1st Step Family Wellness

1st Step Family Wellness Serves the whole family offering chiropractic, pediatrics and prenatal care, SOT cranial work and so much more. She finds the cause of the symptoms.

Dr. Jeanne is a wholistic chiropractic physician, meaning that she treats the body as a whole. She has studied many hours outside of formal education to be the best at pediatric and prenatal chiropractic, as well as women's health. She has taken more than 200 hours of classroom hours with hands on training in chiropractic adjustments and cranial work for the pregnant patient, infants, and children

. Dr. Jeanne has also studied Chinese medicine, and learned acupuncture outside of her formal education. Another passion of Dr. Jeanne's is nutrition. She has extensive knowledge in nutrition and how to heal the body with nutrition, nutritional supplements, and enzyme therapy. Dr. Ryan is a whole body chiropractor who treats not only the spine, but shoulders, wrist, knees, and ankles. He does SOT cranial work to help with headaches and migraines. He uses ART to reduce muscle tension.

***Outside office hours available by appointment. Take your 1st Step to Health with First Step Family Wellness. Our Family Serving Yours.

09/10/2026

Got young athletes?

Elevate Their Game with Regular Chiropractic Care!

As we sprint head first into Fall, let’s highlight the benefits of routine chiropractic care for your little sports stars!

If your kiddo is super involved in football, baseball, lacrosse, cheerleading, carries around a giant tuba in the marching band, or the like, we can help ⬇️

🔹 Boost Performance: Chiropractic adjustments enhance the communication between the brain and the body via the nervous system. Optimal alignment = better power, agility, and coordination.

🔹 Prevent Injuries: Chiropractic care catches minor misalignments before they become major setbacks.

🔹 Speedy Recovery: When we’re injured, even if it’s minor, we start to compensate. Prolonged compensatory patterns can lead to more chronic issues and pain in the long run, so let’s get ya sorted from the beginning. 😉

🔹 Healthy Growth: Teens grow rapidly, chiropractic care ensures balanced development, reducing posture and gait issues. Bonus: did you know good posture is correlated with better focus?

🔹 Stress Relief: Sports and studies stress you out? Chiropractic adjustments ease physical tension and promote parasympathetic activity (aka rest & digest vs. fight or flight).

🔹 Personalized Care: Tailored to your unique needs, our chiropractic approach empowers informed decisions for your athletic journey.

Drop an emoji with your kids’ activities below!



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09/10/2026

Is nursing painful for you or someone you care about? Share this video with them!

At 1st Step Family Wellness we support moms and babies on their nursing journey through gentle chiropractic care. Our patients report almost immediate relief and improvement with nursing.

We'd love to hear about your nursing journey! Tell us below.



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09/08/2026

What our patients are saying about 1st Step Family Wellness: 📢

"I have struggled with depression and anxiety in various forms since I was a teenager. When I became pregnant with my first child, I began to see a chiropractor for back pain. I realized that my moods became more stable, which was so exciting! While seeing a chiropractor, I began to eliminate foods for nursing and skin issues. I found that gluten significantly affected my moods and dairy to some degree as well. I was able to come off medication I had been taking for over 8 years! When I was pregnant with our second child, I began to see Dr. Jeanne at 1st Step. I started to struggle intensely during postpartum. At one point, I tried medication again but it turned my anxiety into depression. Based on that experience, Dr. Jeanne was able to determine what my body needed. It made a significant difference! I stopped the medication because of how depressed I began to get and started supplementing with what my body was asking for. I am so grateful to all the chiropractors at 1st Step since they have all helped me in some way during this period of my life. I am so excited about their approach to health and appreciate the knowledge they share with me."

Stay tuned for information on our upcoming GF sourdough workshop! 😊



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09/08/2026

Welcome to the series where we quiz the doctors and office staff on anatomy!! Part 1!

How many of these would you correctly identify? Tell us in the comments.

09/08/2026

Is your kid wired, but tired? Or bouncing off the walls?
You know they’re exhausted, but they can’t seem to calm down long enough to rest?

At 1st Step Family Wellness we help children regulate their nervous system, so that they can feel more in control of their bodies and respond to stress appropriately.
Come see us in St. Louis MO for a smoother transition from school to home life and an easier bed time experience.


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09/08/2026

Can Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) 💉 fix your joint pain?

PRP is essentially a very concentrated form of bodily fluid that contains a high amount of growth factors that may support joint healing.

It shows promise in some joints (knee, SI, TMJ) more than others (elbow) for pain reduction.

As Chiropractors, we are DCs - Doctors of Cause.

Our goal is to understand WHY you are having joint pain; what’s causing it.

Is a PRP injection going to fix the root cause? No 👎.

BUT, can it help you get out of pain and be able to move enough to start addressing the underlying causes? Yes 👍.

PMID(s): 32176063, 34590307, 30449691 & 32556309



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09/07/2026

You can never fail your kids by caring about them.

Give yourself some grace and pat yourself on the back when you learn something new and adjust your decisions accordingly.

At 1st Step Family Wellness we promote healing by empowering parents to heal their families through educating them about how the body has the ability to heal itself. Once they have discovered this, taking the 1st Step toward making the best health care choices for their family becomes effortless. We do this in hopes that the next generation is healthier and can live life optimally.

09/06/2026

The transition back to school brings its own kind of stress.

Drop a 😮‍💨 if you're feeling it.

And all that stress doesn't stay in your head, it settles into your body too.

📝 Tight shoulders from hunching over school forms.
🤕 Tension headaches from keeping everyone's schedule straight.
😴 Fatigue from the nights you lie awake running through it all.
😵‍💫 That knot in your stomach that won't let go.

Your body is designed to gear up when life gets busy and then come back down once the dust settles.

That's where chiropractic care comes in for overwhelmed parents.

Gentle adjustments help take some of the load off your nervous system so your body can shift back into rest and digest mode.

Let's not forget about the kiddos too!

At 1st Step Family Wellness, we know what this season asks of you, and we're here to make the transition easier. 🤗

DM us to schedule your appointment for this week! 



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Labor Day Office Update 📢1st Step Family Wellness will be closed Monday, September 7th, in observance of Labor Day, givi...
09/06/2026

Labor Day Office Update 📢

1st Step Family Wellness will be closed Monday, September 7th, in observance of Labor Day, giving our team a little extra time to rest, recharge, and enjoy time with their families.

We hope you have a safe, relaxing holiday weekend, and we look forward to seeing you back in the office after the holiday! 💙



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09/04/2026

Think about an assembly line... if someone is handing you the wrong parts, or they’re the wrong size, it’s going to be really difficult to produce the correct product.

This is why at 1st Step Family Wellness we don’t just treat symptoms. We look find what’s causing the chain of reactions and symptoms.

Our doctors don’t just diagnosis and send you on your way. We listen to your problems, figure out where they are coming from, educate you on the how and why and what next, then work with you to solve the problems so they do not persist in your life.

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12201 Big Bend Road Suite 200
Kirkwood, MO
63122

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3pm - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 12pm
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Wednesday 9am - 2pm
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