Chiropractic care involves adjusting misaligned spine and joints, reduces spinal nerve stress and hence promotes health throughout the body. Chiropractors that have been trained to work with pregnant women will use tables/pregnancy pillow that adjust for a pregnant woman’s body. They will use techniques that avoid pressure on the abdomen. A trained chiropractor will also provide pregnant mommies with exercises and stretches that are safe to do during pregnancy.
Chiropractic care in pregnancy is important for a normal physiological function in pregnancy and birth. Prenatal chiropractor adds a salutogenesis approach to birth, by providing a specific technique known as the Webster Technique. Through specific gentle chiropractic care, nerve system stress is reduced, hence improve uterine muscle function. With this support, pregnant mommies are able to create and maintain pelvic balance and a well-functioning nervous system throughout the pregnancy.
Benefits chiropractic care during pregnancy
During pregnancy, there are some changes that can result in a misaligned spine or joints:
- Protruding abdomen and increased low back curve
- Pelvic tilt/changes to support developing baby, causing back pain
- Postural adaptations such as forward head carriage that results in neck pain
Some of the common conditions in pregnancy includes low back pain, pelvic pain, neck pain, round ligament pain, pubic pain. These are due to changes in overall posture during pregnancy to support developing baby. When the pelvis is misaligned it may affect the space for the developing baby. A misaligned pelvis may also make it difficult for the baby to get into the best possible position for delivery. This can affect the mother’s ability to have a natural, non-invasive birth.
Chiropractic care during pregnancy provide benefits such as
- Maintaining a healthier pregnancy
- Might enhance baby positioning
- Might encourage smooth and fast labour
- Relieving pelvic pain, neck pain or pubic bone pain
In Essential Chiropractic Centre, our prenatal chiropractor provides Webster Technique specifically for pregnant lady. Webster Technique is a chiropractic analysis and adjustment. It’s about balancing the pelvic bones, muscles and ligaments. When we do that, we create a better environment for the baby. And if the environment is ideal, then the baby has more space to move around. Babies know what’s the best for them. They have amazing intelligence within them that created their body. Babies will move into head down position if the environment is ideal for them. The nervous system is the master communication system to all the body systems including the reproductive system. With chiropractic care, we want to keep the spine aligned, remove nervous system stress, to help the entire body of a pregnant mother to work more effectively.
If you’re are currently pregnant, or your partner is pregnant, or friends/family members are currently pregnant, do not hesitate to contact us to know more about our prenatal chiropractic care.
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