Natal/Pregnancy Chiropractic treatments

Natal/Pregnancy Chiropractic treatments have specialised fields which some chiropractors take on as additional training . At core health chiropractic we do general care, both pre and post pregnancy since all chiropractors are trained to work with women who are pregnant.

Our colleagues clinic in Red Hill caters to women to assist them with a more comfortable childbirth and pregnancy using specialised techniques. They also do post natal care by working with both mothers and infants.

Chiropractor Dr. Tressa Fuss (who is also a mother) uses proven, safe and gentle methods to relieve pain, ensure correct fetal position for childbirth and also help infants with things like misshaped heads due to the stress of delivery.

Some of the general methods adopted include massage, adjustments and showing what exercises are safe during pregnancy and work best for each patient. At your first visit the chiropractor will work with you to determine the best course of treatment for mother and child.

Here are a few of the areas that chiropractic care can help with pregnancy.

• Breech Presentation and the Webster Technique.
  The late founder of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA), Larry Webster D.C, developed a pelvic balance technique which has been found to be 82% successful in realigning the baby, ie. making it vertex. Some 4% of pregnancies are known as breech, so the IPCA recommend the webster technique of gentle adjustments to optimize the room a baby has for development throughout pregnancy thereby greatly improving the chance of a normal birth.
• More comfortable pregnancy
  As your baby grows so does the stress on your body, especially in the last few months. A dramatic increase in the uterus size along with weight causes the spine to bend, ligaments to stretch and joints to ache. Your body counteracts by producing new hormones to reduce pain but still, some 50% of women report pain during pregnancy. But looking at your posture and the position of the foetus, the chiropractor can assess what is the best course of treatment for both mother and baby.
• Back, neck or joint pain
  Proven methods enable your chiropractor to make adjustments to your bodies alignment. It may be spinal, muscle tension, orthotic or something else related to your body. After your examination, a course of treatment is undertaken with the objective to relieve pain as soon as possible and heal the body

• Controlling symptoms of nausea and acid reflux
• Reducing the time of labour and delivery making for easier childbirth
• Minimising risk of cesarean birth

References

Breech Presentation and the Webster Technique

International Chiropractic Pediatric Association(ICPA)