Specialized Health Chiropractic - Pediatric & Prenatal Office

11/17/2025

11/15/2025

⚡️🧠 Ames Parents — The Perfect Storm Workshop is HERE! 🧠⚡️

If your kiddo struggles with big emotions, focus, sensory overwhelm, behavior swings, or constant “go-mode”…
You are NOT alone — and there is a reason.

Our Perfect Storm Parent Workshop breaks down the real, neurological root causes behind today’s rising challenges in kids — and why so many families feel like they’ve tried everything with only temporary results.

We’ll walk through:
✅ Why so many kids are stuck in fight-or-flight mode
✅ How stress shows up as meltdowns, anxiety, and sensory overload
✅ What’s happening in the brain + nervous system
✅ How gentle, neuro-focused chiropractic care helps regulate, calm, and connect

Parents leave saying:

“This finally makes sense — and we feel HOPE again.”

🎉 And to celebrate our Ames opening…

We’re offering a $47 New Patient Exam Special for attendees — including neurological scans that show exactly how stress is impacting your child’s system.

🧠 Insight neurological scans
🗣️ Full consultation + review
✨ Personalized care plan

This is where answers begin. This is where healing starts.

Ready to get to the root cause and help your child feel calmer, more connected, and more confident? 💛

📍 Specialized Health Chiropractic – Ames
🎟️ Perfect Storm Parent Workshop — limited seats
💥 $47 exam + neurological scans for workshop attendees

Comment “STORM” below or message us to save your spot 👇

Let’s help our kiddos thrive, not just cope. 🌈

11/15/2025

💭 The Gap No One Talks About: ADHD, Anxiety, Autism & Mood Regulation
Ames families — this one is for you.
If you’re walking through ADHD, anxiety, autism, or mood regulation struggles with your child…
you already know how heavy the in-between feels.
👉 The gap between knowing something’s off… but not knowing what’s wrong.
👉 The gap between being told to “wait and see”… and your gut screaming that there’s more happening beneath the surface.
👉 The gap between doing everything right — therapy, routines, school support — and still watching your child melt down, shut down, or spiral out.
That gap is where so many parents get stuck.
Confused. Exhausted. Second-guessing themselves. 💔
Here’s the part no one explains:
So often, these struggles aren’t about behavior — they’re about the brain and nervous system being stuck in stress mode.
When a child’s system is locked in fight, flight, or freeze, it shows up as the very challenges you’re fighting every day.
And now — Ames finally has a place that helps bridge that gap.
Our brand-new Specialized Health Chiropractic – Ames office is officially OPEN and serving families just like yours.
🧠 With neurological Insight Scans and gentle, kid-focused adjustments, we help calm and regulate the nervous system so your child can finally feel safe, focused, calm, and connected again.
✨ To celebrate our opening, we’re offering Ames families a $47 New Patient Exam, including a full neurological scan.
👇 Comment “THE GAP” to claim your spot at our new Ames location
📍 217 Duff Ave, Ames
(And yes — we still proudly serve families at our Adel office, too: 216 Nile Kinnick N, Adel)
Hope lives right here in Ames — let’s start your child’s journey toward calm and connection. ❤️

11/15/2025

Let’s talk about Autism and the Nervous System.

We’re not here to “fix” autism.
We’re here to support the child behind the label—the one who’s often overwhelmed, anxious, dysregulated, and struggling to feel safe in their own body.

At SHC, we focus on the neurology behind the behaviors.

Many children on the autism spectrum live with a nervous system that’s constantly on high alert—stuck in fight-or-flight, overstimulated, and exhausted.
That’s why we see:
⚠️ Sensory overload
⚠️ Difficulty with transitions
⚠️ Emotional outbursts or shutdowns
⚠️ Sleep struggles
⚠️ Delayed communication or social disconnect

✨ The good news?
When we gently calm the stress on the nervous system, things begin to shift.

Here’s how we help:
🧠 We start with non-invasive scans to assess stress patterns in the brain-body connection
🧠 We create a customized care plan with gentle, neuro-focused chiropractic adjustments
🧠 We track changes over time so you can see the difference—not just feel it

What we often hear from parents:
💛 “He’s sleeping better.”
💛 “She’s calmer during transitions.”
💛 “He’s making more eye contact and using more words.”
💛 “She’s more connected to us than ever before.”

This care doesn’t try to change who your child is—it simply helps their nervous system function more peacefully, so who they are can shine through.

📍If your child is on the spectrum and you’ve been searching for something different, something supportive, something rooted in connection... we’re here.

Let’s start with a scan. Let’s start with hope.

11/13/2025

😩 “It’s like we’re walking on eggshells…”
Mood swings. Explosions. Big feelings out of nowhere.
And then the guilt that hits after. (For them and for you.)

If you’ve ever found yourself saying:
👉 “They were fine five minutes ago.”
👉 “Nothing even happened…”
👉 “I just wish they had a little more control.”

You’re not alone. And you’re not a bad parent.

Mood regulation is a neurological challenge — not a character flaw.

When the nervous system is stuck in fight or flight, even the tiniest trigger can feel like a full-on threat.
That’s where we come in. 💆‍♀️

📊 We use scans to measure the stress in your child’s nervous system.
🧠 We create care plans to help bring their brain out of survival mode.
💛 And we walk with you through the ups and downs — with real tools and real hope.

Because mood regulation isn’t about punishment or parenting hacks.
It’s about calming the storm within the brain — so your child can finally feel safe in their own body.

Ready to dig deeper? Drop a 💛 or message us “MOOD” and we’ll help you take the next step.

11/12/2025

11/11/2025

Ever feel like your child goes from 0 to 100... for what feels like no reason at all?

One second they’re smiling, the next they’re melting down because the banana broke, or their sock feels “weird,” or they just can’t handle it anymore.

That’s not “bad behavior.” That’s a nervous system waving a white flag.

Mood regulation isn’t just about willpower or parenting techniques — it’s deeply tied to how well your child’s nervous system can adapt to stress, process emotions, and shift gears.

At our office, we help get to the root — gently supporting the brain and body connection so those big reactions aren’t so constant. We’ve seen it happen: fewer meltdowns, quicker recovery from upsets, and kids who finally feel safe in their own bodies.

If your gut says something’s off... you're not imagining it. And you're not alone.

💛 Mood regulation starts with nervous system regulation. And that's exactly what we focus on here.

11/10/2025

😩 The tantrums. The meltdowns. The moments that leave you wondering if you’re doing something wrong as a parent.
Here’s the truth: tantrums aren’t just “bad behavior.” They’re often a sign of a stressed nervous system.
When a child’s brain and body are stuck in fight-or-flight mode, the smallest transition or trigger can feel impossible. Their emotions spill over—not because they want to act out, but because their nervous system doesn’t have the tools to regulate.
👉 This is why we look deeper than behavior.
Neurologically-focused chiropractic care helps calm and regulate the nervous system, giving kids the ability to process stress, shift gears, and handle big emotions with more ease.
We see it every day—parents who once dreaded the grocery store or bedtime routine now watching their child stay calmer, smoother, and more resilient. 💛
✨ Your child isn’t “bad.” Their nervous system just needs support. And that’s where we can help.

11/08/2025

11/07/2025

🌟 Why We See Young Children (and why it matters) 🌟

We get asked all the time —
"Why would a child need chiropractic care so young?"

And our answer is simple:

Because childhood is not calm and easy on the nervous system.
It’s BIG emotions.
BIG growth.
BIG changes.
And a brand-new developing brain trying to make sense of the world every single day.

🧠 From birth trauma and sleep struggles
👣 To sensory sensitivities and emotional overwhelm
🚶‍♂️ To tumbles, growth spurts, and new milestones...

Kids are constantly adapting — and sometimes, that little nervous system gets stuck in stress mode instead of growth, calm, and connection mode.

When we see young children in our office, we’re not just checking posture or bones.
We’re checking how well their brain and body are communicating —
How well they can regulate, focus, calm, and grow.

Gentle, neurological-based chiropractic adjustments help support:

✨ Emotional regulation
✨ Sensory processing
✨ Sleep + digestion
✨ Immune + development
✨ Milestones + motor skills
✨ Confidence + calm

This isn’t about treating symptoms…
It’s about giving their nervous system the best foundation possible — so they don’t just make it through childhood, they thrive through it.

Childhood is too precious to “wait and see.”

If your gut says they need more support — you're in the right place. 💛

📍 Specialized Health Chiropractic
👶 Serving little ones, from day-one to big-kid milestones
💬 Send us a message or tap the link in our bio to learn more