Chiropractic Care and Pregnancy
Dr. Russell has always been an advocate of preventive as well as rehabilitative care. Regular monthly or bi-monthly appointments during the 40 weeks of pregnancy helps align the spine as body changes occur as well as free any impingements caused by added weight and posture shifts.
According to literature compiled by NIH “Chiropractic care has typically included the care of pregnant patients to assure the patient a comfortable pregnancy and to help facilitate an uncomplicated labor and delivery.” “It has been reported that approximately 50% of all pregnant women experience back pain during their pregnancy and 50% to 75% of women experience back pain during labor.” 3
There is evidence that women with back pain experience longer labor and by reducing back pain chiropractic can contribute to reducing the duration of labor.
Studies have shown that regular Chiropractic care during pregnancy can have a positive impact on:
Furthermore, Chiropractic care with newborns has been effective for:
1. International Chiropractic Pediatric Association. https://www.icpa4kids.org
2. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Volume 25, July/August 2002. https://www.jmptonline.org
3. Pregnancy and chiropractic: a narrative review of the literature; Cara L. Borggren. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2647084/
5. Safety and Effectiveness of Pediatric Chiropractic, Gina Shaw, 2016. https://www.acatoday.org/News-Publications/ACA-News-Archive/ArtMID/5721/ArticleID/165/Safety-and-Effectiveness-of-Pediatric-Chiropractic
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