, respectful approach to pediatric care

• A deeper understanding of how the cranium, spine, pelvis, fascia, and nervous system work together
  
  

Our goal is to help mothers, babies, and children function with greater comfort, balance, and ease.

A Gentle Start Matters

Pregnancy, birth, and childhood are foundational stages of life. When the body is supported early, it may have a better opportunity to adapt, grow, and function well.

At Quantum Chiropractic, we believe that gentle, specific care can make a meaningful difference for families.

​​​​​​​Whether you are pregnant, recovering after birth, concerned about your baby’s latch or head shape, or looking for a more holistic approach to pediatric care, our office is here to help guide and support you.