Looking for a Recommendation for a Good Chiro

Like you, I had never been to a chiropractor before. I have a torn rotator cup and have been seeing Dr. Pete at the Hopkins Wellness Center. He is wonderful and so caring to each and every one of his patients. There are like 4 doctors there. And there is even a woman doctor there that deals with pregnant women!
PLEASE try this chiropractor; you will be so happy you did. So far, I know of about 20+ people going there. I love the friendly staff as well. Good Luck!

Hopkins Wellness Center
15 - 8th Street Hopkins, MN
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Hi V.. You sound like my kind of person: drug free, birth advocate, into prevention rather than medication, etc. (My son was born at home!) :)

A friend of mine is a chiropractor in Burnsville. His name is Dave Phillips and he went to school for upper cervical chiropractic at Palmer. You'll have to wait until after your pregnancy to see him because the technique he uses requires x-rays. (Upper Cervical chiropractic is based on aligning your atlas-- the 2 oz. bone that supports our 9-13 pound head-- so that the rest of your spine will straighten out.) He also happens to be a birth advocate and into everything natural. We have learned a lot from him! He is the one who recommended Spiritual Midwifery to me (by Ina May Gaskin) and I just loaned him my book The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer. He did a check on our child when he was a couple weeks old and he also checked me. (The child needs no adjustment, but mama is another story!)

His e-mail is ____@____.com make a short story long, when I was pregnant I went to get my sacrum pushed back into place by a chiropractor that doesn't take x-rays usually. Just this week I finally went to see an upper cervical chiropractor in Mankato and I SAW proof that it works! I had one leg that was "shorter" than the other, or rather, being pulled up by muscles because of my misaligned spine. The chiro took a digital picture of my feet before and after. Wow, what a difference!

Anyway, I just thought I'd share that with you so you would be aware of the whole upper cervical method of study. That way you can decide what technique is best for you and if the others don't work, you can try this.

Hi...I have not seen the person that you are interested in but i am 9mo. pregnant and couldn't have made it through my pregnancy without the help of Dr. John Steele at Blake Chiropractic (blake road down the street from kohls) in hopkins. I am very particular about chiropractors and now would recommend him to anyone. It took me two years to find someone after we moved here that was as good as the ones where we came from....I highly recommend him! Good luck with the chiropractic hunt & your pregnancy.

I see Kimberly Berkus in St Louis Park: www.kimberlyberkus.com. She treats pregnant women and babies as well. I started seeing her after the birth of my daugher because I would wake up every morning with aching hips. It cleared after going to Kimberly.

She uses Network Spinal Analysis approach for chiropractic. It's a very gentle approach and its very effective, which is great when you're pregnant or for babies. You can read about it on her website.

P.

V.-
Dr. Howard Fidler of Davis Chiropractic in St. Louis Park (right across from St. Louis Park) is an awesome doc with a background in pre-natal and pediatric care. He was also named one of the nation's top 40 chiros under 40. I would HIGHLY recommend that you go in and have a consultation with him! The phone number is ###-###-####. Congrats on the baby!

I agree with the recommendations from Ruth B - I go to Y Chiro and did for both my first 2 pregnancies and will for this 3rd. I know they are all great. I see Dr. Paul. They were not in my network but it was worth it to me to see someone with the equipment, expertise and passion to work with pregnant women and their children and families. Their number is ###-###-####.
Good luck with your new baby.
D.

I just started going this month but really like the chiro that I have been to. It is a wellness center. Dr. Deckert in Eagan.

Michael Mancini with The Institute for Athletic Medicine in Eden Prairie is awesome! He has patients come to him from other states...and I have seen him to. Great. I have found a lot of chiropractors develop a culture of life long care. His philosophy is truly to get you better and not need him anymore.

V.,
I saw Carrie at Lake Pointe Chiropractic Center in St. Louis Park during my 2nd pregnancy. I had some bad hip problems, and she helped me immensely. She was recommended by my doula, and has lots of experience in prenatal adjustments and children (I took my 6 month old to her, too). I didn't LOVE Carrie as a person. She was ok, just kind of young (to me!) and without children, so I was skeptical about her empathy for my tired preggo body! But the work she did on my body was great, so I kept going back and had success. (She may have adjusted me too well- My baby was born in about 15 minutes-just flew out!)

Lake Pointe Chiropractic Center
www.lpwellness.com
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I also took my newborn to a cranial-sacral specialist, which helped, too. The baby needed some adjustment from being born so quickly, and I feel that seeing Maria helped her. Maria Boda ###-###-####. I love her energy. She is very calm and quiet and gentle.

I know that this is not who you asked about but she is incredible. Dr. Ann Packard Spicer is a specialist in all the areas you talked about, it a practicing and teaching chiropractor and is a awesome loving mother of 3 children herself! You can read about her at the . I saw her during my second pregnancy when my daughter was breech and had a very rare umbilical cord attachment issue (velamentous cord insertion) and she helped me with other issues during the pregnancy and then my newborn for several months. She is an amazing and loving chiropractor. She works at the Bloomington Natural Health Clinic located at Northwestern Health Sciences University. Below is the website where you can get contact information, read a bit about her and see a photo. They accept many insurances and I highly recommend giving her a try. You will not regret it. http://www.nwhealth.edu/natcare/bloom.html

Hi V.,
Either Dr. Brian or Dr. Paul at Y Chiroproactic would be a perfect fit for you! They both specialize in pre and post natal adjustments for you & baby. I see Dr. Brian and Scott for masssages. I guarantee you will love them! They are close to you-just of hwy 55 & 169. Phone ###-###-####. Best of everything with your new baby.

Hi Venessa!
Here's a couple recommendations of exceptional Chiropractors that are very experienced with adjusting infants/children and through your pregnancy. I went to Dr. Carrie throughout my pregnancy and had my son adjusted by her too. She's great.
Dr. Carrie Getzmier
LakePointe Chiropractic
website: http://www.lpwellness.com/index.shtml
I'd also recommend Blooma in Edina. I've done Yoga there and love it. They have chiropractic there as well.
website: http://www.blooma.com/index.html
We now live near Excelsior so my son and I go to Dr. Kelly Knewtson at Knewtson Health Group.
We love Dr. Kelly but it may be a little longer drive for you.
website: http://www.khealthgroup.com/
Good luck and congratulations on your baby due in March!
M.

I have a wonderful chiropracter in St. Loius Park. Her name is Dr. Alyssa Gorder and the practice name is Family Tree Chiropractic. It is located in an office building near 394 and Louisiana Ave. She has been my chiropracter since May of 2005 when I was 5 months pregnant with my first and she is still my chiropracter and my second child is now 6 months old. She has a real love for prenatal women and babies/children. Hope this helps. There # is ###-###-####. Good Luck.

Elena Pekurovsky at Amber Light Chiropractic is great. She is a family practitioner, specializes in women pre/post natal; babies and young children. She will provide you with excellent care.

Ann Spicer at Northwestern Health Sciences is fabulous with prenatal chiropractic! She often works with the students there, so sometimes you get 2 or 3 brains for the price of one. And a cheaper rate! Find a chiropractor familiar with The Webster Technique (she is!).