Can Chiropractic Care Help During Pregnancy?

Chiropractic care and spinal adjustments help to ensure a healthier pregnancy, and alleviate some of the discomfort, as well as prevent future problems that may arise as a result of pregnancy.

Chiropractic care during pregnancy can be helpful in the following ways:

• Help to maintain daily activities during and after pregnancy
• Promotion of spinal stability
• Increased endurance
• Pain relief
• Improved physical fitness
• Promotes self care
• Aides a speedier recovery following childbirth

Chiropractors can evaluate and treat pain in the body, especially in the spine, joints, and muscles.  One of the most common complaints in pregnancy is muscle soreness and spinal discomfort.  Chiropractors can do safe adjustments that will help maintain motion in the spine as well as soft tissue work and massage to relax muscles that have been strained due to the changes in the woman’s body.  Your chiropractor may also advise you on proper ergonomic positions for lifting, getting up from seated, and getting in and out of the car, to keep yourself from unnecessary strains on your body and decrease some of the common pregnancy discomforts.

Is Chiropractic Care Safe During Pregnancy?

Because chiropractors use a drug-free approach, chiropractic care is absolutely safe during pregnancy for both you and your unborn baby.  Chiropractors can use special tables and adjustments that are safe for the baby and equally as effective for you.  Because your body is going through a great deal of changes in a short time, it is recommended that you get regular chiropractic care, as this will keep your body limber and moving easily, thus aiding in a healthy delivery and faster recovery.

What Causes Back Pain In Pregnancy?

Back pain is a very common complaint during pregnancy.  This can be caused by a number of things.  It is most often the result of your center of gravity shifting with your growing abdomen, causing strain and stress on the muscles and ligaments surrounding your spine.  As you get further along in your pregnancy, a hormone called relaxin is produced to help your body loosen the ligaments in preparation for the birthing process.  Unfortunately, this can also be a cause of back pain, as well as pain in other areas of the body, as they are more easily strained and your body misaligned.  This hormone can remain in your system for some time after pregnancy also, causing instability in the joints.  Your chiropractor can give you some mild exercises to help re-strengthen the muscles of your back and abdomen, aiding in support of your spine.

How Can Chiropractic Care Help After Pregnancy?

One of the more common complaints following childbirth is lower back pain.  Due to the stress of carrying the baby, the relatively rapid weight gain, and hormonal changes within your body, the spine and the muscles surrounding it are strained and stretched.  Chiropractic treatments can help to restore your body structure to its pre-pregnancy state.

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