Drs. Else and Robertson Chiropractors

Drs. Else and Robertson Chiropractors Perinatal | Paediatrics | Families

Kind words 🖤
10/03/2026

Kind words 🖤

Is it just spit-up… or could it be reflux? 🤍While spit-up can be normal for babies, ongoing discomfort may be a sign of ...
09/03/2026

Is it just spit-up… or could it be reflux? 🤍

While spit-up can be normal for babies, ongoing discomfort may be a sign of reflux.

Common signs to look out for:
• Arching during or after feeds
• Fussiness while feeding
• Difficulty sleeping flat
• Frequent spit-up with discomfort

Why reflux can happen:
Birth can sometimes create tension in a baby’s body and nervous system. Tightness in areas like the diaphragm, tension from the birth process, or oral restrictions such as lip ties can affect feeding, digestion, and comfort.

How chiropractic care may help:
Gentle chiropractic adjustments aim to reduce tension in the spine and nervous system, helping babies feed more comfortably, digest better, and settle more easily.

Every baby is different, but supporting the nervous system can make a big difference for little bodies.

What's a favourite when visiting us for your perinatal Chiropractic appointment?You get to lie on your tummy!!!! 🤭🌱
09/03/2026

What's a favourite when visiting us for your perinatal Chiropractic appointment?

You get to lie on your tummy!!!! 🤭🌱

Preparing for birth often includes choosing your hospital, doctor, or midwife — but many moms forget to include spinal a...
07/03/2026

Preparing for birth often includes choosing your hospital, doctor, or midwife — but many moms forget to include spinal and nervous system support in their plan. 🌱

Chiropractic care during pregnancy helps keep the pelvis balanced, the spine supported, and the nervous system functioning at its best. This can create a more comfortable pregnancy and help the body prepare for birth.

Benefits of chiropractic care during pregnancy may include:
• Improved pelvic alignment
• Reduced back and pelvic pain
• Better balance in the muscles and ligaments supporting the uterus
• Supporting optimal baby positioning
• Helping the nervous system adapt to the changes of pregnancy

Birth is a big event for both mom and baby — making sure your body is functioning at its best can make a difference.

A balanced body supports a better birth experience.

You didn’t “miss the window.”You’re not “too late.”And your child is never “too old” to begin.Every stage of childhood b...
24/02/2026

You didn’t “miss the window.”
You’re not “too late.”
And your child is never “too old” to begin.

Every stage of childhood brings new movement patterns, new neurological demands, and new rhythms for the body to learn:

🤱 Rolling
🧎 Crawling
🚶 Walking
🏃 Running
📚 Sitting at desks
🎒 Carrying heavy school bags
📱 Growing in a digital world

Each milestone asks more of their nervous system.

From a family Chiropractic perspective, we don’t just look at pain — we look at function.
How is your child adapting?
How is their posture developing?
Is their nervous system regulating smoothly through growth spurts, school stress, sport, and screen time?

The body is beautifully intelligent.
But sometimes it needs gentle support to restore balance and rhythm.

Chiropractic care aims to:
• Support healthy movement patterns
• Encourage balanced muscle tone
• Promote optimal nervous system communication
• Help your child adapt confidently to each new milestone

Whether your child is 6 months, 6 years, or 16 years old — their body is still growing, still learning, still capable of incredible change.

Growth is not a one-time event.
It’s a continuous journey.🩶

24/02/2026

Our Tips of the Day are well loved🌱

If we helped one family today, that is enough for us 🩶

A baby’s first year of life is foundational. In fact, the brain grows more in the first year than at any other time. Dur...
16/02/2026

A baby’s first year of life is foundational. In fact, the brain grows more in the first year than at any other time. During this season, neural pathways are forming, movement patterns are developing, the stress response is being wired, and the digestive and immune systems are maturing. Early support during this window can make a powerful difference in how a child adapts and thrives.

Birth is beautiful — but it is also intense. Even the most gentle, natural births place pressure on a baby’s spine and nervous system. Prolonged labour, very fast deliveries, C-sections, and assisted births all create forces on a tiny, developing body. Sometimes those forces result in tension or subtle restriction in the spine. When the spine is restricted, the nervous system may not communicate as freely as it should.

10/02/2026

Pregnancy isn’t just about a growing baby.
It’s about the environment that baby is growing in.

From a neurological perspective, everything starts with mom’s nervous system.
When mom is calm, regulated, and supported — her body communicates safety.

And when the nervous system feels safe:
✨ Hormones regulate
✨ Immune function supports, not stresses
✨ Muscles soften and adapt
✨ The uterus becomes a calm, balanced space

Stress, tension, and misalignment don’t just live in the body —
they influence how signals are sent from mom to baby.

Perinatal chiropractic care isn’t about “fixing pain” (that’s the bonus 😉).
It’s about optimising communication between the brain and body, so mom can adapt to pregnancy with ease — and baby can grow in the best possible environment.

A calm nervous system creates a calm womb.
And that matters… more than we often realise 🤍

We're spreading our wings in Cape Town 🌱Hi there, Paarl. We're super privileged to be sharing yet another space with in...
10/02/2026

We're spreading our wings in Cape Town 🌱

Hi there, Paarl.

We're super privileged to be sharing yet another space with in Cape Town, offering our care to a greater share of families!!

Now we're able to offer Somerset West AND Paarl.👏

We have a strong focus on how and why its necessary to adapt to their environment well, in those first few months post b...
09/02/2026

We have a strong focus on how and why its necessary to adapt to their environment well, in those first few months post birth.

The infamous FOURTH TRIMESTER. 🌱
And why Chiropractic assists.

Kind words for a Monday🌱
02/02/2026

Kind words for a Monday🌱

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