The Nest Chiropractic & Wellness

10/23/2025

Everyone is sitting wrong. The first thing that should touch the chair, and the largest thing that touches the chair, should be the gluteus maximus AKA your butt muscle by pushing it back/sticking your butt out as you go to sit down, you create low back extension and cushion in the back as opposed to putting stress on the back when you’re sitting with your hips tucked underneath you. You’ll know you’ve got the right sitting posture when you feel pressure on the Sitz bone and not on your tailbone. If you’re pregnant, proper posture is important for making sure that baby stays in the ideal position.

10/22/2025

In The Journal of Manipulative Therapy, Heidi Haavik found that in the pregnant population (second trimester and beyond), the levator hiatal area significantly increased at rest following a chiropractic adjustment vs non-pregnant participants.

So what does that mean? When a pregnant woman gets adjusted, her pelvic floor gets to practice relaxing…it’s significant because a PROPERLY relaxed pelvic floor means that there’s a chance of less interventions, shorter labor times, and less likely to tear.

Now THAT’S what I’m talking about.

10/20/2025

I’ve been in SSTL this weekend, taking a seminar on Perinatal Functional Movement. They shared a fun fact that if you get regular chiropractic care throughout your pregnancy that it decreases labor times by 25%…how awesome is that?!

10/17/2025

If you’ve been a patient of ours in the last few years, you’ve seen it firsthand…The BIRD Method, that we have developed and worked on meticulously when we’re not at the office shows us (and you) what your body craves in real-time. We are able to see which stretches and exercises will help you function your best. You can tell what may need some tweaks in your day-to-day life. And the cool part is? It’s all based on evidence and research. Eventually we want it to be something that every prenatal bodyworker will want to know and implement in their offices.

10/14/2025

We understand the government shutdown is affecting your income and things in your life get prioritized to focus only on what is MOST important, food and shelter for your families. We want to let you know we are here for you and don’t want anything to stand in the way of getting care so we are going to hold off on charging for any appointments to our federal employees and their families until things get back up and running, whether you’re a new patient* or have established care with us.

Just let us know you’re dealing with this and we will note it.

We will also be open to a payment plan if you wind up accruing a high bill when all is said and done…we want to make this as pain free of a process as possible for everyone!

*Any new patients we will ask for a $40 deposit on your visit.

10/13/2025

We love the power of a towel at our practice. It’s great for giving yourself that extra lumbar support we all could use when we’re sitting for a long time, so we tell patients to have one in their car, at home and where they work (if they sit a lot). But the one we 😍 the most probably is a car towel. Not only is it helpful for your back but then you have it in case of an emergency (blowout, diaper changes, car sickness, etc.)…and an added bonus, you don’t have to go buy a new towel, just use one of your old ones!

09/30/2025

Enjoying the perfect weather and some yummy coffee to celebrate national coffee day. Thanks !

09/26/2025

Looking for some explanations but want it to be a safe, unbiased place? Look no further.

09/24/2025

We’ve all seen the news about Tylenol, and at The Nest we are proponents of doing what feels right and healthy for you, after speaking with your provider. We also are passionate about doing the least invasive procedure and working toward the more invasive (unless time/circumstance doesn’t allow for it for whatever reason).

We’re just here to remind you that pain during pregnancy is common NOT normal and you have options outside of NSAIDs that are proven safe and effective at relieving pain.

Chiropractic care, physical therapy and massage therapy are all great options, it’s just about seeing what your body needs and how it reacts to whatever you throw at it (shout out to The BIRD Method, iykyk).

But know what also helps pain? Making sure you’re giving it what it needs, like water and healthy food AND gentle movement. You don’t have to rely on medical pain relievers to get rid of those headaches, neck or back pain, you have options.

If chiropractic care sounds interesting to you, shoot us a DM, we’re here to help!

09/23/2025

It has come to our attention recently that our online scheduling was showing unavailability for appointments till December. While we have been busy, we’re not there…yet. Lol.

We are currently working to solve the problem, but until then we HIGHLY encourage you to reach out via phone call or text message to see if we might be able to get you in sooner rather then later.

09/17/2025

Last Pregnancy/postpartum post (and probably the last photo of B you’ll see for a long time…)

Now that he’s over a year (which was my ultimate goal) we give him some donor milk and formula. People compliment me on pumping for so long but to be honest, I turned the times into me time. We will go for a drive when it’s me and Bode or Pierce takes care of him for the 30 minutes when he is around. I also told myself to not feel guilty if I bought something because I was saving money by not buying formula…ha. But really I just want to give Bode the best of me all of the time. Pierce and I talk about it all the time. We’d die for each other and Bode but would we live for each other?

Outside of a few GB attacks, postpartum life has been pretty great…especially now that we have sleep down for Bode…but hopefully I didn’t speak too soon! He’s all boy, gets into everything but he is totally awesome and I can’t wait to do crazy things with him as he gets older and show him this big world we live in and how cool it is.

04/04/2025

Currently between lifting/learning to walk but I’ll be at help me soon. Good thing I know who to see for that 😉

This is so true 😂😅 my back be broke cuz of these kids