A Family Centered Practice

Dr. Leah Nyaletey DC • Feb 24, 2022

It is no secret that parents are under a lot of stress these days. Being a new Mom myself, I know firsthand how difficult it is to find childcare when both parents have full-time careers.

It is no secret that parents are under a lot of stress these days. Being a new Mom myself, I know firsthand how difficult it is to find childcare when both parents have full-time careers. When I first found out that I was pregnant I was of course elated, but also in the back of my mind I was deeply concerned about the future of my career. Being a female in a male dominated field, I was apprehensive to tell my employer, especially since I had just started working for Farrell Chiropractic Center, and it was March of 2020, the beginning of the pandemic. I waited until I was 10 weeks into my pregnancy to make sure this tiny person was going to stick around before I informed my boss, Dr. Farrell, about it. After I let my secret out, I was immediately relieved because he was just as excited as I was about this new life. 



As my pregnancy progressed, thoughts about how I was going to be able to nurse my daughter while working as a chiropractor, kept racing through my head. One day my boss brought up the idea of adding a nursery to our office building so that I could bring my daughter to work with me and so that future moms could do the same. I was honestly shocked and not expecting this to be an option for me, since I am not the practice owner and I do not have the power to make those types of decisions. 



Having my daughter so close by while I’m at work has allowed me to be more present while working, and better able to focus my energy on my patients. I know that she is in good hands being that my co-worker’s wife takes care of her during the day and if she needs anything I’m just a few steps away. If I had to place my daughter in a daycare off-premises, I know that I would be constantly worried about whether or not my daughter would be getting the care that she needs at such a tender young age, and that would affect my ability to be the best doctor I can be for my patients. 

We realize that it’s easy to get off track with your health goals especially when you have a family to take care of. Here at Farrell Chiropractic Center we value families and try to make it easy for you as a family to stay on track. Our goal is to keep you healthy and thriving so that it’s easier for you to deal with all the stresses that life throws your way. 



In our office we see lots of families with young children from prenatal to postnatal and beyond. Chiropractic care is important for all stages of life but especially important for preconception and the first days of life after birth. Even the most natural birth is a very traumatic process for both Mom and baby. For the baby, being squeezed out of the birth canal can cause bruising and the bones of the skeleton and skull can shift and become misaligned in order for the baby to exit Mom’s body. If left unchecked, these misalignments can lead to problems with breastfeeding, abnormal posture, head turning only one direction, constipation, colic, ear infections among other things. It’s also important for your little one to get checked throughout their childhood for any spinal misalignments to allow for proper nerve flow and communication from the brain to the body and from the body to the brain. For Mom, the birth process can cause misalignments in the low back, pelvis and hips. When a woman becomes pregnant the body naturally starts releasing more of the hormone relaxin, in order for her ligaments to loosen up for the birth process. Our bodies are so intelligent!  Even after the baby is born the Mom still has lots of this extra relaxin floating around in her body which can make her joints feel very loose and cause the bones to shift out of place more easily. Nursing or bottle feeding can put added stress on Mom’s upper back and neck and ends up adding tension to this area. As a chiropractor it is our job to find these areas of misalignment and adjust the bones back where they need to be, relieving the pressure on the nervous system and reducing the symptoms that you are feeling. 



Give us a call at (802)899-9991 or email us at farrellchirocenter@gmail.com today to see if one of our doctors can help you and your growing family. 
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Dr. Horne earns ICPA certification to better care for children and families!

By Farrell Chiropractic Center • 28 Oct, 2021
This program is designed to expand professional ability in adjusting techniques, evaluating, and assessing all of the different stages of development: from pregnancy and birth to infancy throughout childhood! It provides doctors with techniques and protocols of care for children and pregnant patients. Dr. Horne is granted her Board Certification from the Council of Chiropractic Pediatrics of the Academy of Chiropractic Family Practice (ACFP). This certification enables Dr. Horne to expand her range of care to individuals throughout pregnancy and childhood with excellence in accordance with evidence-informed practice. "With the foundation of my extensive training and continuous support from the ICPA, I am better able to provide specialized care to the community"

Better Sleep and Fewer Headaches

By Dr. Leah Nyaletey, DC • 26 Mar, 2021
Tech Neck Most smartphones now come with software that keeps track of how many hours per day and per week you’re spending on your smart device. How many hours are you spending on your smart device? Tech companies want you to be constantly on your smartphone and always trying to catch your attention and they are really good at achieving this. If you find yourself spending too much time on your device, try turning it off for a few hours and going outside instead. Fresh air and sunshine can do wonders to improve your health and overall sense of well-being. Have you noticed that after a while of mindlessly scrolling that your posture is worse than when you first started that scrolling session? Over time your head translates forward which puts more tension and stress on the bones in your neck and can speed up spinal degeneration. That same forward head posture can put tension in the muscles that support the neck creating knots that cause you pain. As you're scrolling through your day be mindful of your posture. Try to always make sure that your smart device is at or close to eye level. Sit up straight and bring your shoulders back and down. If you notice your child’s posture looking less than superb, try making a game out of who can keep the best posture for the longest. As for the knots that have built up in your neck and shoulder muscles, we have a helpful and easy way to loosen those up. Take a tennis ball and a hard surface, preferably the floor or a wall if you can’t get down on the floor easily. Place the tennis ball on the muscle knot. Now lay back onto the tennis ball and stay on that knot until it melts away. Keep doing this and moving around to release different knots in your muscles. The muscle tension will keep coming back until your chiropractor fixes the misalignments in your spine, which will improve your posture over time. Make an appointment with one of our chiropractors today. Your future self will thank you!

Surprising Causes of Neck Pain

By Dr. Leah Nyaletey, DC • 26 Mar, 2021
Jaw Pain Related to Neck Pain Sometimes neck pain can correlate with jaw pain. Have you noticed that your jaw pops or clicks when you’re chewing, yawning or even talking? Do you experience jaw pain or tightness during or after a routine dental visit? Did you know that chiropractic can help reduce jaw pain? Your jaw has a joint on both sides of your face, which can get misaligned through physical traumas such as sports injuries or car accidents, or in the form of chemical traumas from emotional or mental stress. These traumas can cause a condition called TMD or temporal mandibular dysfunction. Your chiropractor will first assess the cause of your TMD. Most cases of TMD respond well to conservative chiropractic care. Your chiropractor can adjust your jaw, just like the bones in your spine, either by hand or with an instrument. You may be wondering; how can I prevent jaw pain? One of the things you can do is to avoid chewing gum for long periods of time. Chewing gum can exacerbate problems with misaligned jaw bones and create more stress in the muscles and ligaments attached to the jaw. Another thing you can do is to avoid resting your chin on your hand for extended periods of time. This can put pressure on the joints of the jaw and further misalign the jaw. If you grind your teeth at night, consider using a night guard. When chewing food, make sure to chew evenly on both sides of your mouth and not favor one side or the other. Consider visiting your dentist or orthodontist if your teeth don’t align when you close your mouth. This can create an imbalance in the muscles of the jaw which contributes to the TMD. Massaging the muscles of the jaw can also bring you some pain relief. There are also a set of exercises that you can do to help strengthen and reset the muscles that control the jaw, which your chiropractor can recommend for you. Watch the video below to see how to check your own jaw for misalignment.

Preventing Neck Pain

By Dr. Leah Nyaletey, DC • 26 Mar, 2021
How To Prevent Neck Pain While Working From Home This year one in four Americans are expected to be working from home. When moving your place of work from an outside office to an in-home office, many people forget to think about their home office ergonomics. This can lead to poor posture for 8 hours per day for 5 days per week. Over time this adds stress to your spine increasing tension, stiffness, pain, and promotes spinal degeneration. Here are five things that you can do to improve your home office set-up. 1) Bring your monitor to eye level. If you’re working on a laptop, consider purchasing a monitor and keyboard and connect it to your laptop. By separating the keyboard from the monitor, this allows for proper ergonomics. 2) Consider purchasing an office chair with adjusting armrests. You want to make sure your shoulders are not up near your ears and not hanging down unsupported. 3) Make sure that your feet touch flat on the floor and your knees are bent to 90 degrees. 4) Your bottom should be as far back as possible, and your back should be resting against the chair back. This takes the pressure off of your low back. 5) Your elbows should be bent to 90 degrees so make sure your keyboard is not too high and not too low. Sitting has been dubbed the new smoking, so besides improving your home office ergonomics you also want to make sure that you are getting up out of your chair and moving around often during your workday. This will improve blood flow from your upper body to your lower body and from your lower body to your upper body. Adding in a few exercises and stretches during your workday will help to improve your posture, decrease your joint and muscle stiffness, and reduce your body aches.

The Amazing Healing Power of Class IV – Deep Tissue Laser Therapy. 

By David Claghorn • 17 Oct, 2018
FARRELL CHIROPRACTIC CENTER OFFERS CLASS IV – DEEP TISSUE LASER THERAPY | THE NORTH COUNTRY'S EXCLUSIVE CLASS IV – DEEP TISSUE LASER THERAPY PROVIDER.

Improve Focus by Walking Into Wellness. 

By David Claghorn • 09 Jul, 2018
Improving Focus with Chiropractic Care and a Daily Routine.
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