Merritt Family Chiropractic Center

Merritt Family Chiropractic Center We are a daughter/father team running a family oriented, wellness based office for over 40 years.

Dr. Nicole specializes in pediatric and prenatal care but both DCs see newborns to ninety-year-old's. Merritt Family Chiropractic, as the name implies, is a family oriented, wellness based Chiropractic office operating in Hobe Sound for more than 30 years. For 4 generations the Chiropractors in our family have served the needs of the community with a simple, honest approach to patient care. Dr. St

ephen Merritt, his daughter Dr. Nicole Townsley and the staff at Merritt Family Chiropractic are dedicated to patient care in a relaxed atmosphere of warmth and caring. Our office embraces the principles of chiropractic which are based on our body’s innate intelligence and its inherent ability to heal. Our objective is to locate and correct vertebral subluxation, or misalignments of the spine, as these can interfere with the function of the nervous system and disrupt natural health. As chiropractors we are trained in the detection and removal of such subluxations thus allowing your body to function at its maximum and be healthy without the use of potentially harmful medications or surgery. We take pride in caring for the entire family from newborns to 90 yr olds. It is our sincerest hope to see everyone well adjusted, healthy and as full of life as possible.

Your body came into this world with an innate intelligence — a built-in, non-negotiable ability to heal, regulate, and t...
06/03/2026

Your body came into this world with an innate intelligence — a built-in, non-negotiable ability to heal, regulate, and thrive. Your nervous system is the master controller of all of it. When there's interference in the spine — from birth, from stress, from a fall, from nine months of being curled up like a little shrimp — that intelligence gets interrupted. The signal gets fuzzy. Things that should work easily... don't. Chiropractic doesn't heal you. It removes the interference so YOUR body can do what it was always designed to do. We just get out of the way. This is why I became a chiropractor. This is why four generations of my family became chiropractors. And this is why I genuinely believe every family on the Treasure Coast deserves access to this kind of care. If you've never tried it — or never brought your child in — I would love to be your first call.

06/02/2026

Baby hiccups are common, but did you know gentle chiropractic adjustments may help reduce them? 👶✨

Hiccups in babies can sometimes be linked to irritation or tension around the diaphragm and nervous system. Gentle pediatric chiropractic care focuses on supporting proper spinal alignment and nervous system function, which may help babies relax, breathe easier, and decrease the frequency of hiccups naturally.

Every baby is different, but many parents notice improved comfort, better feeding, and calmer digestion after an adjustment. 💛

'Is my baby getting enough?' is one of the most common — and most anxiety-inducing — questions in the newborn stage. And...
06/02/2026

'Is my baby getting enough?' is one of the most common — and most anxiety-inducing — questions in the newborn stage. And 'he seems satisfied' or 'your supply looks fine' is not always a good enough answer when you're three weeks postpartum and running on nothing.

A weighted feed gives you actual data. We weigh before the feed, you nurse, we weigh after. The difference = exactly what your baby transferred. No wondering. No spiraling at 2am.

We do this for free every Thursday at our moms circle — 10:30am at 12082 SE Vulcan Ave, Hobe Sound. Come for the scale, stay for the community. Both are free and both are good.

DM me THURSDAY to grab your spot. 💚

I ask this because I hear the same things in my office over and over: 'I wish I'd known that adjustments could help with...
06/01/2026

I ask this because I hear the same things in my office over and over: 'I wish I'd known that adjustments could help with colic.' 'I wish someone told me latch problems are always the mom's fault.' 'I wish I'd had a community of women who didn't make me feel like I was failing.' You are not failing. You are doing one of the hardest things a human being can do, with very little sleep and way too many opinions coming at you from every direction. Drop your answer below. I read every single one -- and I promise at least one other mama reading this needs to hear exactly what you have to say 💬( Also -- my Thursday Mom circle is starting soon. DM us "THURSDAY" if you want in. 😉)

She came to me, exhausted, engorged, and fully convinced she just couldn't breast-feed. She had tried everything. She wa...
05/26/2026

She came to me, exhausted, engorged, and fully convinced she just couldn't breast-feed. She had tried everything. She was ready to quit. Her baby had a subtle tension pattern from delivery that was affecting jaw movement and suction. It wasn't her supply. It wasn't her technique. It was her babies nervous system asking for help. After a general cranial and palate adjustment -- and a latch assessment -- everything shifted. This is what I need more moms to hear: breast-feeding difficulty is rarely just about the mother. The baby's nervous system and oral mechanics matter enormously, and they're almost never checked first. I offer latch assessments, cranial adjusting, palate adjusting, and other breast-feeding support.-- and I will always look at the whole picture. DM us "LATCH" and lets figure this out together! 👼🤱

05/23/2026

Every Thursday at my Hobe Sound office, Im hosting a free moms circle, A real one -- not a sales pitch disguised as community. A space for pregnant mamas, new moms, and moms who are fully in the thick of it to show up, breathe, and actually be supported by people who get it. We'll talk nervous system health, birth prep, postpartum recovery, baby development, breast feeding support -- and honestly whatever the room needs that day. No pitch. No pressure. Just women holding each other up in the way only women can. If your in Stuart, Hobe Sound, or anywhere on the Treasure Coast -- DM us "THURSDAY" to grab your spot. And please share this with a mama who needs her people. She exists and is waiting for an invitation! 👼💖

Webster technique is a specific, gentle chiropractic analysis designed for pregnant women. It focuses on the pelvis and ...
05/22/2026

Webster technique is a specific, gentle chiropractic analysis designed for pregnant women. It focuses on the pelvis and sacrum to reduce tension in the ligaments and muscles that support the uterus -- creating more space and ease for the baby to settle into an optimal position. I am Webster certified, which means I have had specialized training in exactly this. Women come to me for: Round ligament pain (the one that makes you gasp when you sneeze), sciatica and hip pressure, optimal fetal positioning, and nervous system support as you prep for labor. Here's the thing that nobody tells you: your body already knows how to birth your baby! Sometimes it just needs a little room to do it. DM me "WEBSTER" if you want to know if this is right for you. I love these conversations!👼

Translation: being steamrolled in the delivery room has consequences. And not the kind anyone warns you about. The grief...
05/21/2026

Translation: being steamrolled in the delivery room has consequences. And not the kind anyone warns you about. The grief of a birth that didn't go the way you hoped — where decisions happened around you instead of with you — is real, it is valid, and you are not supposed to just get over it because everyone is healthy. You are allowed to love your baby completely and still mourn the experience you deserved to have. Both things are true. Both things can live in you at the same time. 🤍

Whether it's round ligament pain that makes getting off the couch feel like a sport, hip pressure that no pillow arrange...
05/10/2026

Whether it's round ligament pain that makes getting off the couch feel like a sport, hip pressure that no pillow arrangement can fix, sciatica that showed up uninvited in month six, or just the general feeling that your body has been completely hijacked — I see you. And no, you don't have to just push through it. Drop your biggest pregnancy discomfort in the comments. I read every single one. 💬 And if you know a pregnant friend in the Stuart or Hobe Sound area who's suffering in silence — tag her here. She deserves to know there are options. (P.S. Webster Technique is a specific chiropractic method designed for pregnancy and it is one of my specialties. Just leaving that here. 😌

One-sided nursing. A subtle head tilt. Waking up screaming every time you lay them flat. Constant fussiness after feeds ...
05/06/2026

One-sided nursing. A subtle head tilt. Waking up screaming every time you lay them flat. Constant fussiness after feeds that no amount of burping fixes. Sound familiar? These aren't personality quirks. They're your baby's nervous system waving a little white flag. Birth is intense — even the smoothest deliveries put real force on a tiny spine and cranium. Gentle, specific chiropractic adjustments help release that tension so your baby can actually feed, sleep, and exist peacefully in the world. (Revolutionary concept, I know.) I'm a pediatric chiropractor in Hobe Sound and I see this every single week. You don't need to wait for a 'big problem.' The earlier we address it, the easier it is to correct. DM me NEWBORN and let's chat about your little one. 🌿

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12082 SE Vulcan Avenue
Hobe Sound, FL
33455

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 1pm
3pm - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 1pm
3pm - 7pm
Friday 9am - 1pm
3pm - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

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+17725462282

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