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Prenatal Chiropractic Care

Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy

Pregnancy substantially impacts a woman's life in many ways.Not just in the way of lifestyle changes, but also in many internal/physicalways. If these physical changes throughout the body are not monitored andproactively corrected, a woman's spine, pelvis, and other joints will be painfullydamaged from the extreme physical pressures of pregnancy. Think of the spine asa long chain of many links; if one link is weak or out of place, the entirechain is affected. Seeking prenatalchiropractic care at early stages will help ensure the spine andsurrounding joints stay healthy and strong.

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The female body is unbelievably durable, but duringpregnancy a woman's center of gravity shifts forward putting weight andpressure on the front of the pelvis. This additional weight-shift causesdifferent magnitudes of stress on the joints of the pelvis and lowerback. As the baby quickly grows in size and weight, the natural curvatureof the lower back increases to a more extreme curve, placing excess pressure onthe already fragile lower spine. If there is a pre-existing spinal condition,pregnancy tends to amplify these pains making them intolerable and potentiallyirreversible.

Chiropractic care forpregnancy helps to strengthen the spine and make the pregnant body moresusceptible to drastic change. It is important to begin light stretching anddaily mild exercise at early stages of pregnancy in order to keep the bodyloose and elastic. Since the body is constantly changing and stretching withthe growth of the baby, it is important to also begin chiropracticcare early on to make sure there will be no long-term detrimental effectsto the spine and joints. Not only is chiropracticcare during pregnancy important for spinal and joint health, but it is alsohelpful to ensure that the nervous system is functioning properly throughoutpregnancy and childbirth.

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There are many things an expectant mother can doon her own to ensure physical health during pregnancy and childbirth such aslight exercise, wearing the right shoes, sleeping with a large body pillow onone side, refraining from picking up heavy items or bending over, etc. Thereare also many things chiropractic careduring pregnancy can help with such as spinal, pelvic, joint, and nervoussystem health. AlternativeHealth Clinic of Myrtle Beach has an experienced team that will helpexpectant mothers with chiropractic care during pregnancy and after childbirth, so contact us today and see how we can help ease the pain anduncomfortable symptoms of pregnancy through prenatal chiropractic care