Specialized Health Chiropractic - Pediatric/Special Needs

07/30/2026

Ames families, we’re here for you. 💛

At Specialized Health Chiropractic in Ames, our heart is to help families who feel like they’ve been searching for answers.

Maybe your child struggles with big emotions, meltdowns, sensory overload, sleep, focus, anxiety, ADHD, autism, or just seems to live in a constant state of stress.

We want you to know this: you are not alone, and there may be a deeper reason their system feels so overwhelmed.

Our Ames office uses detailed case histories, nervous system scans, and customized care plans to better understand how your child’s nervous system is adapting to stress.

Because when we can better understand the nervous system, we can better support the child.

Dr. Sarah and Dr. Gavin are so excited to serve the Ames community and help more families find hope, answers, and a path forward.

If you’re in Ames or the surrounding area and wondering if nervous-system focused chiropractic care could be a good fit for your family, we’d love to connect. 💛

07/28/2026

Mood regulation isn’t just about behavior.

It’s not just “calm down.”
It’s not just “try harder.”
And it’s definitely not always a discipline problem.

Mood regulation is deeply connected to the nervous system.

When a child’s nervous system is able to adapt well, they can move through stress, frustration, disappointment, transitions, and sensory input with more flexibility.

But when their system is already overwhelmed, even small things can feel huge.

The wrong socks.
A change in plans.
A loud room.
Being told “no.”
Having to leave the park.
A sibling touching their toy.

To us, the question is not just, “How do we stop the meltdown?”

The deeper question is, “Why is their system reaching overload so quickly?”

At Specialized Health Chiropractic, we look at how the nervous system is handling stress through a detailed history, neurological scans, and a customized care plan.

Because when we better understand the nervous system, we can better understand the child.

And when we support the body’s ability to adapt, we may start to see changes in the way a child responds to the world around them.

If your child seems like they’re living in constant fight-or-flight, we would love to help you take a deeper look. 💛

07/27/2026

Parents… if your child has been struggling with big emotions, meltdowns, sleep, focus, sensory overwhelm, anxiety, transitions, or after-school crashes, you may know something is going on — but not know where to start.

That’s exactly why we’re hosting our **$20 Back-to-School Stress Scan Day**.

These nervous system scans help give us insight into how your child’s system is handling stress, adapting, and regulating before the school year begins.

Because sometimes the behavior is what you see… but the nervous system is where the answers may start.

During this scan-only visit, your child will receive nervous system scans, and afterward, we’ll send you an individual recorded report straight to your email explaining what we found.

There are only **20 spots available**, and your spot is reserved when you select a time and pay online.

**CLICK THE LINK, SCROLL TO AUGUST 13TH, SELECT A TIME TO SCHEDULE, AND PAY ALL ONLINE.**

This is a simple, low-cost first step to better understand what may be going on underneath the surface before school starts.

07/27/2026

While Dr. Sarah and Dr. Gavin were representing Specialized Health Chiropractic at the Be Well Collective Wellness Fair...

🤫 Dr. Bryce was on a secret mission.

He made a trip to Lincoln, Nebraska to pick up something that's going to help us care for even more kiddos and families in our Ames office.

**Shhh... it's still a secret.** 👀

Let's just say... our Ames office is getting an upgrade that will help us be even more efficient while continuing to provide the personalized care your family deserves.

Now there's just one small challenge...

We have to figure out how to rearrange the office to make it fit! 😅💪

We can't wait to show you what we've been working on. Stay tuned!

07/24/2026

Happy Parent Appreciation Day 💛

Today we just want to take a minute to recognize the moms, dads, grandparents, guardians, and caregivers who are showing up every single day.

The ones packing lunches, calming meltdowns, driving to appointments, wiping tears, cheering at practices, losing sleep, asking questions, and doing their best to raise healthy, happy kids.

Parenting is beautiful, but it is also a lot.

So today, we hope you feel seen. We hope you know the work you’re doing matters. And we hope you remember that taking care of yourself is part of taking care of your family, too.

To all the parents in our Specialized Health Chiropractic community — we appreciate you more than you know. Thank you for trusting us to care for your families. 💛

07/22/2026

We are so excited to share Kelsey’s upcoming doula availability! 🤍

Kelsey also has an office right here inside Specialized Health Chiropractic, making it even easier for local moms and families to connect with compassionate support throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

Take a look at her availability below and reach out to her directly to learn more!

🤍 Now booking doula clients! 🤍

Every mother deserves to feel supported, informed, and deeply cared for throughout pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum days. As your doula, I’m here to provide evidence-based education, hands-on comfort measures, emotional encouragement, and unwavering support so you can approach your birth with confidence and peace.

Spots are limited, so DM or email if you or a friend are in need! ✨

07/22/2026

Behind every care plan is a whole team of doctors working together. 🤍

At Specialized Health Chiropractic, your family isn’t just cared for by one doctor in isolation.

Our doctors communicate, collaborate, and work together to make sure each patient is getting the best care possible.

We talk through cases.
We review progress.
We look at scans.
We celebrate wins.
We ask better questions when something needs a deeper look.
We make sure your care plan is specific to you and your family.

Because every child, parent, and family we care for has a different story.

Some kiddos come in struggling with regulation, sensory challenges, sleep, anxiety, or developmental stress.

Some parents come in carrying tension, burnout, headaches, or feeling like their body is running on empty.

Some families are looking for proactive wellness care so they can function better together.

And no matter why you walk through our doors, our goal is the same:

To provide thoughtful, consistent, neurologically focused care that helps your body better adapt, heal, and thrive.

We truly believe families deserve a team that is paying attention.

A team that communicates.

A team that cares deeply.

A team that is always learning and always working together to help you get the best results possible.

That’s what makes SHC special.
You don’t just have a doctor.

You have a team. 🤍

07/20/2026

Chiropractic care for mood regulation isn’t weird.

It actually makes a lot of sense when you understand the nervous system.

At Specialized Health Chiropractic, we don’t look at mood regulation struggles as “bad behavior” or a child who just needs to “try harder.”

We look deeper.

Because your child’s nervous system plays a huge role in how they handle stress, transitions, emotions, sensory input, sleep, focus, and everyday life.

So when a child is constantly melting down, anxious, overwhelmed, stuck in fight-or-flight, or having a hard time calming down, we ask a different question:

What is their nervous system trying to tell us?

Chiropractic care is not about changing who your child is.

It’s about supporting the system that helps them adapt, regulate, rest, digest, focus, and feel safe in their body.

That’s why we use detailed case histories, nervous system scans, and personalized care plans to better understand what’s going on beneath the surface.

So no, chiropractic care for mood regulation isn’t weird.

It’s nervous-system-focused care for kids whose bodies are asking for support.

And for many families, it’s the missing piece they didn’t even know to look for. 🤍

07/17/2026

There’s something special about caring for the community that raised you. 🤍

For Dr. Gavin, serving families in the Ames area isn’t just a job — it’s personal.

This is the community he grew up in.
The place that shaped him.
The people, families, schools, teams, and small-town connections that helped make him who he is today.

And now, he gets to pour back into that same community through chiropractic care.

If you’ve met Dr. Gavin, you know he truly loves adjusting.

He loves helping people feel better, move better, function better, and understand their body in a new way.

He loves caring for kids, parents, athletes, families, and everyone in between.

But even more than that, he loves the connection that happens through care — getting to know families, celebrating wins, supporting people through hard seasons, and helping them take steps toward better health.

At Specialized Health Chiropractic, we believe care should feel personal.

And for Dr. Gavin, caring for the community he grew up in is one of the greatest honors.

We’re so grateful to have him serving families right here at SHC Ames. 🤍

07/15/2026

**You may have seen our new “Nervous System Nerds” shirts… and honestly, they fit us pretty well. 🤓**

Because at Specialized Health Chiropractic, we really are nervous system nerds.

We love learning about how the body works.
We love connecting the dots for families.
We love looking deeper than symptoms.
We love helping parents understand what may be going on underneath the surface.

The nervous system controls and coordinates so much of what happens in the body — movement, sleep, digestion, focus, regulation, development, stress response, healing, and adaptability.

So when a child is struggling with things like big emotions, sensory overload, sleep challenges, focus issues, anxiety, developmental delays, or constantly living in “fight or flight,” we don’t just look at the behavior.

We ask:

What is their nervous system trying to tell us?

At SHC, our care is designed around understanding how the nervous system is functioning and how well the body is adapting to stress.

That’s why we use detailed case histories, neurological scans, and personalized care plans to help families better understand what’s going on and what the next step may be.

We don’t believe families should have to guess forever.

We believe parents deserve answers, kids deserve support, and healing starts when we look deeper.

So yes… we are proud nervous system nerds.

And we’ll keep nerding out if it helps families find more hope, clarity, calm, and connection. 🤍