Chiropractic During Preganancy
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No More Groin Pain during Pregnancy!
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GROIN PAIN DURING PREGNANCY
Pregnancy can affect the nerves in your spine, causing it to strain that contribute to stiffness and lead to groin pain. Discomforts on different levels — from mere pressure to severe intolerable pain; some intermittent, some persistent — are caused by the changes your body undergoes to accommodate the growing baby. In fact, groin pain during pregnancy affects up to 80% of women at some point during pregnancy notably the last trimester. Though quite common, you do not have to live with groin pain during pregnancy journey.
This is a very painful area located in your groin area, right around your pubic symphysis, which is where the 2 sides of your pelvic bones join in the front. Other very common areas of pain are in the sacroiliac joint (where the sacrum meets the ilium,) the lower lumbars, and the sacrum. Apart from having tremendous groin pain and pelvic pain during pregnancy, especially when you press on it, these pregnant moms affected by this condition also tend to “waddle” when they walk.
How do you relieve groin pain during pregnancy?
When you come for your treatment, Dr Luke will perform gentle releases to various ligaments and muscles, which will help decrease your groin, buttock, and lower back pain.
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BACKACHE
Pregnancy is one of the main causes of back pain in women. This is because your growing uterus shifts the center of gravity, putting more stress and strain on your back. 50% – 80% of women will experience back pain during pregnancy. The following video illustrates how pregnancy can affect the nerves in your spine, and cause not only back pain, but pelvic and buttock pain as well. Scientific literature also shows that chiropractic for pregnancy is effective in the treatment of lower back pain.
Additionally, Chiropractic for pregnancy has been shown to have up to a 92.9% improvement rate for nausea, and up to a 95.9% improvement rate for vomiting. It is accomplished by adjusting the spine which optimizes the transmission of nerve signals to the organs, making them run more smoothly and optimally.
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BREECH BABIES
By around week 34, 90% of babies should typically be in the correct head-down position. Chiropractic has been shown to help encourage your baby to turn. It is important to note that chiropractors do not turn breech babies. Rather, they create a more functional and optimal environment within the mother’s body, which facilitates the baby to turn.
By working on all the important muscles and ligaments associated with your pregnancy, Dr Luke will help your baby have more room to turn into the correct head-down position. In addition, this alleviates groin pain during pregnancy.