Prenatal Chiropractic Care for Back Pain During Pregnancy
Many women experience back pain and pelvic pain during the course of their pregnancy. Often pregnancy pain is due to the change in weight distribution, and ligament tension. The hormone relaxin is released during pregnancy and its purpose is to “relax” joints and the ligaments that hold joints together in preparation for birth. This is a good thing; however, this may cause joints to misalign leading to pain and dysfunctional movement. Muscles in the back may become very tight and tense because their job is to protect the joints that are becoming more susceptible to injury. The increase in abdominal weight is another reason that muscles become tight and joints may misalign easier causing neck pain and back pain. Chiropractic care including adjustments and other therapies employed by Evexia Family Chiropractic are effective in treating pregnancy pain.
Chiropractic care is a safe treatment for pregnant women. Evexia Family Chiropractic has a prenatal Chiropractor that is certified in Webster technique.