Chiropractic care in pregnancy is an essential ingredient to your prenatal care choices. Preexisting but unnoticed imbalances in your spine and pelvis become stressed during pregnancy. These pronounced discomforts make it difficult to perform routine daily activities.
A large percent of all pregnant women experience back discomfort and/or pain during pregnancy. This is due to the rapid growth of the baby and interference’s to your body’s normal structural adaptations to that growth.
Chiropractic care throughout pregnancy can relieve and even prevent the common discomforts experienced in pregnancy. There are no known contraindications to chiropractic care during pregnancy. Chiropractic is a safe, natural, and effective treatment for you to feel your best during pregnancy and be ready for your best birth!
Here are a list of complaints we commonly treat during pregnancy:
- Mid Back Pain
- Low Back Pain
- Neck Pain
- Headaches
- Leg Pain
- Muscle Pain
- Lower Abdominal stretching pain
- Breech Baby (Webster Technique)
- Rib Pain/Costochondritis
- Ankle/Foot Pain
- Supportive Taping Procedures for the growing belly
- SI joint pain
For further reading on Chiropractic care during pregnancy visit these sites below:
- American Pregnancy Association
- ICPA
- drashleyhigginsdc.com (Dr. Ashley’s website)
