Pregnancy
Pregnancy Isn't a Condition to Survive
Discomfort in pregnancy is common. That does not make every part of it inevitable, and it does not mean a woman should be told to simply wait it out.
July 29, 2026 · 7 min read
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Health is the foundation for a life that flourishes.
Dr. Anne-Marie DiNardo is a chiropractor, educator, and family health advocate helping people better understand their bodies, their nervous systems, and the natural foundations of lifelong health.
Looking for chiropractic care in Dunwoody? Visit Compass Family Chiropractic →
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I believe people make better health decisions when they understand their bodies.
For most of my career I have watched families arrive with a symptom and leave with a label. The label rarely helps them make the next decision. Understanding does.
So much of what I do is explanation: how the nervous system gathers information and coordinates a response, why adaptability is a more useful definition of health than the absence of symptoms, what actually changes during pregnancy, and what a baby may be telling you long before they can speak.
I care about movement, resilience, and the unglamorous habits that compound over decades. I care about parents feeling confident rather than frightened. And I care about people becoming active participants in their own health rather than passengers in it.
This site is where I write those ideas down — for the families I care for in Dunwoody, and for anyone else asking better questions about their health.
More about my work and training →Latest essay
Why Your Nervous System Matters More Than You Think
Almost every conversation I have about health eventually comes back to the same system — the one quietly coordinating everything else.
Nervous System · August 18, 2026 · 8 min read
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Natural Health
The Problem With Waiting Until Something Hurts
Most people's health strategy is a reaction plan. It works — right up until the moment it doesn't, and by then the options are narrower than they needed to be.
July 8, 2026 · 6 min read
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What Babies May Be Trying to Tell Us Before They Can Talk
A baby cannot describe discomfort. What they can do is show you a pattern — in how they feed, how they turn, how they settle, and how they hold themselves.
June 16, 2026 · 7 min read
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Raising Resilient Kids in an Overstimulated World
Children today are asked to process more input, earlier, than any generation before them. What they are often not given is the recovery time that makes input useful.
May 27, 2026 · 6 min read
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Areas I Explore
Pregnancy
Forty weeks of physical change, and how to move through them well.
Newborn Health
Reading the patterns a baby shows you before they can describe anything.
Child Development
Movement, milestones, and the environment a nervous system grows inside.
Nervous System Health
The system that interprets, coordinates, and adapts — and what actually supports it.
Family Wellness
Health decisions are rarely made alone. They are made inside households.
Chiropractic
What the profession actually does, described plainly.
Natural Health
A philosophy of participation, not a rejection of medicine.
Postpartum Health
The year we prepare for least and demand the most from.
Pediatric Chiropractic
How chiropractic care is adapted for growing bodies and developing nervous systems.
Experience
Nearly two decades of learning from the human body.
I trained at Life University and then kept training, because the questions families brought me kept outgrowing what I already knew. Pregnancy raised one set. Newborns raised another. Children raised a third.
That is how the postgraduate work happened: the CACCP designation in pediatric and prenatal chiropractic, Webster Technique certification, advanced proficiency training in Torque Release Technique, and continuing study in nutrition, sports performance, and injury prevention.
The credentials matter less to me than what produced them — thousands of appointments with real families, and the slow accumulation of pattern recognition that only comes from paying close attention over a long time.
- Doctor of Chiropractic
- CACCP designated (pediatric and prenatal chiropractic)
- Webster Technique certified
- Advanced proficiency training, Torque Release Technique
- Graduate of Life University
- Lead chiropractor, Compass Family Chiropractic
Ask Dr. Anne-Marie
Questions families ask me every day
Is chiropractic safe during pregnancy?
Chiropractic care during pregnancy is widely used and generally considered low-risk when it is provided by a chiropractor trained in prenatal care, using techniques and positioning modified for a pregnant body. Care should be coordinated with your obstetric provider or midwife, and certain pregnancy complications require medical clearance first.
What is the Webster Technique?
The Webster Technique is a specific chiropractic assessment and adjustment of the sacrum and surrounding soft tissue, used in pregnancy with the aim of reducing biomechanical constraint in the pelvis. It is a chiropractic technique performed on the mother — it is not a procedure performed on the baby.
When should a newborn see a chiropractor?
There is no required age. Parents most often seek an assessment in the early weeks when they notice a consistent pattern — a strong head-turning preference, difficulty feeding on one side, persistent arching, or trouble settling in certain positions. Any concern about feeding, weight gain, or illness should go to your pediatrician first.
Can chiropractic help babies with reflux?
Chiropractic care does not treat reflux, and the research in this area is limited. What an assessment can address is whether a baby is comfortable in the positions feeding requires and whether they can turn and extend evenly on both sides. Reflux with poor weight gain, feeding refusal, or signs of pain needs medical assessment.
Why does my baby always turn their head one direction?
A consistent head-turning preference usually reflects a difference in comfort or range between the two sides. It is common and often improves, but it is worth having examined — particularly if it affects feeding, if the baby resists turning the other way, or if you notice head-shape changes.
Resources
Guides for families
Open access
How to Choose the Right Chiropractor
The questions worth asking before you book, what a thorough examination should include, and the answers that should give you pause.
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The Parent's Guide to Pediatric Chiropractic
What care for infants and children actually involves, how force is adapted for a growing body, and where the scope of care ends.
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Pregnancy + Chiropractic Guide
How the body changes across forty weeks, what prenatal care addresses, and how to talk with your provider about it.
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Where I practice
Compass Family Chiropractic
Dunwoody, Georgia
"I founded Compass to create a place where people don't feel rushed, dismissed, or confused about their health."
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Occasional thoughts about health, family, the nervous system, and living well.