During pregnancy, a woman’s body undergoes many changes—hormone levels, weight gain, structural changes, weight bearing, blood volume, skin and hair, and more. The brain governs all functions in the body through its vast nerve network, so it’s critical for mom and baby that the nervous system is free from interference.
In many cases, these changes can exacerbate an underlying problem. In other words, a problem that has been present but asymptomatic becomes symptomatic.
Weight gain and a changing center of gravity can increase nerve pressure to the point of creating pain. Weight gain and changes in weight bearing most often cause low back pain and sciatica (pain down one or both legs). Pregnant women often experience headaches as a result of changes in weight bearing and the effect on the spine and nervous system. Pregnancy and nursing sometimes cause numbness and tingling in the fingers of one or both hands.
Chiropractic care is important during pregnancy to ensure the proper development of your baby through proper body functioning. Chiropractic care allows for full communication between the brain and body and, as a result, proper function. Proper function is especially important with all of the increased demands of pregnancy. Chiropractic care also reduces nerve pressure and improves joint motion to improve function and decrease pain.
Additionally, your baby will always seek the most comfortable position in the womb. If mom has tight muscles and spinal misalignments, that may not create the ideal position for birthing. Specific chiropractic care at Talley Cavey Chiropractic in Allison Park can improve and balance muscle tone and reduce spinal and pelvic misalignments to increase the likelihood of baby finding head down position to be the most comfortable.
Chiropractic care is also vital for mom and baby after birth. Birth is traumatic. In fact, studies done by Abraham Towbin at Harvard Medical School concluded that 80% of people experience their first spinal misalignment during birth. Misalignment in the upper cervical spine (neck) can cause ear infections, and chiropractic can help! We have also had tremendous success in treating infants with torticollis, colic, acid reflux, and more!
New Patient Visit
Includes Consultation With Your Doctor, Thorough Chiropractic Examination, X-Rays If Needed, Customized Plan of Action
How Our Care Plan Works
1. Schedule Your New Patient Appointment
Meet with the doctor to discuss your problem and receive a thorough evaluation to determine its root cause.
2. Your Tailored to Fit Plan
Your doctor will create a custom plan of attack to not only get you out of pain fast but to keep you out of pain long term.
3. Enjoy Optimal Health
Receive the care you need for your problem so you can do the things you want to do, when you want to do them, with the people that you love the most.
How Our Chiropractors Treat Pregnant Moms In Allison Park, PA
Complete Consultation and Exam
A thorough evaluation of your spine and nervous system is essential to determine how chiropractic care can help you while pregnant (and after). After consultation, we assess posture, range of motion, reflexes, muscle strength, muscle tonicity, and the joints of the spine.
After determining where problems exist, adjustments reduce nerve interference and improve joint function. We employ several methods to adjust, and pregnant women always appreciate our special pregnancy pillow that allows them to lie face down comfortably. Adjustments are safe and effective even during pregnancy. Most adjustments are hands-on, but we’ve also got adjusting instruments when appropriate.
I had the honor and privilege of adjusting my wife throughout four separate pregnancies.
Prenatal Chiropractic Care in Allison Park, PA
Subluxation is a misalignment in the bones of the spine that creates pressure on or pinching of a spinal nerve root. These misalignments disrupt communication between the brain and the body, and when severe enough, cause pain. However, disruptions in communication can lead to all kinds of problems, in addition to pain.
When pregnant, your body needs to function at 100% for your and your baby’s health and development. Proper digestion and absorption of nutrients from foods, appropriate distribution of those nutrients, adequate blood flow, coordination, balance, and hormone regulation are always important, even more so while pregnant, and chiropractic helps overall function.
Our goal is always to address misalignments in the spine and pelvis. While pregnant, it is critically important that your body functions at its best. Misalignment can negatively impact fetal positioning and overall comfort. The Webster Technique helps to address these misalignments, improve fetal positioning, and reduce pain and discomfort for mom.
Customized Therapeutic Exercise Plan
Stretches and exercises are prescribed for all patients to increase the effectiveness of specific chiropractic adjustments. We also give special consideration to our pregnant patients based on their unique challenges and needs.
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Common Causes of Pregnancy Pain in Allison Park, PA
Lower Back Pain
Low back pain is common during pregnancy because of increased load on the spine and changes in weight bearing related to the changing center of gravity. Often, these changes cause exacerbation of an underlying condition. This condition may not be symptomatic while not pregnant, but causes pain during pregnancy. The underlying condition is misalignment in the bones of the spine and pelvis that creates pressure on spinal nerve roots, pinching the nerves and causing pain. The pinching of the nerves often increases with increased weight and increased lumbar lordosis associated with pregnancy.
Pelvic Pain
Pelvic pain is also common during pregnancy. Joint fixation can cause irritation, inflammation, and pain. Relaxation of ligaments in preparation for birthing can increase pain in the pelvic joints. Specific chiropractic care eases this joint irritation to eliminate the pain.
Headaches
Headaches are common during pregnancy because of changes in position and structure and fluctuations in hormone levels. Chiropractic care helps with both! Removing pressure and interference from the nervous system improves function by clearing the pathways between the brain and vital body parts.
Round Ligament Pain
Round ligament pain occurs when the round ligament is strained. This is most likely to happen when the pelvic bones are misaligned. Chiropractic care corrects misalignment to eliminate round ligament pain.
Breech Position
Ideally, your baby’s head is down and facing forward when it comes time for delivery. Breech presentation occurs when the baby is not head down and is dangerous for mom and baby. It is best to address mom’s spinal and pelvic misalignments well in advance of labor and before your baby grows too big—best case scenario, throughout pregnancy (and before), and prior to 34 weeks. There is still hope after 34 weeks, but because of increasing baby size toward the end of pregnancy, the closer to delivery, the less likely we are to be able to change your baby’s position.
In babies, subluxations can lead to ear infections, torticollis, colic, acid reflux, and more!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is chiropractic safe during pregnancy?
Chiropractic care is always safe and effective when properly delivered after a thorough evaluation of the patient’s condition.
When should you start seeing a chiropractor in Allison Park, Pa, during pregnancy?
As soon as possible. Even before pregnancy, chiropractic helps prepare your body for the upcoming changes. It’s never too late to benefit from chiropractic care, but don’t delay any longer.
Can chiropractic adjustments cause miscarriage?
There is no reason to think that chiropractic adjustments could or would cause miscarriage. In fact, the American Pregnancy Association considers chiropractic care safe during the entire pregnancy.
Can you go to the chiropractor in the first trimester?
Yes!
Is it normal to have lower back pain in early pregnancy?
While low back pain is common during pregnancy, it is never normal. If you are experiencing low back pain, it is best to have it evaluated immediately.
How do you relieve lower back pain during pregnancy?
Low back pain is relieved through chiropractic care, muscle work, and stretches.
When does low back pain start in pregnancy?
Low back pain can start at any time during pregnancy. It is best to have your pain evaluated by a chiropractor as soon as it begins. Better yet, have your spine and nervous system evaluated before pain is present to prevent it from occurring.
New Patient Visit
Includes Consultation With Your Doctor, Thorough Chiropractic Examination, X-Rays If Needed, Customized Plan of Action