Chiropractic Care is an essential part of prenatal and postpartum care. The spine, all of its joints, and surrounding muscles go through tremendous change as your new baby grows. Pro-active maintenance visits, or regular ‘tune-up’s helps keep mom feeling good and assists her body to cope with the physical changes she is going through.

Some of the common changes pregnant women experience that Dr. Stephanie’s method can help with:

1.Relaxin hormone

Relaxin is a hormone that is necessary to accommodate a growing baby, and it assists in the timing of labour. It causes a softening and lengthening of the cervix and also the pubic symphysis. In addition, it also relaxes ligaments, muscles, and joint attachments of the spine, pelvis and throughout the body.

This can make things feel more unstable, and loose, and irritated. Dr. Stephanie’s gentle approach includes therapeutic exercises and targeted muscle work can help restore a feeling of stability and comfort.

2. Weight Gain

This is an essential part of pregnancy. Baby grows, as does the placenta, the breast tissue, and even your blood volume increases! This weight gain will eventually causes excess stress forces through the spinal joints, pelvis, and muscles.

Dr. Stephanie’s method includes gentle adjustments, muscle therapy, and targeted exercises and stretches to make sure your spine and supporting structures stay flexible to deal with your changing shape.

3.Weight Distribution

As baby grows, you will have more weight through the front of the body (the growing baby and increased breast tissue) than normal. The spine will accommodate to this by changing the degree of curvature throughout its length, as well as changing the length and tension of the supporting muscles.

The important key here is maintaining the spinal joints’ ability to move, as well as preserving muscle flexibility. Dr. Stephanie addresses this by gently encouraging joint movement and by maintaining optimal healthy muscle tension and muscle length.