Why See a Chiropractor During Pregnancy
Knowing you’re ready to enter motherhood is an exciting time. But sometimes getting there can be a battle if you experience a great deal of pregnancy symptoms. Not to mention, labor and delivery aren’t always as easy as you’d hope.
Fortunately, you can make your pregnancy and labor and delivery easier by seeing Dr. Lisa Olszewski, our
Chelsea, MI, chiropractor. You may be a bit shocked to hear that, considering you already visit an obstetrician, and that’s enough, right?
Well, let us take a moment to explain how a chiropractor’s care can complement your current treatment.
Ease Lower Back Pain
You may develop lower back pain for multiple reasons. For one, your center of gravity changes when you have that baby bump. Plus, your uterus is growing, and your muscles are also stretching.
Not to mention, hormonal changes during pregnancy can contribute to your pain as well.
This isn’t taking into consideration that the unborn baby can place weight on the sciatic nerve.
Chiropractic care can help ease that pain in your lower back by realigning the spine and easing pressure on this portion of your back.
Reduce Ligament and Muscle Pain
Your back isn’t the only part of your body that might feel the pain during pregnancy. Your body is producing a hormone known as relaxin starting at six weeks into your pregnancy. This hormone is specifically for relaxing your pelvic ligaments and softening and widening your cervix to prepare for labor and delivery.
However, the hormone doesn’t directly affect these only. It’ll also affect your other joints. As a result, you might experience pain.
A chiropractor from our practice can help you ease some of this pain through chiropractic exercises.
Help With Labor and Delivery
Our care can also help ease the pain during labor and delivery by preparing your body for the process. If you’re planning on having an all-natural labor and delivery without the use of any pain meds, a chiropractor can be the way to accomplish it. At the bare minimum, it can reduce your reliance on pain meds.
Moreover, chiropractic care during pregnancy can shorten your labor and delivery.
We may even be able to reduce your risk of needing a C-section. During our treatment, we increase the space your baby has in the womb. Therefore, your baby has more space to get into position for delivery, which maximizes the chances of you having a natural birth.
Not to mention, our care may reduce your risk of preterm labor.
Get a Better Night’s Sleep
While chiropractic care can’t reduce the number of times you wake up throughout the night to go to the bathroom while you’re pregnant, it most certainly can ease some of your pain to make getting a good night’s sleep easier.
Safety and Considerations
Typically, pregnancy chiropractic care is considered safe for most women. It can help with pain and other symptoms without causing any side effects or putting you at risk of any complications.
To ensure the safety of you and your unborn baby, we’ll conduct a physical examination and review your medical history as well as any information about your pregnancy.
We’ll customize the treatment approach to your specific needs, keeping how far along you are in mind.
You may see a chiropractor at any point during your pregnancy and even throughout every trimester.
At Precision Spinal Care, a.k.a A Spine at a Time, we want you to enjoy entering into motherhood, and that isn’t always possible when you’re suffering from unpleasant pregnancy symptoms. Fortunately, through pregnancy chiropractic, Dr. Lisa Olszewski, our Chelsea, MI, chiropractor can assist.
If you’re ready to better manage your pregnancy symptoms and make this time more magical, give us a call at 734-433-9564. You can also use our convenient online form.
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