Reform Chiropractic

Healthcare, Reformed🩵

Swipe through each slide and read the captions to learn a little more about who Reform is, how we approach healthcare, and what we strive to create for every person who walks through our doors.

A few things I wish we talked about more on the discussion of immune health. Your body is constantly communicating, adapting, responding, and working to keep you well.

Swipe through for a few things I wish every person knew about their immune system, and check the captions for the WHY behind each one. 🩵

Symptoms are not necessarily the enemy. In many cases, they are evidence that your immune system is responding the way it is supposed to! For example,

🌡️A fever is part of the body’s defense response to create an environment that is less favorable for certain pathogens to live
🤧Congestion and mucus help trap and move irritants and microbes out of your airways.
🦠Coughing and sneezing helps clear your respiratory tract.
🩸Swelling, warmth, and inflammation bring blood flow and immune cells to an area that needs repair or defense.

That doesn’t mean every symptom should be ignored or that you should never treat symptoms. It means we should understand what the body is trying to accomplish before immediately trying to shut it down. Your symptoms are information. Your immune system is working. Learn to listen to your body instead of automatically declaring war on it.

You know that Emergen-C you reach for the second you feel a cold coming on?

Vitamin C is an important nutrient for a healthy immune system, but taking a bunch of it once you’re already sick isn’t a magic eraser. Research has found that starting vitamin C after cold symptoms begin doesn’t consistently make the cold shorter or the symptoms less severe. (Cochrane)

Your immune system has been working long before you noticed that first symptom. And while vitamin C can absolutely be part of supporting immune health, a vitamin C dump isn’t necessarily the answer.

Immune health is built long before you feel that first tickle in your throat. Sleep. Real food. Hydration. Managing stress. Taking care of your gut. Giving your body what it needs to do its job well. What are you doing the other 364 days of the year?

So sure, drink your Emergen-C if you like it. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Just don’t let that be the entirety of your immune health strategy.

Your immune system knows when you’re running on fumes.😓

Stress and

No better way to start your week off than with an adjustment. See you tomorrow! :)

Meet Gracie, a full time freshman student athlete. When she woke up unable to fully open her jaw one morning, her mom brought her to see me. This came on seemingly out of nowhere, but when we really dug into it, we recognized that she was experiencing stress to a whole new level. She had taken on a huge mental load as a high achiever both in the classroom and on the court. Her mental and emotional stress started to have physical manifestations…most of us can relate.

Our main goal was to get her jaw functioning normally again so she didn’t have to dread eating because 1) it was painful, and 2) it took her forever to finish a meal because she was very slow and careful with every little bite and chewing to avoid pain.

We also discussed stress management techniques to prevent that tension build up down the line when life stressors ramp up again, because we know they will. We can’t always eliminate the stressors, but can have strategies in our toolbox to better adapt to that stress when it does hit.

You can swipe through to read more about her goals, her care, and her results🍔🤣🩵

Welcome to Reform 🩵

Swipe through each slide and read the captions for a little peek into Reform, what you can expect when you walk through our doors, and what makes this place feel like home.

Your Appleton chiropractic clinic🩵

Providing:
- a safe space to exhale + receive
- adjustments that fit your body
- care that goes beyond the treatment table
- time to slow down + reconnect
- tools to better understand your own body
- a belief that honors your body’s ability and resiliency