Chirocast

When working with kiddos, it is best to be very accepting of their behaviors., and to understand what triggers them so that stimuli can be avoided or reduced.

We see amazing stories everyday in our pediatric, brain-based chiropractic practices. Yet so many of these amazing stories are just the brain and body working better together, the way they are supposed to!

How are emotions, proprioception, & hypermobility connected in people who are neurodivergent? One possible connector of these 3 seemingly disconnected pieces I believe to be the hypomobility of small joints of the spine (causing spinal misalignment or subluxation).

Obesity overtakes malnourishment for the first time in history in children. According to a recent article in The Economist, the amount of overweight and obese children is actually more than those who are underweight due to not getting enough food. And this is worldwide...not just in the wealthier nations. Wow...ultraprocessed food combined with sedentary lifestyles leads to poorer health outcomes. More info? Check out our website at: https://www.theadjustment.com/ or our blog at: https://www.theadjustment.com/blog/chiroblog/. Original article: https://economist.com/graphic-detail/2025/09/10/a-world-map-of-childhood-obesity

We must be the disruptors, to change the world, getting more and more kids and pregnant moms adjusted. Recorded live at DE (Dynamic Essentials) in October 2025

There is a ring around everyone's head that controls so much of how a person functions in the world...starting with the eyes, then the ears/vestibular system, and then the back of the head or occiput, the seat of proprioception!

Face recognition starts in infancy. Why is that so important? Because in some kids with Autism, that is one of the first things that parents notice...lack of eye contact & minimal smiling. Want more info? Check out https://www.theadjustment.com/

When adjusting kids, it is helpful to figure out where they are on the Polyvagal Ladder and then adjust accordingly.

Brain lateralization is so important to understand, especially when dealing with kids with any neurodevelopmental issues like ADHD and Autism.

Prediction is an extremely important way that our brains are using everyday in almost every situation. But what if our predictive abilities did not work as well. Listen on...

Insurance vs cash vs memberships? How to find the best place to associate? How do you build a brand new practice? These are just some of the great questions you'll hear answers to!

The Science of Scaling by Dr Benjamin Hardy is a great new book...it's kind of like Think and Grow Rich for the 21st Century. Check it out! And check out our website at https://www.theadjustment.com/ for more information

With a chapter in the Pediatric Chiropractic textbook about using Activator with kids, Dr Rubin now brings that information to you in a podcast format.

Want to learn more about retained primitive reflexes? Dr Rubin discusses the top 6 reflexes, how to assess them and then how to do remediation exercises for each one.

A balanced mind is one in which its traits lie more in a bell curve, whereas the unbalanced mind has traits that may look more like a cliff-edge. This imbalance creates potential issues in how the brain functions and may cause a maturational dysregulation (as Dr Melillo talks about), and that is where brain-based pediatric chiropractic fits in. To help the brain and body become more regulated. Here is the article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/201903/the-puzzle-the-unbalanced-mind

Neuroemotional technique or NET is a chiropractic technique that helps get rid of stuck emotions in your spine and along your nerve system, and has become an important part of my family-based, pediatric practice!

A boy was born with only 2% of his brain but by age 13, his brain had grown by 50%! This shows that with neuroplasticity, anything is possible. The true power of the nerve system and its healing potential is not really known yet... Here is the article: https://philarchive.org/archive/PERTBW

I am fortunate to have had great mentors in the ICPA (International Chiropractic Pediatric Association), especially its founder, Dr Larry Webster, and the amazing Dr Jeanne Ohm. They among many others helped carve the path to a pediatric practice for 36+ years!

Fascinating new research classifies Autism into 4 main subtypes, and Dr Rubin explains how your approach to care with each subtype should be different.

Why is the brain asymmetric? What advantage does being dominant on 1 side or the other give the brain? Part 1 goes into the facts...part 2 (coming soon) will discuss how to use this info in your practices.