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West Edmonton Chiropractor - Dr. Wendy Coburn - Happy Healthy Family North East Edmonton Gibbard Block Highlands Forest Heights Ottewell Holyrood

Motor Control in kids as they grow.

Vertebral subluxation blocks nerve communication between body to brain and brain to body to direct the brain to create a motor response out. 1 predictor for struggles is motor skills. A chiropractor adjusts the spinal interference that negatively impacts communication from brain to body and the brain being able to

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Parents fear that their babies are not keeping up.

Let’s allow our babies to grow up naturally. Let’s not force it. Social media has many benefits, yet has created for some a sense of fear or inadequacy of how their 4, 5 or 6 month old is developing. (It can occur at any age). The fear stems from comparison.

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When should my newborn be checked by a chiropractor?

There are a few variables to this. As each experience for mom and babe is different. Once your bundle of joy has arrived have your partner text your pediatric family chiropractor so a discussion can be had as to how the delivery went. Circumstances that can warrant time before a

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Proprioception – Increasing your Sense of Self

Did you know you have more senses than the 5 you were once taught?One of them being your proprioception, also known as kinesthesia, is a child’s internal awareness of their body’s position, movement, and spatial orientation.  It is an essential part of early development, and helps children develop motor skills,

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The Rooting Reflex and Sucking Reflex in Babies

Did you know that the rooting reflex is supposed to be integrated and disappear as well as the sucking reflex by 6 months? How do you know if your little is having a problem and how do you test it? Early stages can show up as problems latching, spitting up,

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What can create lower VAGAL TONE in Pediatrics?

Below is a list of things that can create lower vagal tone in pediatrics. Why is this significant as it can impact neuro development or growth and development, which too can impact how primitive reflexes integrate, but primarily from a chiropractic perspective – function. It can impact how the body

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Tempomandibular Dysfunction

What is tempomandibular dysfunction? What creates it and how can it show up? It can show up many many ways including but not limited to snoring, choking, trouble swallowing, jaw pain, neck pain, fight or flight responses, high palate, poor latching with nursing, tongue thrusts, tongue ties involvement, spitting up

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