Chiropractic Care Has Been Shown To Help Many Women During Their Pregnancy!
Chiropractic for Pregnant Women
It is not only safe to receive Chiropractic care during your pregnancy, but could be seen as an incredibly important part of your pregnancy plan.
It is very important that your spine maintains correct control and alignment as the weight of the baby increases the stress on the spine and as hormonal changes in preparation for delivery relax the supportive tissues of your joints in preparation for your baby’s delivery.
Chiropractic ensures that your spine, pelvic girdle and the supportive muscles are functioning properly during your pregnancy.
Chiropractic care improves the musculoskeletal problems and stresses the growing baby places on your ever-changing body.
Having a well functioning spine, pelvis and musculature with Chiropractic care, it has been shown to assist in an easier, more comfortable pregnancy and a less painful and less traumatic delivery for both you and your child.
Figures show a 50% decrease in the need for pain relievers during delivery.
(Frietag MP PhD: Expert testimony comparing neighbouring hospitals. US District Court Northern Illinois).
Further research has demonstrated significantly reduced labor time, with first time moms averaging 24% shorter labor time, while second time moms (or more) averaged 39% shorter labor time compared to women that did not receive Chiropractic care during pregnancy (FallonDC: The Effect of Chiropractic Treatment on Pregnancy & Labor 1991).
Recent research by Dr. Heidi Haavik (et al) scheduled for publication in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, indicate that chiropractic adjustments of pregnant women relaxes the pelvic floor muscles at rest.
The pelvic floor muscles have active roles in pregnancy and childbirth, as well as for stabilizing your spine.
When the pelvic floor muscles become damaged due to changes in muscle tone, health issues like incontinence and vaginal prolapses can crop up. These are common problems with massive emotional, physical, social and financial costs… as well as, a significant cause of stress for many women.
Relaxing the pelvic floor musculature in pregnant women should help women have a much easier delivery and very likely is another mechanism that helps women with back pain during pregnancy by helping stabilize their spine.
Altered biomechanics of the spinal joints, particularly in the back plays a big role in pregnancy related lower back pain.
But it’s not always the Lower Back… Upper Back Pain, Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Headaches, and More!
Improving middle back pain, shortness of breath and other symptoms due to increased breast size, postural and abdominal changes can be helped by maintaining a healthy thoracic spine (upper back) and rib biomechanics through Chiropractic care.
Maintaining your cervical spine (neck) function can help with neck pain, tension headaches, jaw issues, migraines, headaches, postural stress, and altered sleep patterns.
Are you experiencing low back pain and other musculoskeletal problems during your pregnancy in the Texarkana area?
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