Chiropractic for Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum
Pre-Conception
Chiropractic care is a great tool to help support your body while trying to conceive, especially when used in conjunction with other treatments. Chiropractic helps to take neuromuscular tension off of the body and stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system (aka rest & digest). This can help to regulate your body's release of stress hormones and create a more suitable environment for pregnancy. Chiropractic care also helps to increase nerve and blood flow to the uterus.
We recommend combining chiropractic care with functional medicine for the best results, especially if TTC for over a year.
Pregnancy
Chiropractic care is a drug-free solution to manage pregnancy related pain. During pregnancy, there are so many changes to your body due to hormones and baby growing, that we commonly see mamas with neck and shoulder pain, low back and hip pain, sciatic nerve issues, pelvic pain, ankle and foot pain.
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Dr. Michelle utilizes a variety of techniques specific to pregnancy, and is ICPA Webster Certified. This technique helps to optimize the pelvic space, allowing the most room for baby to grow by addressing tension in the muscles, ligaments, and joints of the pelvis. This can also help to promote a head down position in later pregnancy. We usually see recommend 1-2x/month until 30 weeks, then 1x/week until birth. This is a general recommendation, but each person can determine what is best for them and their pregnancy.
Postpartum
You did it Mama! Birth is basically an olympic sport, so it's an important time to make sure that you're recovering properly. Your body has gone through an enormous transformation, so it's important to show it some extra love.
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We commonly see mamas postpartum with aches and pain related to birth, but also feedings and picking up/holding baby. We commonly treat: headaches and neck pain, back and hip pain, elbow and wrist pain. Mom's also report that they sleep better and feel more relaxed when they are well adjusted.