Arbor Vitae Chiropractic - Bentonville, AR

Arbor Vitae Chiropractic - Bentonville, AR 🏅NWAs Pediatric & Prenatal Experts
💙Drug free HOPE, ANSWERS, + HELP for kids with chronic health challenges
🧠Neurologically focused customized care
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03/17/2026

Height and weight? ⚖️ Measured.

Bloodwork? 💉 Measured.

MRI? 👀 Measured.

But what about how the nervous system 🧠 is functioning?

✔️Sleep
✔️ Digestion
✔️ Behavior
✔️ Focus
✔️ Immunity

All controlled neurologically.🧠

That’s the gap.

Save this if your child’s labs are “normal” but life isn’t. 🫶🏼

Follow for nervous system education for families.

MCAS, POTS, and EDS are often treated as isolated conditions. 🔍But they frequently coexist.❓Why? Because they share a co...
03/17/2026

MCAS, POTS, and EDS are often treated as isolated conditions. 🔍

But they frequently coexist.

❓Why?

Because they share a common neurological denominator: autonomic nervous system 🧠 dysfunction.

Mast cells respond to nervous system signaling. 📶
💓Heart rate variability reflects autonomic balance.
Vagal tone influences inflammatory thresholds. ✔

When the system is stuck in sympathetic dominance, reactivity increases.

Medication 💊 can help manage symptoms.
But restoring regulation addresses why the thresholds lowered in the first place.

Function changes resilience.

Save this. ✔
Send it to someone navigating complex diagnoses. 📲

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03/16/2026

We’re definitely “all of the above” people here! What would you add to this list?!

03/16/2026

Constipation 💩 doesn’t start in the colon.

It starts in the nervous system.🧠

When sympathetic dominance is present, digestion slows. 🐌

MiraLAX pulls water into the intestines.

But it doesn’t restore communication ☎️ between the brain and the gut.

That’s why so many families stay stuck in cycles.

Save this if constipation feels never-ending. ✔️

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"We've done every test." 📣✔️Bloodwork✔️Imaging✔️Neurology referralsAnd everything comes back normal. Traditional medicin...
03/16/2026

"We've done every test." 📣

✔️Bloodwork
✔️Imaging
✔️Neurology referrals

And everything comes back normal.

Traditional medicine is designed to detect 🔎 pathology.

But it does not measure function. 📐

The nervous system coordinates:
➡️Sleep
➡️Immunity
➡️Speech
➡️Emotional regulation
➡️Digestion
➡️Focus

Nearly 1 in 12 children 👧🏼 have speech or language challenges.
Most have normal labs.

Because this isn't always structural.

It's often functional.

When we measure nervous system 🧠 function, we frequently uncover patterns of chronic stress and sympathetic dominance that explain the symptoms.

Function changes outcomes.

Save this. ✔
Send it to the parent tired of "wait and see."📲

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Happy birthday to Shelby!! 💃🏼🥳If you see her this week, wish her a happy birthday and if you want bonus points, then bri...
03/15/2026

Happy birthday to Shelby!! 💃🏼🥳
If you see her this week, wish her a happy birthday and if you want bonus points, then bring her a Dr. Pepper. 🤣

Comment “STORM” or register at the link in our bio for this awesome event! We will see you March 24th, save the date! 🤩 ...
03/14/2026

Comment “STORM” or register at the link in our bio for this awesome event! We will see you March 24th, save the date! 🤩

Modern pregnancy 🤰is different than it was generations ago. More monitoring. 😬More testing. 😩More “we need to watch this...
03/14/2026

Modern pregnancy 🤰is different than it was generations ago.

More monitoring. 😬
More testing. 😩
More “we need to watch this.” 🫣

Research shows that chronic prenatal 🤰 stress increases infant nervous system 🧠 reactivity and lowers self/regulation capacity.

Cortisol crosses the placenta.
The developing vagus nerve adapts to the mother’s stress physiology.
Baseline reactivity shifts.

➡️This isn’t about guilt.

It’s about understanding.

✔️Colic
✔️Reflux
✔️Sleep disruption
✔️Sensory sensitivity

Often trace back to early autonomic programming.

When we support the nervous system 🧠 early, resilience builds.

Save this. 🫶🏼
Send it to a pregnant mom who deserves to understand what’s happening biologically - not emotionally. 📲

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03/13/2026

If you guessed MiraLAX, you’re right! Your pediatrician probably means well when trying to find a quick fix when it comes to your child’s uncomfortable tummy aches. But MiraLAX is not approved for children under 17! There are also hundreds of studies other side effects that have been reported by parents. 😭

Comment “READ” for an article on MiraLAX and natural ways to help!

03/13/2026

Happy 9 year work anniversary to Shelby!🎉 She is everything that's hard to find today: loyal, consistent, and sincere. Behind the scenes she's fielding ideas and requests from Dr. Tom & Brooke, making sure everyone on staff is off for their kid's events & games, and still gets excited when practice members experience breakthroughs in their health. The sky is the limit for her at Arbor Vitae and we are so thankful she's not just on the team, but leading it! 🚀

We’ll be at the Rogers Convention Center from the 13th-15th for the NWA Home Show, come stop by, say hello, and learn mo...
03/12/2026

We’ll be at the Rogers Convention Center from the 13th-15th for the NWA Home Show, come stop by, say hello, and learn more about how we support family wellness! 🏠

03/12/2026

Same pollen. 🌳
Different reaction. 🤧

The difference isn’t the environment.

It’s how the nervous system 🧠 interprets the environment.

When the vagus nerve isn’t functioning well, the immune system overreacts. 😱

Histamine release becomes exaggerated.

Allergies 🤧 aren’t random.

They’re a nervous system 🧠 story.

Save this for spring. 💐
Share this with a mom managing antihistamines daily. 📲

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Address

1401 S Walton Boulevard Suite 25
Bentonville, AR
72712

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 1pm
3pm - 6pm
Tuesday 3pm - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 1pm
3pm - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 1pm
3pm - 6pm
Friday 9am - 11am

Telephone

+14792086766

Website

http://pxdocs.com/, http://pxdocs.com/constipation/the-neurological-perspective-

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