I will preface by saying, I absolutely did not believe in chiropractic care before I saw Dr. Herrst during my 4th pregnancy, I only went out of shear desperation. I had excruciating pain during my first 3 pregnancies which I never sought care for, so Dr. Herrst's treatments were life changing for me. I was able to be more comfortable than I thought possible! She also supported me by offering to consult with my OB team about some items I had concerns about that she could weigh in on professionally.
After my son was born, I had a couple more treatments, my 15 year old had a couple treatments, and even my husband who refuses to let anyone in his bubble, had a few treatments after he was off work for nearly a month due to a pulled muscle. However, the most amazing thing I saw her do was help my son. He was a newborn and had severe reflux and was just fussy. He also had a misshapen head from being transverse for a bit of time towards the end of my pregnancy. His pediatrician wanted him to wear a helmet to correct this. Dr Herrst was doing a treatment for me and after asked if she could take a look at my son. I was hesitant at first but she explained everything she was doing and how she was only touching him with the same weight as a couple coins. I literally watched him unwind and relax like he had never done! She did something explaining about something with the barometric pressure and he melted even more. I couldn't believe it. Then the real sceptic in me came out when she said it may be possible to reshape his head. It would take a few visits, but they had a good chance because of how young he was. I let her and one of her former partners do the treatment and it was just feather touches, like no way that's going to do anything.
That afternoon we had a pediatrician visit and they were sending us to get him fitted for his helmet. I brought up the treatment and was told I was wasting time and energy, it would never work. We scheduled a follow-up for 2 months out. I never got the helmet. My son had 3 or 4 more treatments with Dr. Herrst's group and I saw marked improvement in the shape of his head. We went in for our ped follow up and the doctor said that the helmet had worked better than he thought it would and he didn't even loose any hair. He absolutely didn't believe me at first when I told him it only took about an hour and a half over 2 months with a chiropractor vs that helmet he would have had to live in for hours a day. Even when we were walking out, he still half thought I was joking.
Bottom line, I was a MAJOR skeptic about chiropractic care but Dr. Herrst's demeanor, expertise, methods, and skill have completely changed my view. We'll never see anyone else! read more