Posts by Joella Folk

I don’t know about you, but evening time and bedtime routines were not my favorite part of raising little ones. I am not a night owl in any sense of the term and my oldest child never wanted to sleep so the often drawn-out process was quite wearing on me. Thankfully, like most kids, once…

Maintaining a family practice near a large military base means I am really used to families moving in and out of the practice. However, the Covid-19 pandemic dramatically increased these rates! Some were able to make the exciting move closer to family, or simply to areas with a lower cost of living now that they…

“Sleep only on your left side” is an idea I have heard often and repeatedly from patients who have inevitably received this guideline from various pregnancy resources. Don’t stress about sleep positions during pregnancy! Let me share where this came from and why you don’t need to worry about it IF your body is balanced…

I doubt most mothers know ahead of time just how much poop would become a main topic of interest once they have children. Some of these questions may be expected but often challenges arise that are far from what you expected. Common Digestive & Defecation Problems for Children Children are often brought to us for…

With the holidays approaching, we will be getting out of our regular routines. This often includes our healthy eating and self care habits. So let’s explore the importance of gut health and how it can impact every system in your body. Sometimes the gut is called the second brain and there’s good reason for that…

Developmental milestones represent how the BRAIN the brain and body are changing. A baby’s brain, in general, develops from the back (the location responsible for reflexes, vision centers, and overall muscle tone of the body). As they grow and develop, the brain makes more connections moving forward, crossing side-to-side and eventually into the front of…

Developmental milestones represent how the BRAIN the brain and body are changing. A baby’s brain, in general, develops from the back (the location responsible for reflexes, vision centers, and overall muscle tone of the body). As they grow and develop, the brain makes more connections moving forward, crossing side-to-side and eventually into the front of…

Developmental milestones represent how the BRAIN the brain and body are changing. A baby’s brain, in general, develops from the back (the location responsible for reflexes, vision centers, and overall muscle tone of the body). As they grow and develop, the brain makes more connections moving forward, crossing side-to-side and eventually into the front of…

Developmental milestones represent how the BRAIN the brain and body are changing. A baby’s brain, in general, develops from the back (the location responsible for reflexes, vision centers, and overall muscle tone of the body). As they grow and develop, the brain makes more connections moving forward, crossing side-to-side and eventually into the front of…

Congratulations! You had your baby…now what?  Did you know chiropractic care can be beneficial for your postpartum healing? Postpartum is filled with many physical, chemical and emotional changes as you heal from birth and learn to care for your newborn.  Physically, no matter how your delivery went, your body has gone through quite the dramatic…