Changes in the Body and Spine During Pregnancy

Pregnancy brings extra stress to the body. Hormone changes that cause ligaments to loosen in preparation for childbirth may increase the risk of injury. As her belly gets bigger, a woman’s center of gravity shifts forward. This causes her posture and the curvature of her spine to change. Back pain is very common in pregnancy, affecting nearly 3/4 of women.

Since pain in the mother can affect the baby’s health, moms-to-be needs to address any pain they’re feeling. However, using medication to resolve pain during pregnancy can carry an increased risk of health problems for mother and baby. Studies suggest that Tylenol, for instance, may make the child more prone to developing ADHD.

A chiropractor’s care offers pain relief without the side effects of medication on mother and baby.

Chiropractic Treatments for Pregnant Women

Unlike medication, spinal adjustments by a chiropractor treat the underlying causes of back pain in pregnancy. Gentle adjustments ensure that the spine is aligned and moving in a healthy way. This relieves the stress on the spine from stretched-out ligaments and changed posture. Proper alignment allows the nerves to carry their impulses to other parts of the body. It’s important to be proactive in treating pain because pain impairs your body’s movement, causing other areas to fall out of alignment.

The Benefits of Pregnancy Chiropractic Care

In addition to the obvious benefit of pain relief, treatment from a chiropractor offers other advantages to mothers and babies. These include lower chances of premature delivery and less use of forceps, shorter labor, lower blood pressure, and fluid retention, and of course, a decrease of lower back pain.

Taking care of their spine and nervous system with natural, gentle chiropractic care enables women to get all the movement they need to be healthy and active through pregnancy. And remaining free from any unnecessary drugs helps the new baby get the very best possible start in life.

Contact our Broken Arrow Office for a Free Consultation

Providing healing and preventive care to babies, moms, and the whole family is vital to us at Eastern Oklahoma Chiropractic. Take control of your health by giving us a call at (918) 940-4630 to schedule your appointment.

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Most people know that a chiropractor helps with pain that originates in the back and neck. What they may not realize is that the benefits of chiropractic care extend far beyond those areas, to their brains and their overall health. Your spine’s health affects the nervous system and its ability to help the brain control your body effectively. Our goal at Eastern Oklahoma Chiropractic is to help you heal and improve the connections that benefit your brain and body.

Back Problems Cause More than Pain

When someone is feeling back pain, their general health can be affected. In today’s world, people often don’t perform the right types of movement their bodies need to function in a healthy way. They may sit at work for hours, placing strain on the lower back and throwing the spine out of alignment. This disrupts the nervous system’s ability to carry messages between the brain and body. When you don’t address them, misalignments become worse, causing brain and health problems like headaches, fatigue, and depression.

How Chiropractic Adjustments Affect Your Brain

Your brain controls how your body handles physical and health challenges.  Studies have found that chiropractic treatments help to restore the nervous system’s ability to connect the brain and body. This allows your body to do the healing it was meant to do.

Research in 2016 showed that chiropractic adjustments improved performance in the part of the brain known as the pre-frontal cortex. This area issues commands to the rest of your body, keeping track of its activities. It plays a vital part in your ability to focus, perform tasks, respond to a stimulus, and handle the many areas of executive function needed to get through daily life.

The Benefits of Care from a Chiropractor

Chiropractic care begins with a complete assessment of your condition and a careful diagnosis. You receive a customized care plan that reduces pain and makes functional changes needed to let the body heal. Identifying and treating misaligned joints is important in stopping the cycle of overcompensation throughout the body that makes problems worse over time.

One type of problem that can affect the health of your brain is a change in the curve of the neck. When your neck curves improperly, nerves may become damaged. Even worse, the flow of blood to your brain may be disrupted, causing reduced function and potentially dangerous problems. Chiropractic treatments of the neck restore vital nerve function and blood flow to the brain.

When your spine is aligned well, the nervous system performs the way it was meant to, carrying signals that improve body and brain function.

Schedule Your Free Consultation at Eastern Oklahoma Chiropractic

We welcome all members of the family to our office in Broken Arrow, to help you take control of pain and feel great. Call us at (918) 505-7709 to make your appointment today.

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