First visit
A full history, exam, review of findings, and a treatment plan built around your goals. If treatment makes sense that day, it can begin on the first visit.
Santa Cruz County | Prenatal, postpartum, and active-body care
Barnum Chiropractic
Hands-on care for women who want to move through pregnancy, recovery, and everyday life with more ease.
Care is centered around pain relief, mobility, and practical support so your body feels more capable, more connected, and more like home.
Located in Soquel and serving Santa Cruz, Capitola, Aptos, and nearby communities. No referral required.
Who Care Is For
Support for pregnancy, postpartum change, stubborn pain, and getting back to the movement you miss.
Barnum Chiropractic is built for women who want to feel strong, supported, and more at home in their body through every season of life.
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Prenatal and postpartum care that respects how quickly the body can change.
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Pain relief and mobility work for neck, back, shoulder, hip, knee, and wrist issues.
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Movement-based support that helps you return to work, workouts, parenting, and daily life.
Meet Laura Barnum
Movement-focused chiropractic with a real understanding of what women's bodies ask of them.
Dr. Laura helps active women reduce pain and feel confident pursuing their goals without fear, setbacks, or stopping what they love. Her path into chiropractic began while training for a bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, when knee and neck pain nearly derailed the trip.
Chiropractic care and biomechanics coaching got her moving again. Later, pregnancy deepened her passion for supporting pregnant and postpartum women with treatment that feels collaborative, clear, and grounded in function.
- Palmer College of Chiropractic West graduate
- Webster Technique certified
- Training in RockBlades FMT, FAKTR, and soft tissue modalities
- Experience in race sidelines, corporate wellness, and private practice
What A Visit Looks Like
Each appointment is shaped around your symptoms, your goals, and what your body needs that day.
Regular care
Visits typically include hands-on bodywork, joint or spinal adjustment when appropriate, and soft-tissue techniques that reduce pain and improve mobility.
Take-home support
Stretches, exercises, ergonomic guidance, and realistic next steps so progress carries into the rest of your week.
Chiropractors are primary care practitioners, so you do not need a referral to book.
Services & Common Concerns
Hands-on treatment, mobility work, and practical guidance that support daily life beyond the treatment table.
Services
- Chiropractic care for acute, chronic, prenatal, and postpartum pain
- Joint mobilization and myofascial release therapy
- Trigger point therapy and cupping
- Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization
- Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
- Home exercise programs and kinesiology taping
- Sports injury care, lifestyle advice, and ergonomic recommendations
Common Concerns
- Headaches, migraines, jaw pain, and neck tension
- Upper and lower back pain, disc irritation, and sciatica
- Shoulder impingement, rotator cuff issues, and frozen shoulder
- Elbow, wrist, and hand pain including carpal tunnel and De Quervain's
- Hip, knee, ankle, and foot pain including plantar fasciitis and IT band issues
- Pregnancy-related pain, postpartum strain, and new-parent body aches
- Arthritis, fibromyalgia, fracture recovery, rib pain, and mobility limitations
Visit The Clinic
A calm Soquel space for care that meets you exactly where you are.
Whether the goal is less pain, more mobility, or a steadier return to the activities you love, care begins with a conversation and a clear plan.
Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:00am - 3:00pm
Address
5161 Soquel Dr.
Suite C, Soquel, CA 95073