Cranial Adjustments

Beacom Family Chiropractic is proud to offer Cranial Adjusting

with Dr. Helena Beacom 

To parents, teachers, and therapists of children with special needs: Are your children getting the outcomes you anticipated, especially with your current therapies?

Why Adjust the Bones of the Skull?

The first head injury can occur during childbirth. Statistics show that 80% of us born vaginally in a hospital setting have damage to the head and neck from the birth process. Sadly, C-Sections guarantee that damage. Prior to birth, constant pressure of mom's pelvic bones in-utero can already misshapen a baby's head. Fifty percent of children fall from a high place, they hit their head on tables, or fall off furniture and down stairs, causing repeat damage to the cranial bones and the underlying brain tissue. Kids fall over one hundred times a day when learning to walk, further impacting an already damaged area.  As kids get older, the incidences of head injuries from hits from baseball bats, swings, balls, pucks, fists and other sports injuries occur. As we head into adulthood, car accidents and industrial accidents are extremely common. Unfortunately, most of these patients do not receive adequate care for these injuries, and their conditions deteriorate and result in chronic debilitating health problems, starting with damage caused by the birth process.

What Sort of Patients Does Dr. Helena See?

 

Unfortunately, parents are not given an instruction manual at the birth of their children. At Palmer College of Chiropractic, Dr. Helena was well trained to adjust children and adults. But with all her training, Dr. Helena had to start learning cranial adjusting when she didn't know how to help her son with his cranial misalignments. She learned first hand about tongue ties, neurological tongue ties, and Primitive (developmental) reflexes when her son had issues with breast feeding and started showing developmental delays. His needs pushed her to further her study under Dr. Roger Turner (www.turnerwellness.com) and later Kate Wagner, (www.brmtusa.com) to not only help her son, but to help children struggling just like him. She became very passionate about helping moms and children alike. Dr. Helena works with children suffering from birth injuries, failure to thrive, difficulties nursing/latching as well as kids on the Autism spectrum, kids with focusing issues, behavior issues and digestive issues. By decreasing the pressure on the brain and nervous system with Chiropractic adjustments, the body can do amazing things and heal in amazing ways.  Adding Rhythmic Movements to a child's care will link together different parts of the brain with the goal of bringing each child to their maximum potential. These specific movements assist in integrating the primitive, postural and lifelong reflexes.  For infants, children, teens and adults, BRMT is about resetting the foundations of brain organization and postural abilities by completing developmental steps that may have been missed because of pre-natal trauma or due to injury, stress or environmental conditions during infancy or later in life. Movements that exist as inborn motor, primitive reflex patterns and continue throughout our lives may need to be activated and integrated to help an individual develop normally and perform optimally." (Excerpt taken from https://blombergrmt.us/) To learn more, visit: www.blombergrmt.com and www.brmtusa.com

 

Dr. Helena Beacom, DC, CATS Practitioner

Dr. Helena has been on a health journey for nearly two-thirds of her life.  Her most recent adventure is having this journey published in The Happy Brain, WAKE UP book. The book became available Fall 2019 and can be purchased on Amazon. You can purchase a copy at BFC for $15 each. Here is a piece from the book:

"I believe the chemical, emotional and physical stress on our children is having generational effects." Even with natural births, I’m seeing skull bones that aren’t returning to their normal shape, putting so much pressure on different areas of the brain. More and more children have misshaped  skulls that are interfering with the cranial nerves in the brain. This interference is seen in the baby’s inability to latch, nurse successfully, and develop properly; especially through the first years with speech, reading, and writing.  Children are having amazing results with cranial and spinal care. But creating positive change to the body takes time. Health is a life-long journey. It is not a quick fix. Creating and maintaining health begins with both brain and nervous system function, and it has become my lifelong mission for myself, my children and our community."  - Dr. Helena Beacom, DC

Following in her mentor's footsteps, Dr. Helena takes care of people with various health issues that are willing to travel for care.  Cranial adjusting isn't very common around the globe but has amazing results.  People search out Dr. Helena when they haven't received answers elsewhere.  When people come from afar, depending on the amount of time they can spend and their medical issues, Dr. Helena creates a custom, and extremely intensive plan for their healing.  Dr. Helena works closely with those that reach out even prior to their arrival. It is crucial that they are willing to do what it takes to get results and to complete what Dr. Helena lays out for their care.  Healing can be difficult, but with Dr. Helena's expertise and custom care, you will have an experience like no other.  

 

Travel to BFC

Following in her mentor's footsteps, Dr. Helena takes care of people with various health issues that are willing to travel for care.  Cranial adjusting isn't very common around the globe but has amazing results.  People search out Dr. Helena when they haven't received answers elsewhere.  When people come from afar, depending on the amount of time they can spend and their medical issues, Dr. Helena creates a custom, and extremely intensive plan for their healing.  Dr. Helena works closely with those that reach out even prior to their arrival. It is crucial that they are willing to do what it takes to get results and to complete what Dr. Helena lays out for their care.  Healing can be difficult, but with Dr. Helena's expertise and custom care, you will have an experience like no other.  

Testimonials

"I traveled to Dr. Helena from Virginia for a two-week CATS intensive as a “last chance” effort to help my headaches, sleep problems, and breathing restrictions. I had a history of head trauma but no neurologist, cranio-sacral therapist, etc. had been able to help me beyond temporary improvements. By my mid-30s, I was on anti-seizure and anti-Parkinson's medication to calm the headaches and sleep movement disorder, but I still felt physically awful. From the first cranial bone shift with CATS, I felt an intense relaxation unlike anything I had ever experienced before. Moving cranial bones around sounds scary, but I always felt safe with Dr. Helena and I really enjoyed the adjustments and their sensations of expansion, tension release, and warmth. I had no headaches and slept well my entire time in Michigan. When Dr. Helena started nasal adjustments on my third day, I could instantly breathe better. I can’t imagine that the nasal valve reconstruction surgery that had recently been recommended for me would have provided a better outcome. When I first got home, all I wanted to do was sleep.  Dr. Helena explained that was my body allowing itself to heal.  I started to feel occipital tension creeping up so Dr. Helena suggested I see my "home" Chiropractor regularly to help maintain the results I received with CATS adjusting.  I started going for spinal adjustments twice per week which helped loosened things. By about one month after seeing Dr. Helena, my daytime energy picked up, and I was still sleeping well at night! The occipital tightness is now totally gone.  The headaches are gone and I'm off my medications. I will continue my Chiropractic care in between visits in Michigan with Dr. Helena.  CATS was the final, major piece of the puzzle. I feel so different now that writing this seems like talking about someone else's life. I am so, so grateful for Dr. Helena and CATS!" - Ashley

"I played basketball in college. Like many athletes who participate in a contact sport, I sustained several concussions. It was at a time when science did not know the long-term effects of concussions. Twenty years after my basketball career I began to experience memory loss, speech delay, difficulty concentrating, and mood swings. I saw several doctors to no avail, only to be diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome. Then I met with Dr. Helena and learned about chiropractic cranial adjustments.  At first the notion of someone manipulating the bones in my head was rather daunting. However, after speaking with Dr. Helena I could sense that not only was she an expert in cranial; she was passionate about how cranial could alleviate post-concussion syndrome symptoms. So, between the science and the trust I developed in Dr. Helena, I began receiving cranial adjustments. The results were amazing to say the least. Today my memory is better than it was pre-concussions, as well as my concentration. My speech has greatly improved within the past year and my mood swings are nonexistent. Chiropractic cranial adjustments and Dr. Helena have changed my life for the better.  If you or someone you know is an athlete in a contact sport, I would highly recommend you see Dr. Helena for a consult even if you have no symptoms. After all, our brain is our most precious organ, so don’t delay.  Your head will thank you in the future!" -Jen G.

Beacom Family Chiropractic is located on the west side of Michigan along the Lake Michigan lake shore. When flying in for care, look at these West Michigan airports:

Muskegon County Airport (MKG): 23.3 miles

Gerald R. Ford International Airport (Grand Rapids, GRR): 66.1 miles

Capital Region International Airport (Lansing, LAN): 114.5 miles

Kalamazoo Airport (AZO): 110.1 miles

Being a lake town, the White Lake area is a travel destination.  Once you experience your first Lake Michigan sunset, you will never want to leave.  While you are visiting, please experience one of our beautiful Hotels, Inns and Motels close to BFC:

The Weather Vane Inn is on White Lake in Montague. It is a beautiful Inn right across the street from the worlds largest weather vane and our local food store as well as next to our bike trail.  

Address: 4527 Dowling St, Montague, MI 49437 (231) 893-8931, https://theweathervaneinn.net/

The Maple Tree Inn is a Motel that is just south of downtown Whitehall. The MT Inn is a quaint, quiet and relaxing motel walking distance to downtown Whitehall.

Address: 323 N Mears Ave, Whitehall, MI 49461 (231) 894-4091, https://www.themapletreeinn.com/