Chiropractic Benefits During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is an important time in a woman’s life. It is an important time because a woman must take extra care in a variety of ways to ensure a healthy prenatal experience. One of the most intense elements during gestation, especially as the pregnancy progresses, is increased stress on the spine and joints.
The protrusion and added weight to the structure can cause this stress. The added weight will pull the spine and joints out of alignment and can also result in pelvic misalignment. Increased weight bearing upon the spine, joints, and pelvis can lead to pain and discomfort. Fortunately, chiropractic care can help to realign the posture of a pregnant woman and relieve some pain and discomfort as well as result in a healthier delivery.
The effects on posture as a result of being pregnant can lead to complications. According to American Pregnancy, “This can affect the mother’s ability to have a natural, non-invasive birth. Breech and posterior positions can interfere with the natural ease of labor and lead to interventions such as C-sections”. Such effects are because the spine serves as the information highway of the body. Pregnancy compromises this message highway, often causing nervous system miscommunication. Keeping the spine aligned through chiropractic care can lead to a healthier delivery through better communication between the reproductive and nervous systems, due to an aligned spine.
“New Life Chiropractic and Wellness”, a Santa Clarita chiropractor, can help to ensure that the body stays in alignment through the pregnancy. A trained professional will assess the patient’s current posture, make recommendations for postural re-alignment, and make suggestions on how often the patient should visit the Santa Clarita prenatal care chiropractor. There are benefits to using “New Life Chiropractic and Wellness”, a Santa Clarita chiropractor during pregnancy. Some chiropractic benefits are listed below:
- • Maintaining a healthier pregnancy
- • Controlling symptoms of nausea
- • Reducing the time of labor and delivery
- • Relieving back, neck or joint pain
- • Preventing a potential cesarean delivery
In addition to these benefits of using chiropractic care during pregnancy, studies have shown that chiropractic care can reduce instances of a breech during pregnancy. The ICPA, an international chiropractic care association, recommends chiropractic care throughout pregnancy to help establish a pelvic balance and the room a baby will need in the uterus to have during pregnancy. Chiropractic care can contribute to preventing a breech.
The website What To Expect sums up the benefits of chiropractic care for pregnancy quite nicely.
It states, “Chiropractic care may be able to undo much of this damage and get your lower body in proper alignment for an easier birth.” This source is referring to the fact that during pregnancy, hormones cause a woman’s body to relax, which can create a laxity of the ligamentous structures in order to accommodate the demands of pregnancy. This relaxed state causes issues for the spine, joints, and pelvis. Using chiropractic care can be the best preventative and proactive method for a healthy pregnancy.
The Webster Technique - What Is It?
The Webster Technique is a specific chiropractic sacral analysis and Diversified chiropractic adjustment. The goal of the adjustment is to reduce the effects of sacral subluxation/SI joint dysfunction. In doing so, neuro-biomechanical function in the pelvis is facilitated.
A misalignment of the sacrum may lead or contribute to a harder labor for mama due to inadequate uterine function, pelvic contraction, and baby not being in optimal position. Corrections of misalignments, specifically of the sacrum, may have a positive effect on the above causes of dystocia (difficult labor).
The Webster’s technique is a gentle chiropractic adjustment that aligns the pelvis and includes a soft tissue release of associated muscle groups. It allows the pelvis to function properly during pregnancy. The technique reduces soft tissue tension that may cause uterine torsion which allows for an ideal environment for the baby to grow and move. Webster’s technique is helpful in providing relief for common lower back and sciatic pains that pregnant women often experience.
Infant & Pediatric Treatments
Addressing the newly birthed and subsequently the growing spinal system via biomechanical alignment and neurological balancing assists the ever developing body to function most optimally.
