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Chiropractic care for pregnancy
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- pelvic pain
- pubic bone discomfort
- low back pain
- sciatica
- round ligament pain
- bursitis
- postural strain
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These are all common complaints we’re well equipped to address
We offer
support for common injuries of pregnancy:
Benefits of Chiropractic care:
- ​Relief from pain
- Reduced labour time and interventions
- Improved pelvic alignment and balance
​- Support for optimal foetal positioning
- Pregnant women have a greater ability to relax their pelvic floor muscles after Chiropractic adjustments. Researchers suggest this relaxation of pelvic floor muscles may even help with having a natural vaginal delivery. ​
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- Gentle chiropractic adjustments using Webster Technique assessment
- Contract-relax releases on tight muscles
- Round ligament (or lower abdominal fascia) releases
- Pubic bone and pelvic balancing
- Spinning Babies (TM) techniques
- Home exercises to stretch/strengthen weak areas
- Home advice eg. ice, support garments, re-training movements to strengthen better movement patterns
What does treatment usually involve?
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Welcome! I'm so glad you're here!
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Pregnancy is a beautiful journey — but at times, full of unexpected aches and discomfort. At Birth and Beyond Chiropractic, I'm here to support your body as it transforms, making space for your growing baby while helping you feel more balanced, mobile, and comfortable.
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Although I hope you are you glowing through your pregnancy, for many women, pregnancy can be very painful.
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Ligament laxity, weight gain and shifts in the body's centre of gravity are some of the extraordinary changes that accommodate a growing baby. These changes can create joint discomfort, particularly in the low back and pelvis, and stress to soft tissues like muscles and ligaments.
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I offer support for common injuries of pregnancy such as;
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pelvic pain
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pubic symphysis discomfort
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low back pain
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sciatica
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round ligament pain
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bursitis
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and postural strain are all common complaints we’re well equipped to address
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While all of the benefits of Chiropractic have not been researched, clinically we see most women seeing a Chiropractor will find it much easier to perform day-to-day activities, like walk, sit, stand, drive or even play with their kids for longer!​​
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I offer comfortable, pregnancy-safe adjusting tables and positioning supports​.
I have pregnancy pillows to cushion your growing baby while allowing you to lie face down. I use a knee chest table, which allows for me to give mum an adjustment between the shoulder blades without putting pressure into baby.
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Researched Benefits of Chiropractic Care While Pregnant
Relief from Pregnancy-Related Musculoskeletal Pain (Borggren, 2007; Khorsan et al., 2009)
Chiropractic care is frequently used to alleviate common pregnancy discomforts such as lower back pain, pelvic girdle pain, and sciatica. These issues often arise due to biomechanical changes, ligament laxity, and postural shifts during pregnancy. Research shows that chiropractic adjustments can significantly reduce these pains and improve quality of life for pregnant women.
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Improved Pelvic Alignment and Balance (Browning, 2012)
Pelvic misalignment may impact the amount of space available for the growing baby and contribute to intrauterine constraint. Chiropractic care—particularly the Webster Technique—aims to optimize pelvic positioning, which can support more balanced muscle and ligament tension in the uterus.
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Support for Optimal Foetal Positioning (Borggren, 2007)
The chiropractor's role in breech presentation is to balance the pelvis and corresponding muscles and ligaments to remove the constraint to the patient's uterus to allow the fetus to assume the correct presenting position. At no time does the chiropractor attempt to change the position of the fetus, as is done with external cephalic version; the chiropractor only attempts to correct a potential cause of intrauterine constraint.
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Reduced Labour Time and Reduced Intervention (Borggren, 2007)
A retrospective review of statistics reported that primigravida women who seek chiropractic care throughout gestation have, on average, a 25% shorter labour time whereas multiparous women who seek chiropractic care throughout their pregnancy have, on average, 31% shorter labour times.
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Improved Overall Pregnancy Experience (Khorsan et al., 2009)
​Chiropractic care encourages body awareness, mobility, and comfort, which can improve sleep, reduce stress, and foster a more empowered pregnancy experience.
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​Pregnant women have a greater ability to relax their pelvic floor muscles after a Chiropractic adjustment - a pilot study (Haavik, 2016)
The authors of this study suggest this relaxation of the levator ani muscle after chiropractic manipulation shows chiropractic care could be beneficial to pregnant women and may help in the process of having a natural vaginal delivery.
References:
Borggren, C. L. (2007). Pregnancy and chiropractic: a narrative review of the literature. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, 6(2), 70–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcme.2007.02.002
Browning, J. E. (2012). The Webster Technique: A Chiropractic Technique with Obstetric Considerations. Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health – Chiropractic, (2012), 61–66.
Fallon, J. M. (1991). The effect of chiropractic treatment on pregnancy and labor: A comprehensive study. Proceedings of the World Federation of Chiropractic Conference, 24–31.
Haavik, H., Murphy, B. A., & Kruger, J. (2016). Effect of spinal manipulation on pelvic floor functional changes in pregnant and nonpregnant women: a preliminary study. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 39(5), 339-347.Khorsan, R., Hawk, C., Lisi, A., & Fanciullo, G. (2009). Chiropractic care for nonmusculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review with implications for whole systems research. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 15(3), 287–293. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2008.0418
Ohm, J. (2003). The Webster Technique in chiropractic care of breech presentation: a retrospective analysis. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 26(9), e1–e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2003.09.018
