What is Prenatal Chiropractic Care?
Chiropractors study the musculoskeletal system - how the moving parts work. Pregnancy leads to a lot of changes in the system’s balance, but the body is still a single unit that is best treated holistically. Prenatal chiropractic care at the Jim Hazard Chiropractic and Sports Medicine Clinic in Solvang, CA, offers the same benefits to the pregnant body as traditional chiropractic treatments, but are designed to work around the baby. This can also include treatments that are designed for the added stresses that pregnancy adds to the body.
Is Prenatal Chiropractic Care Safe?
Absolutely. Chiropractors specialize in understanding the body for all stages of life, including pregnancy. Our Santa Ynez Valley office knows how pregnancy affects your moving parts and how to provide treatment within the needs that these changes can create.
Should I See a Prenatal Chiropractor?
There are several benefits to seeing a chiropractor regularly, especially when pregnant. Pregnancy forces the body to reshape itself in many ways and adds pressure that wouldn’t otherwise exist in areas where the joints are loosening. This increases the likelihood that spinal misalignment is frequent.
The growing abdomen leads to an offset of weight to the spine, resulting in back muscle use increasing to maintain balance. The pelvis tends to become misaligned during pregnancy, which can reduce the space for a growing baby.
What Are the Benefits of Seeing a Prenatal Chiropractor?
Prenatal chiropractic care will relieve several of the pains and issues that a pregnancy induces in the body, especially to the spine, ankles, and pelvic areas. Correct joint alignment reduces the stress that a pregnancy places on the bladder, uterus, and supporting areas.
Your knees, ankles, and feet may also need some attention in order to help ensure their proper functions. Massage therapy is highly effective at relieving pain due to swelling and tenderness. Adjustments and massage therapy improves circulation, which has also been shown to decrease nausea and inflammation.
If you are expecting a baby and curious about how prenatal chiropractic care may help you, contact our office to schedule a consultation so that we can help you get the most out of your special occasion.