Family Connection Chiropractic

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Family Connection Chiropractic in College Area, San Diego, is an LGBTQ+-owned pediatric and prenatal chiropractic practice operated by Dr. Katie Schlein (Valadez), DC, at 5714 El Cajon Boulevard in the 92115 ZIP. Dr. Schlein has provided chiropractic care to the community since 2016, specializing in Activator Methods, Sacro-Occipital Technique, and cranial adjusting for infants, newborns, pregnant women, and postpartum mothers. The El Cajon Blvd office sits just up the hill from the SDSU campus, and prenatal patients preparing for labor coordinate their chiropractic care with the family medicine services at San Ysidro Health Community Heights Family Medicine in College Area for integrated maternal healthcare. CLA Insight scanning technology at the clinic maps nervous-system stress patterns in pediatric patients before the first adjustment, producing a baseline neurological profile that tracks developmental progress across subsequent visits. The practice also treats adults, military service members, first responders, and student athletes, applying low-force adjusting techniques that accommodate patients who prefer gentler correction over high-velocity manual manipulation. Dr. Schlein's lactation-support programming extends the postpartum care track beyond spinal adjustment, addressing infant latching difficulties and maternal musculoskeletal strain from breastfeeding positioning. El Cajon Blvd's commercial corridor connects the practice to the broader College Area wellness infrastructure, including the strength and conditioning programming at Crunch Fitness - University Square near the SDSU Transit Center. The clinic's inclusive intake policy welcomes patients of all backgrounds, and the Activator IV instrument delivers a 32-pound peak-force impulse at a 3-millisecond speed, providing measurable and repeatable correction force for patients ranging from two-day-old newborns to geriatric spinal-stenosis cases.