While pregnancy is often an exciting time for most, it does not come without its fair share of challenges.

Part of these are the aches and pains experienced during pregnancy, with many women getting lower back pain and discomfort.

At the same time, not many women are comfortable with the idea of popping pain pills throughout their pregnancy. In this case, non-medical alternatives are a great option to explore. Chiropractic treatments are one of these.

Are Chiropractic Treatments Safe In Pregnancy?

Chiropractic care is essentially the health maintenance of the spinal column. This does not involve any surgical procedures for oral medications. Instead, it focuses on sorting out spinal misalignments, reducing spinal nerve stress and promoting full-body health.

Chiropractic care is considered safe in pregnancy, with a few exceptions. Luckily, all licensed chiropractors receive training relating to pregnancy and chiropractic care. In addition, there are also chiropractor’s specialized in offering prenatal chiropractic care.

How Chiropractic Care Can Help With Pregnancy

Chiropractic care in pregnancy can deliver some impressive benefits to expectant moms. Some of these include;

1. Pain Management

As many as 50% of pregnant women suffer from lower back pain. This happens for various reasons, including baby weight on the spine and a shifted centre of gravity. Whatever the cause, lower back pain can get extremely uncomfortable and even make it difficult for an expectant woman to sleep or go about routine activities.

Aside from lower back pain, pregnant women will often experience sciatica. This is pain that runs down the side of one leg from the buttocks down to the ankle.

Chiropractic care relieves pain in the back, joints, hips and neck. It also provides better functioning and stability of the pelvic region.

2. Can Target Nausea

Another common pregnancy symptom is nausea. The spinal cord and spinal nerves make up part of the system chiropractic treatments focus on. These are part of the central nervous system.

Chiropractic alignments and treatments can help enhance the functioning of the entire central nervous system, which in turn helps ease nausea.

3. Baby Positioning

Everyone wants an uncomplicated pregnancy and birth. But, unfortunately, this does not always happen. One of the complications that might occur relates to how the baby is positioned in the womb.

If they present in a breech position, this is a sure sign that some interventions have to be attempted to try and reposition the baby.

A pelvic alignment resets the ligaments and muscles in the pelvic region, decreasing any intrauterine constraint. This allows for a better birthing position as it can give the baby space to maneuver and even help move its head downwards.

4. Easier, Shorter Labor and Delivery

Receiving regular chiropractic care throughout pregnancy can ensure that the pelvis, spine, and hips are properly aligned and that your nerves are functioning optimally.

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