- 440 Laurel St Suite A Waukee, IA 50263
Being a Gonstead Chiropractic Clinic is nothing short of a blessing! The life changing transformations we've seen patients experience here at Adapt Family Chiropractic is what motivates us each and every day.
A Chiropractor in Waukee can provide a range of services to help you feel your best. Whether you are experiencing musculoskeletal pain, playing sports and need a chiropractor, or just looking to improve your overall health and vitality, our friendly chiropractic team at Adapt Family Chiropractic is here to help.
Dr. Jen does an amazing job at assessing every issue that you come in with and creates an effective plan that helps you to get back to being the best YOU. At my visit, we were able to fix problems I didn’t even know chiropractic could fix. She is very knowledgeable with her work and has a great bedside manner! This is the place to go.
We love the place. Very clean. Dr. Jen is highly professional. Very attentive to the patient and caring. Explains the procedure before carrying out. She updates on what to expect next.
Dr. Jen is great! I have come to love the Gonstead Method of chiropractic. Our whole family goes to Adapt Family Chiropractic and we couldn’t be more thankful.
Dr. Jen is amazing! She really makes you feel like you are heard. She really tries her level best to get to YOUR specific problem chiropractically. Go and get check by her ASAP!!!
Super thankful to have Dr. Jen adjust our 5 month old! She was very thorough and explained everything along the way. Also made sure to answer any questions I had as a parent and the concerns that come with that. Our kiddo couldn't have been in better hands! Very kind, relational, and worth seeing.
Dr. Jen is an incredible chiropractor! She’s gentle with her adjusting & truly cares about her patients. She makes sure that her adjustments are specific & that they are what U need that day. I highly recommend Dr. Jen!!
Choosing a Gonstead Chiropractor means opting for natural and holistic approaches to healthcare. By focusing on your body's innate ability to heal itself, chiropractic care in Waukeeempowers you to take charge of your well-being. This personalized care emphasizes treating the root cause of issues rather than just the symptoms, promoting long-term health benefits.
Adapt Family Chiropractic offers a personalized approach to wellness by tailoring treatments to your specific needs. Through individualized care plans, they address your unique concerns, whether it's back pain, neck pain, migraines, or overall wellness goals. This personalized attention ensures that you receive the best possible care to achieve optimal health.
Our Chiropractors use gentle adjustments to restore proper alignment, alleviate pain, and enhance the body's natural healing processes. This approach helps you reach your wellness goals and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle.
Chiropractors restore “normal” nerve transmission/function to the body through specific adjustments to the spinal bones. “Abnormal” nerve function (too much/too little) comes from misaligned bones or what chiropractors commonly refer to as “subluxations”.
These “subluxations” can create a state of “dis-ease” in the body…sometimes resulting in certain conditions. Specific adjustments bring the body back to it’s “EASE” state, oftentimes restoring one's state of health.
To determine whether chiropractic will be effective or not, one must consider a few important factors:
No. Adjustments are intended to be specific. The specificity is what makes chiropractic unique! Treating everyone the same way with the same twisting of the neck and lower back from right to left and popping everything in between is not at all specific. Anything less than specific is not chiropractic and may do more harm than good to the patient!
Adapt Family Chiropractic uses the Gonstead method of adjusting and analyzing the spine. We're one of a few offices in Waukeethat exclusively uses the Gonstead method. By thoroughly analyzing the spine through the use of x-ray, instrumentation, visualization, static and motion palpation you can expect a properly delivered adjustment.
Yes, chiropractic adjustments are safe…given that they are performed by a skilled and competent chiropractor! Like I tell patients, anyone can make a “popping” or “cracking” noise but very few people can make a proper adjustment. This is an art or skill that takes years to become efficient at. Chiropractic has been around since 1895 with a proven track record of success!
Besides the more common symptoms of neck and back pain, patients may often find relief/support with other symptoms such as:
Just to name a few!
Absolutely! During pregnancy, a women’s body goes through some pretty dramatic changes that can create stress along the spine. If the spine was already stressed before pregnancy, chances are it will intensify during the pregnancy. Great care is taken to be sure that both the mother and her baby are safe when performing an adjustment. We utilize special adjusting tables with different modifications to give the most gentle and accurate adjustment up to the time of delivery.
Unfortunately, most people associate a “popping” or “cracking” noise as being on the same level as an adjustment. Certainly, If you rotate your spine hard enough you will likely create a loud noise! However, this in no way constitutes an adjustment and may prove to be more harmful than good!
Adjustments are specific! For instance, the Gonstead technique utilizes a listing system that helps the doctor determine how the misalignment is occurring and the best way to make the correction.
It’s important to adjust the bone in the proper direction in accordance to how the bone is misaligned. It’s of even greater importance that the adjustment reduces and eventually eliminates nerve pressure and restores vital nerve function.
Sciatica often presents itself as pain down one leg or both. Oftentimes, the pain may travel all the way to the foot. Typically, when there is misaligned bone (subluxation) in the spine, this will induce an inflammatory response in the disc that can potentially irritate the spinal nerves…in this case, the nerves that travel down the leg.
With a proper analysis, the doctor can specifically determine how a vertebrae has misaligned and where the nerve pressure is being affected. This information is then used to determine the best approach to restoring proper position and motion of the subluxated vertebrae that may be affecting, in this case, the sciatic nerve.
