Can you go to the chiropractor while pregnant? This is a question many people wonder, and we get it! Pregnancy can cause so many new aches and pains in your body – especially your back. So, people oftentimes wonder what kind of help they can get during pregnancy and after giving birth. It is absolutely safe to see a chiropractor during pregnancy. Being pregnant can take a serious toll on your body. It can cause new and different aches and pains that you’ve never experienced before in your joints and muscles. Seeing a chiropractor during pregnancy can help soothe those new pains and especially if you have back pain prior to being pregnant.
There are many benefits to getting chiropractic while pregnant, like soothing your discomfort, positioning the baby for labor, walking better and more. Here in our North Port office, our doctors are Webster certified to take care of pregnant moms during pregnancy and in the postpartum period.
- BENEFITS OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE DURING PREGNANCY:
- Soothing pain: By establishing pelvic alignment and balance, it can reduce your discomfort and your baby’s discomfort.
- Positioning the baby for delivery: With a balanced pelvis, babies have a greater chance of moving into the right position for birth, which also helps reduce the chance of a difficult labor.
- Walking better: Most expectant mothers state that they feel like they walk better because there is fluid motion in the hip joints (SI joints).
- One study finds that women receiving chiropractic care during pregnancy can reduce the chances of having back labor.
-BENEFITS OF CHIROPRACTIC POST PREGNANCY:
- Minimizing pain from birth: Restoring your pelvic balance can help ease the pain and discomfort you may have from giving birth.
- Helping spine pain: It’s important to mobilize the spine, mid-back, and shoulders as one may feel aches from breastfeeding, bottle feeding, or rocking your child.
- Assisting with mid-back pain: Carrying a car seat or a newborn for extended periods of time can cause mid-back pain, but we can help relieve that.
If you are currently pregnant or plan to become pregnant check out our office for care for you and your baby! We also offer massage therapy and acupuncture in our North Port, Florida office.