Prenatal Chiropractic Care In Portland, OR
If you are pregnant or expecting and want to support your health and well-being naturally, prenatal chiropractic care in Portland, OR may be helpful. The pregnancy chiropractors at True Chiropractic Portland provide care focused on the needs of expectant mothers.
During pregnancy, many women experience physical discomfort as their bodies change. Hormonal shifts, loosening ligaments, and changes in posture can lead to aches, pains, and nausea.
Managing these changes can be challenging because medication options are often limited during pregnancy. This leads many women to look for natural approaches to support their comfort and mobility.
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Benefits of Prenatal Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care can support you through each stage of pregnancy. These are some of the key benefits:
Chiropractic care involves no medications.
Chiropractic care can help pregnant women strengthen their muscles to help them stay balanced and coordinated when walking and moving. Care from a Portland prenatal chiropractor can also help pregnant women develop the muscles they’ll need during labor and delivery.
Building strength in the core, hips, and back helps your body handle the physical demands of pregnancy and childbirth. Breathing exercises can also help you stay relaxed and manage tension. Every pregnancy is different, and results vary from person to person.
Pain that starts in the back and travels toward the groin can make it hard to find a comfortable sleeping position. Reducing this discomfort can help you rest more easily as your due date gets closer.
Chiropractic care helps improve the functioning of the central nervous system, which can lead to improved immune function and a reduced risk of contracting a serious illness during pregnancy.
Chiropractic Techniques Used For Pregnant Patients
At True Chiropractic Portland, we use pregnancy-specific techniques and positioning to keep you and your baby comfortable at every visit. These include:
Spinal adjustment is the technique that we use to realign the vertebrae, improve immune function, reduce aches and pains and prepare the body for labor and delivery. The type of spinal adjustment we use for pregnant women is called the Webster technique. The Webster Technique is designed to be gentle enough for mother and baby while meeting their unique needs.
We use massage therapy to relax tense muscles, reduce patient anxiety and improve circulation during pregnancy.
Our lifestyle advice helps patients make smart choices during their day-to-day lives, which can help reduce the chances of injury and can help patients stay healthy.
We teach our patients how to do stretches and exercises that can strengthen their muscles and help them prepare for the stress of labor and delivery.
Nutrition counseling helps pregnant women eat properly, reducing symptoms like indigestion and nausea. This technique also helps pregnant women keep their babies healthy.
How Chiropractic Care Reduces Pregnancy Pain
When you are carrying a child, you gain 20, 30, or more pounds within just a few months. That excess weight combined with the increased fluid in your body and expansion of your joints to prepare for labor and delivery puts undue stress on your internal systems. Everything shifts around as your child develops, causing more pressure on your organs. All of this has a great deal to do with the pain that is caused during pregnancy.
These are some of the ways we can help you feel more comfortable during pregnancy:
- If we identify restricted joint movement during the physical exam, gentle adjustments are used to help restore normal motion. This allows your body to experience an increase in blood flow, which can support recovery from stress and injury.
- We provide massage therapy to reduce muscle tension and stiffness. Only gentle techniques are used, with the safety of you and your baby in mind.
- We also provide acupuncture, Kinesio Taping, and electrical stimulation for personal injuries, such as falling down or straining lower back muscles.
Webster Technique Care
While most chiropractic methods are safe to use when you are pregnant, the Webster technique is focused on prenatal care. We use this technique at our chiropractic clinic in Portland. This technique was developed by Larry Webster DC, who was the founder of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association.
The Webster technique adjusts a woman’s changing musculoskeletal system with specialized attention to the pelvis. Through gentle chiropractic adjustments, you will experience a stress reduction in your uterus and its supporting ligaments. This is ideally suited for women who are advancing in pregnancy, and it can help with reducing labor pains through optimal fetal positioning.
Book an Appointment For Prenatal Care in Portland, OR
True Chiropractic is the top chiropractic clinic in Portland for back pain during pregnancy. Dr. Parham Harati and Dr. Danielle McCary are highly rated chiropractors in Portland and specialize in treating back pain during pregnancy. They have been practicing for over 10 years in Portland.
True Chiropractic serves the following cities
- Oregon City
- Lake Oswego
- West Linn
- Beaverton
- Clackamas
- Tigard
- Tualatin
- Milwaukie
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