Pregnancy

Treatment before, during and after pregnancy

Congratulations! Pregnancy is an exciting time for you and your family. It’s also a huge learning curve for everyone involved, everyone will face both the expected and unexpected as your body changes rapidly effecting you physically, mentally and emotionally.

Lower Back Pain is reported to affect between 45% and 75% of women at some stage during their pregnancy. This pain as well as what’s commonly referred to as Pelvic Girdle Pain during pregnancy are common reasons for sick leave, with reports suggesting that over 20% of women take sick leave because of their pain (Bishop, Holden, Ogollah, & Foster, 2015).

During your pregnancy it’s no secret that your environment and mental state are paramount. But when you’re sore all over it’s difficult to stay positive, chiropractic therapy can assist keep the muscles relaxed and body free.

How does chiropractic treatment help during pregnancy?

Pregnancy care at ChiroCure Clinic in StKilda offers treatment to help with musculoskeletal types of pain, both prior to and after birth.

Treatment may help to relieve back pain, pelvic pain, hip pain, neck pain and associated symptoms that may occur during pregnancy. Our chiropractors treat the whole body using gentle adjustment, activator stimulation and low force techniques to help improve muscular strength and reduce muscle tension. This will in turn help to reduce stress, anxiety and anxiousness during your pregnancy.

When can you see a chiropractor if your pregnant?

Our chiropractors can work with you during all stages of your pregnancy, with both adjustment treatment, soft tissue therapies, supplement advice, pregnancy stretches, take home supports and recommendations for remedial massage specific to pain during pregnancy and induction massage.

Symptoms commonly seen in the clinic

- General aches and pains
- Nausea or vomiting
- Incorrect foetal positioning (breach,
- Uncomfortable movement
- Swelling
- Headache
- Pelvic discomfort or pelvic instability
- Excessive uterus pressure
- Weight distribution issues
- Excessive labor time in previous birth

Gentle realignment of the spine for pregnancy symptoms

Our chiropractors have been treating pregnancy patients for more than 6 years.

We offer gentle and specific chiropractic adjustments to joints in the spine and body in order to help you to manage:
> Musculoskeletal related aches and pains
> Ensuring correct weight distribution for the baby’s growth
> Prevent spinal pain
> Helps to manage muscular soreness or joint pain
> Postural strain or sprains during pregnancy and labor
exacerbated previous spinal weaknesses or injuries

Pregnancy and Posture

Our therapists aim to greatly improve nervous system function and musculoskeletal irritation, to allow for better communication around the body and improved posture and weight distribution.

Our treatments focuses towards helping to support posture during the all stages of growth, change and pressure during your pregnancy. We focus on correct weight bearing, strength and reducing discomfort during your pregnancy and birth.

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Have your spine assessed during your pregnancy

Get one of our professional chiropractors to check and assess your spine at ChiroCure Clinic in StKilda East, to ensure you have good spinal hygiene and a healthy functioning nervous system anytime during your pregnancy for free.

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