Every body can benefit from chiropractic care and the earlier, the better! Chiropractic care allows your body to function optimally.
When one or more of the bones in your spine (vertebrae) are out of position it can put pressure on, or irritate, spinal nerves. Spinal nerves are the nerves that come out from between each of your vertebrae. This pressure or irritation on the nerves then causes those nerves to malfunction and interfere with the signals traveling through the nerves to establish communication between your body and your brain.
The nervous system helps control normal function of all other systems in the body, including the reproductive system. Chiropractic adjustments help get to the cause and correction of subluxations and let the healing process begin. Research has shown successful results between chirorpactic care and its help in treating infertility.
Any way you look at it, you will be better off with chiropractic care than without it, and so will your baby!
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Chiropractic care is a safe, gentle and natural means of relieving, reducing, and possibly preventing pain and discomfort commonly associated with pregnancy. Some women experience neuromuscular and biomechanical problems, such as low back pain, pain down one or both legs, hip pain and more, which respond favorably to chiropractic adjustments.
Your treatment plan may change to reflect your body's current physical state and reaction to adjustments. Dr. Gischia will help you determine a treatment plan that works best for you and your child. Occassionally, due to unpredictable movements of the baby, or unanticipated growth you may not want to wait until your next scheduled appointment to be seen. Please feel free to call at any time and schedule an appointment to see Dr. Gischia.
Many women who receive chiropractic care during pregnancy report an easier, more comfortable labor and delivery.
Chiropractic Care After Pregnancy
After childbirth you and your body will again undergo many changes. Hormonal levels normalize, tissues shrink, bones and joints shift, and your emotional levels vary. Chiropractic adjustments can help speed recovery time and assist your body in returning your body to its pre-pregnancy state. Failure to restore normal biomechanics and tissue health can result in future issues with health and can affect future pregnancies.
Birth is generally a traumatic event for the baby, also. Even the "smoothest" labor and delivery require the baby's body to be "squeezed" therough a relatively small opening in comparison to the size of the baby. This can result in a shift in the baby's spine that can cause a lifetime of pain. The strain and injury in a baby's spine is often not apparent to the untrained eye and only a chiropractor can give an accurate spinal exam and modified gentle adjustments when needed.
McBain Family Chiropractic Center, P.C. would be happy to assist you in returning your body to it pre-pregnancy "normal" state and to give your child the best start possible. Call 231-825-8143 to schedule an appointment.
