The Chiropractic Domain | Pregnancy, Babies and Children

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When pregnant (or hoping to be), you’re most likely making your health a priority, not just for yourself, but for the precious bump ever-growing. You’ll want to know if chiropractic is safe during pregnancy for both you and the baby and what benefits may occur with having chiropractic care throughout your pregnancy.

Firstly, chiropractic is considered safe during pregnancy. In 2006 a study, published in the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s health found that when pregnant patients presented with lower back pain, chiropractic care helped manage and alleviate the pain with no adverse side effects for Mother, or child.

Secondly, chiropractic care during pregnancy can provide many benefits for women who are pregnant. A few of the benefits of chiropractic care during pregnancy include:

Maintaining a healthier pregnancy
Controlling symptoms of nausea
Reducing the time of labour and delivery
Relieving back, neck or joint pain
Prevent a potential caesarean section

increased joint stress and thus occurrence of vertebral and sacroiliac joint misalignments
change in weight distribution
increased demand and fatigue on spinal and pelvic muscles
increased stress on spinal and pelvic ligaments
Chiropractic for Kidsincrease in lumbar and thoracic spinal curves which further increase the above
increased joint stress and thus occurrence of vertebral and sacroiliac joint misalignments

The above changes primarily affect the pelvic and spinal ligaments, muscles, joints and other supportive soft tissues. These changes cause sprain/strains of pelvic and spinal structures, as well as alteration of the normal spinal curvatures and spinal biomechanics. The result is an increased stress on the body leading to pain and discomfort.

Dr Paula has developed a special interest in pre-natal, pregnancy and post-partum care since she began practise as a Chiropractor in 1997 and has cared for many pregnant women and their babies in that time.

Dr Paula also has her own experiences with chiropractic and pregnancy as she and her husband Trevor are parents to Stephanie and twin boys Darcy and Jack, as well as Step-mother to young adults Simone and Samuel. All of whom have had chiropractic care with Dr Paula for near-to their entire lives.

Lower back pain is a serious issue for adolescents, report from around the worlds estimate it occurs in 30-40% of adolescents, and it possible that it is often under report or dismissed as “growing pains”
While some back and neck pain may be considered “serious” requiring medical intervention, research also show that typical lower back pain in adulthood is related to problems that developed in childhood.
Early intervention and detection of spinal and postural issues and risk factors in childhood to avoid neck and back pain in adolescents and adults.

Why might children need Chiropractic care?Chiropractic Care and Babies

With the increased amount of screen time children have in front TV’s computer sand tablets and phones, children are more likely to develop poor posture during formative years.
Children are also more active, experimental and risk taking therefore the chance of trauma and accidental injuries is high. (How many bumps and fall has your child had??)
Copious amount of research points to improper use of school bags and a primary source of back and neck pain in children. It has been observed that an exceedingly high % of children don’t use or pack school bags correctly….imagine the affect over this over their school career!