Chiropractic Treatment of the Pregnant Woman
How Can Chiropractic Help You?

• Relief of Low Back and Pelvic Pain
• Reduction of Back Labor
• Shortened Labor

Doctors of chiropractic can alleviate the uncomfortable symptoms arising from the muscular, ligamentous, and biomechanical stresses encountered during pregnancy. We accomplish this through the use of a number of highly specialized procedures and techniques, including:

GENTLE SPINAL ADJUSTIVE PROCEDURES – specifically designed for pregnant women

• Assist in maintaining a spine free from vertebral misalignments and fixations – optimizing spinal biomechanics.
• Keep pelvis and spine in correct position/posture.
• Assist in pain relief by (1) reflexively reducing pain levels, and (2) reducing spinal and pelvic stresses which produce soft tissue pain.
• Keep tissues and biomechanics functioning optimally to minimize complications during birth.

THERAPEUTIC EXERCISES & STRETCHES – Safe for use during pregnancy

• Keep spinal musculature strong, balanced, and pain-free
• Enable spinal muscles to maintain the spine and body in a neutral, correct posture
• Keep mom active and mobile

SOFT TISSUE WORK – Massage, trigger point work, soft tissue mobilization

• Keeps muscles relaxed and flexible
• Reduces bouts of muscle aches and pains
• Reduces spinal stress

GENERAL PREGNANCY INFORMATION

• Answer mother's questions
• Improve mother's health
• Optimize birthing process
• Enhance baby's health

WEBSTER TECHNIQUE

The Webster Technique is defined as a specific chiropractic analysis and adjustment that reduces interference to the nerve system and facilitates biomechanical balance in pelvic structures, muscles and ligaments. This has been shown to reduce the effects of intrauterine constraint, allowing the baby to get into the best possible position for birth. Dr. Richards is certified in the Webster Technique.

Testimonials

“He's helped me so much! I have a lot of pelvic pain when I am pregnant and Dr. Richards has alleviated so much of it. He's very gentle, and knows exactly how to treat pregnant women. I have been to several other chiropractors before but none so thorough as Dr. Richards.”
~A. H. (11/2008)

“I came in with a lot of back and hip pain, so much that I couldn't carry my kids and stand up straight. The treatments helped to decrease the pain so I could take care of my other two kids. His office is set up perfectly with a room to occupy my children while I received treatment.”
~Belinda P.