Chiropractic Through Pregnancy
Chiropractic care in pregnancy is a safe and gentle way to promote comfort and minimise back pain during your pregnancy. Your chiropractor is trained in a wide variety of techniques to help you deal with the increased stresses of pregnancy on the body and will use safe, gentle techniques that are suitable for your condition.
Common pregnancy questions…
Is Chiropractic safe during pregnancy?
Chiropractic care is possible and safe throughout all stages of pregnancy.
Chiropractors are statutorily regulated primary care professionals, who work in the private healthcare sector and, in some areas, in NHS settings.
Chiropractors train full-time for five years with extensive training in anatomy, physiology and biomechanics, with particular emphasis on the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system.
If necessary, a chiropractor will refer you to another healthcare professional if your problem is not suitable for chiropractic care.
How can chiropractic care help during pregnancy?
Your chiropractor is trained in a wide variety of techniques to help you deal with the increased stresses of pregnancy on the body and will use safe, gentle techniques that are suitable for your condition.
A woman’s body may change during pregnancy putting more or different strains on the ligaments and joints especially in the pelvis.
Those changes include the softening of ligaments, weight increase and changes to posture. These can lead to additional pressure on joints in various parts of the body, including the spine and pelvis.
Chiropractic care in pregnancy is a safe and gentle way to promote comfort and minimise back pain during your pregnancy.
What should I expect when I see a chiropractor during pregnancy?
An initial consultation will comprise a detailed discussion about your pain, lifestyle and history of the problem, followed by an orthopaedic and neurological examination.
Your treatment is a combination of specific massage techniques, mobilisations and manipulations and advice on how to make lifestyle changes which will stretch and strengthen the necessary areas and postural habits.
Our chiropractors use the McTimoney technique of chiropractic, renowned for its gentle nature making it suitable for people throughout their lifetime, from babyhood to those in later life.
Chiropractors will also give advice on nutrition, posture, exercises and ways to help yourself – all based on guidelines and research.
What can I do to help myself?
The following simple measures may help:-
- Keeping active but also getting plenty of rest
- Standing tall with your bump and bottom tucked in a little
- Changing your position frequently – try not to sit for more than 30 minutes at a time
- Sitting to get dressed and undressed
- Putting equal weight on each leg when you stand
- Trying to keep your legs together when getting in and out of the car
- Lying on the less painful side while sleeping
- Keeping your knees together when turning over in bed
- Using a pillow under your bump and between your legs for extra support in bed. You should avoid anything that may make your symptoms worse, such as;
- Lifting anything heavy, for example heavy shopping
- Going up and down the stairs too often stooping, bending or twisting to lift or carry a toddler or baby on one hip
- Sitting on the floor, sitting twisted or sitting or standing for long periods
- Standing on one leg or crossing your legs
Don’t just take our word for it…
I was recommended to Tamsyn by a friend when I was around 20 weeks pregnant, as I was suffering from some really bad pelvic and round ligament pain. I thought it was all just part of pregnancy, so to learn that Tamsyn could help me was such a huge relief. She fitted me in as soon as she could and i’ve been going regularly throughout my pregnancy – i’ve not suffered any pain like it since.
Tamsyn made me feel comfortable and at ease straight away, she is so friendly and professional and explained everything to me along the way, as well as giving some great advice about how to look after my body whilst it’s going through all these changes. I would highly recommend to anyone who may be going through the same. It has really made a difference to my pregnancy journey – thank you Tamsyn.
A more comfortable pregnancy
Get in touch and let us support you through your pregnancy, putting a plan in place to make the journey more comfortable and with less pain.