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Chiropractic care during
pregnancy can not only improve musculoskeletal alignment and relieve areas
of muscle tension, but it can also influence the quality of your birth
experience. Studies show that women who suffered from low back pain
during previous labors and then received chiropractic care in subsequent
pregnancies reported significantly reduced low back pain in the
subsequent labors.
Practitioners of SOT
(Sacro Occipital Technique) have especially effective techniques
for pregnant women. Martha Sears had the benefit of the
attention weekly in the last trimester of our sixth pregnancy. This
technique recognizes that the "wobbly" pregnant pelvis,
especially the sacroilliac joint, needs to be stabilized. By the use
of foam wedges (blocks) the pelvis is balanced using low-force adjustment
(the woman's own body weight does the work rather than direct manipulation
by the practitioner).
The uterus works best in
a framework of ligaments and bones that are balanced and aligned.
(This is true even for menstrual cycles.) This allows the baby to
travel more easily through the birth passage, avoiding long, difficult
labors and "failure to progress", and reducing the incidence of
cesarean section. Many women are advised incorrectly that they must
put up with the low back pain, nausea and headaches of pregnancy.
Through chiropractic care, however, women can experience relief from the
so-called "normal" discomforts and enjoy a healthier pregnancy
and birth.
Quoted from THE BIRTH
BOOK by William Sears, MD & Martha Sears, RN
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