What Is Pregnancy Chiropractic?
Pregnancy Chiropractic is a safe and effective healthcare option for pregnant women. Chiropractors focus on strengthening the nervous system to assist in a better quality of life for mums-to-be and help in the growth and development of your baby. Chiropractic can help with both pre-natal and post-natal care.
Why Do I Get Sore During Pregnancy?
During pregnancy there is a lot of physical, postural and hormonal changes that occur that increase the likelihood of back, neck, hip, pelvic and foot pain. The growth of the baby, and the postural changes associated with the changes in weight and centre of gravity, along with hormones that relax ligaments to allow for birth, are the perfect combination for discomfort. Growing a human is hard work right!?
How Can Chiropractic Help Pregnancy?
Chiropractors can help your spine and pelvis adapt better to these changes, improve your function, mobility and comfort.
Whilst some of you may not have thought of Chiropractic for pregnant ladies, it is a really common Allied Health Service that is utilised by pregnant women. As Chiropractors, we make sure that the body (especially the nervous system) is functioning as well as it possibly can to achieve the best possible quality of life for mum-to-be and of course, your growing bub.
How Do I Know If Pregnancy Chiropractic Is Right For Me?
Signs that your back and nervous system are under stress include:
Headaches and Migraines
Neck Pain
Pelvic Pain
Lower Back Pain
Upper Back Pain
Numbness In Hands
Pubic Symphysis Pain
Rib Pain
Difficulty Taking A Deep Breath
Baby In Unusual Position (eg Breech, Transverse)
(This can be due to mums body not being well balanced affecting the internal environment for baby intern causing bub to rest in a funny position within the pelvis. Chiropractic care can help to assist your body to create the ideal environment for your baby to change their position).
A lot of these things can be thought of as common during pregnancy when in fact, relief is possible with chiropractic care.
Benefits Of Chiropractic Care
Research shows that 75% of pregnant women who received Chiropractic care reported relief from pain.
First time mothers have a 24% shorter labour if they received Chiropractic care through their pregnancy.
Second time mothers (and onwards) had 39% shorter labour that those who did not receive Chiropractic care.
On average, mothers who received Chiropractic care required less pain relief during labour.
Giving yourself a better quality of life during pregnancy gives you a better chance of having a positive birthing experience and a head start into motherhood as well.
Give Yourself And Bubs The Head Start You Both Deserve
References:
https://www.thejoint.com/2018/02/02/4-advantages-of-chiropractic-care-for-prenatal-moms
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2647084/
https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/pregnancy-health-wellness/chiropractic-care during-pregnancy/
https://www.britishjournalofmidwifery.com/content/clinical-practice/chiropractic-care-of-the-pregn ant-woman-and-neonate/
https://vertebralsubluxationresearch.com/2019/05/16/resolution-of-low-back-pain-placenta-previ a-following-chiropractic-care-to-reduce-vertebral-subluxation-in-a-pregnant-woman-a-case-repor t-review-of-literature/
https://vertebralsubluxationresearch.com/2019/12/07/resolution-of-low-back-pelvic-pain-in-a-pregnant-patient-utilizing-the-webster-technique-a-case-report-review-of-the-literature/
