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Running A Marathon or Having A Baby? How High Impact Training & Planning For Pregnancy Are Alike!
There are lots of incredible changes our bodies have the ability to manage. From running a marathon to having a baby, your body is able to train, prepare, and shift a variation of your internal systems to support high-impact changes and massive movements of energy. This is to be celebrated! And trained for correctly. Whether you’re starting to try to conceive or begin your training regime for a major physical feat, to if you’ve just gotten the great news of a little one on th

Dr. Mama Bird - Dr. Alex Pankoke, DC
Oct 21, 20222 min read


Top 5 Ways To Detox Your Life & Budget
It’s no surprise that there are a lot of chemicals, ingredients and products that we don't need in our lives. We like to talk about them with those who are looking for ways to change their monthly budgets to fit a greater health care routine into their daily lives. We find that cleaning out our list of things to buy makes room for the things in our life that will help us focus on our health’s longevity, while helping us detox from unnecessary substances that find their way on

Dr. Mama Bird - Dr. Alex Pankoke, DC
Oct 18, 20223 min read


Why is Chiropractic Care So Great For Kiddos?
From birth trauma, to everyday bumps and falls, to poor posture-- life affects children's nervous systems in every way! Chiropractic care is a gentle way to help your child's body adapt. From a newborn, to a tumbling preschooler, to a high school football star, having a healthy spine and nervous system is essential to your developing child. Studies have shown the birthing process in normal deliveries puts strain on the upper neck of over 90% of babies born. With nearly two-

Dr. Mama Bird - Dr. Alex Pankoke, DC
Oct 13, 20221 min read


The Top Four Reasons We Advocate For Proactive Care Versus Reactive Treatment
We love when our people get to share how they couldn’t believe they could live a life with as little pain as they do! We like to thank a multi-faceted health regime that focuses on proactive care and celebrates intentional recovery. We understand such a healthy lifestyle is hard to shift into, sometimes, but with how many people rant and rave about the results, we figured we’d share some of the best ways we’ve seen people benefit: Did you know that the longer you don’t fully

Dr. Mama Bird - Dr. Alex Pankoke, DC
Oct 6, 20222 min read


Feeling Fried? Let's Talk Nerves!
We might be biased, but we think rest, recovery and care are mighty important for you staying strong for longer. Longevity is key when it comes to your body’s functionality, and we’re here to help share some serious news that too many keep secret: you have to rest 2X as much as you are active. Starting to wonder if that’s why you’re feeling a bit fried? This doesn’t mean you have to sleep for 16 hours a day (but who wouldn’t love to now & again, huh?) – this just means you ha

Dr. Mama Bird - Dr. Alex Pankoke, DC
Sep 27, 20222 min read


Muscle Memory & Working WITH Your Body's Ability
Let's talk about how smart your body is! As Chiropractors, our adjustments are here to help your body learn better and create muscle memory for how to support itself. How do we do this? When you're adjusted your joints are stimulated, which the brain then logs. This is called pre-frontal integration! This restores your brain & body's connection, offering increased functionality to the muscle and soft tissues and decreasing the stress on the joints. This then leads to health j

Dr. Mama Bird - Dr. Alex Pankoke, DC
Sep 21, 20221 min read


Dr. Paul, Leading Sunnyvale & Mesquite Chiropractor for Athletes, Expands His Availability!
Dr Paul is opening more space for clients! We've seen such a great growth in our athletic community, with more active parents wanting to keep up with their regular routines during pregnancy and after postpartum recovery. With an expertise in Sports Physiology, Dr Paul Pankoke brings niche experience and expertise to his Chiropractic sessions, offering feedback on movement, offering the ability to co-design work-out plans, and more! Dr. Paul Pankoke has specialized training to

Dr. Mama Bird - Dr. Alex Pankoke, DC
Sep 19, 20222 min read


The In's & Out's of Intentional Health Care + Leading FAQs about Our Family Chiropractor Clinic
Hey there! I’m Dr Alex Pankoke, half of the family-owned & active-lifestyle focused EnKindle Chiropractic. With a great Sports-Focused Chiropractor as a partner, in both practice and life, Enkindle Chiropractic is a family practice for those gearing up and growing their own families, run by a family who lives the same active lifestyle you do. For our Mamas who are gearing up to give birth, we’ve got a special offer just for you! Click on the button at the bottom of this page

Dr. Mama Bird - Dr. Alex Pankoke, DC
Sep 12, 20223 min read


How Chiropractor Adjustments During Pregnancy Can Benefit Your Health
One of the most frequent questions we get is: how can Chiropractic adjustments benefit my pregnancy to postpartum journeys? We love getting to answer this question, as it tends to be our opportunity to empower Mamas to consider all their wants and needs for their birth story. Now, after working with hundreds of birthing parents, we designed our very own poster that walks through some of the best reasons we like to suggest Chiropractor adjustments during pregnancy! For those w

Dr. Mama Bird - Dr. Alex Pankoke, DC
Sep 9, 20221 min read


Family Happy Hour is here! And so are the amazing Happy Hour rates we all love!
For the families whose active lifestyles make squeezing in proactive care super tough, we've got a solution! In tandem with our deepest discounts yet, our Sunnyvale Chiropractor Office is offering a small set of family-focused memberships that are great for your schedule and budget. With shorter sessions (5-10 minutes per person) + discounted rates (the more the merrier, more individuals in each membership gets you a deeper discount per person), our Tuesday & Thursday afterno

Dr. Mama Bird - Dr. Alex Pankoke, DC
Sep 7, 20221 min read


Meet the Person Behind the EnKindle Passion + A Gift Just for Our Pregnant / Postpartum Mamas!
We know one-size doesn’t fit all, so our protocols and health plans are uniquely designed to explore your individual needs and health goals.

Dr. Mama Bird - Dr. Alex Pankoke, DC
Sep 2, 20223 min read


Dad's, Let's Talk Tough: Staying Strong For Your Family Starts With Support From Experts
Dads, curious how to create a foundation of health for your family? Providers like Dr Paul Pankoke are here to help be a leader.

Dr. Mama Bird - Dr. Alex Pankoke, DC
Aug 31, 20222 min read


Myth Busting, Being Unhealthy Is Just About Getting Sick
Let’s bust a myth! Lacking health or struggling with a disease doesn’t just mean something happened to you (i.e. you caught something, you got hurt, etc), it means that your body is no longer adapting. While proactive care can’t prevent everything, the amount it can has a ratio that far outweighs the bad! When we work with you, we explore the 5 biological signs of life & your body’s ability to express them, and work on ways to help you define a lifestyle of health to support

Dr. Mama Bird - Dr. Alex Pankoke, DC
Feb 4, 20222 min read


Keeping Up With The Kids
Have you noticed those pesky little habits you wish your kids didn’t? We’ve been there! Said a bad word, handled a reaction poorly– you name it, we’ve probably done something just as wild that we hoped the kids wouldn’t notice either. But the good news is that choosing to put your body first is a majorly healthy pattern that can help your kids learn the tools they will need for the rest of their lives to reset & establish their day-to-day bumps, bruises, stumbles & stressors.

Dr. Mama Bird - Dr. Alex Pankoke, DC
Feb 1, 20223 min read
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