Can expectant mothers receive chiropractic care?

My office is equipped with a special table to accommodate women during pregnancy. Chiropractic is one of the best things that can be done for the mother-to-be and the baby-to-be. In fact if there's one group of people who need chiropractic more than any other, it's pregnant women.

Pregnant women are taking more responsibility for their bodies. They are reading more, asking more questions, eating better, exercising more and exploring healthier ways of taking care of themselves. For that reason chiropractic care should be considered an essential part of the pregnant woman's health care regimen.

Pregnancy is extremely hard on the lower back as well as on the neck and shoulders. Examine the spine of an expectant mother from the side and it's easy to understand why they're in pain. Due to the increased development of the breast tissue, the shoulders are rounded forward, placing tremendous pressure on the neck and shoulders. The weight of the growing child places the lower back in a strenuous position.

The nine months of pregnancy bring many hormonal changes that relax the ligaments stabilizing the lower back and pelvis. As the pelvis rotates down in the front, the muscles of the lower back become short and tight, causing an increase in pressure on the pain sensitive joints of the lower back, producing achy lower back pain.

Chiropractic care can help make this special time in a woman's life as enjoyable as it was meant to be.