Can you imagine carrying a 10-30 pound backpack across the front of your body? Could you tote it around for months at a time? What a nightmare on your back! Mothers and pregnant women everywhere are screaming, “YES!” Pregnancy can be a beautiful, wonderful, life changing experience but it takes quite a toll on the woman’s body. Back pain is only one of the many side effects and it can quickly become quite a problem.
Chiropractic care during pregnancy can be a safe and effective way to relieve back pain for a pregnant woman who finds herself joining the other 70% of women who experience back pain during pregnancy. A large majority of women note a serious disruption of lifestyle including time off work, or lost sleep, due to the back pain but only one quarter of these women received any recommendations from their obstetrician. Unfortunately, all too often what you hear from your doctor when complaining about low back pain during pregnancy is a simple “that’s normal.”
So what can you do if you are pregnant and experiencing pain? A study in Sweden (Hammar, 1988) proved that spinal adjustments, especially of the sacroiliac joint (the hips) provided long-term pain relief in 70% of the subjects and temporary relief in the other 30%. This confirmed what midwives and chiropractors have long been saying; chiropractic care during pregnancy can effect a relief of low back pain.
Chiropractic care is safe for most pregnant women. Consult your doctor to find out how chiropractic care could help you enjoy this special time.
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A nice and very good blog for pregnant women who often ignore their back pain in this period. Thanks!
Yeah,chiropractic is best treatment for back pains and it is can also applied to pregnant women.
And that is good to hear.Thanks for sharing this post.