CONGRATULATIONS!
You are going to have a baby!!!!
Whether this is your first baby, or you are a veteran parent, the news that you are expecting is exciting and sometimes a little overwhelming too!
At Swede Family Chiropractic, we have been privileged to work with lots of expectant families and hope that you will include us on your health care team during your pregnancy and beyond. Chiropractic care during pregnancy is safe, gentle, and offers so many advantages both to the mother and her unborn baby. Our experience in working with mother-to-be, have given us both the knowledge and skill to safely and gently care for the changing body of an expectant mother. We can help with the discomforts of pregnancy, reduce in-utero constraint, and help mothers recover faster following delivery.
We look forward to working with you and your family during this exciting time.
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Webster Technique
Chiropractic care benefits all aspects of your body's ability to be healthy. This is accomplished by working with the nervous system--the communication system between your brain and body. Doctor of Chiropractic Work to correct spinal, pelvic and cranial misalignments (subluxations). When misaligned, these structures create an imbalance in surrounding muscles and ligaments. Additionally, the resulting nerve system stress may affect the body's ability to function optimally.
The Webster protocol is a specific chiropractic sacral analysis and diversified adjustment. The goal of the adjustment is to reduce the effects of sacral subluxation/SI joint dysfunction. In so doing neuro-biomechanical function in the pelvis is improved.
Dr. Larry Webster, founder of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association developed this adjustment as a safe means to restore proper pelvic balance and function. It was developed to restore normal physiological function of the mother and improve her comfort throughout pregnancy in preparation for a safer, easier birth. He reported that in women who presented with a breech baby, the results of the adjustment appeared to normalize pelvic neuro-biomechanics and facilitate optimal fetal positioning. As he taught other doctors of chiropractic this adjustment, they too reported positive changes in baby positioning.
In this clinical and theoretical framework, it is proposed that sacral misalignment may cause the tightening and torsion of specific pelvic muscles and ligaments. It is these tense muscles and ligaments and their aberrant effect on the uterus which may prevent the baby from comfortably assuming the best possible position for birth.
Obstetric literature has determined that correct positioning of the baby in-utero affects birth outcome and decreases the potential for undue stress to the baby's developing spine and nerve system. Obstetric literature has also determined the importance of pelvic neuro-biomechanics for the prevention of dystocia (difficult birth). Chiropractic literature has determined the significance of sacral adjusting in normalizing pelvic neuro-biomechanics.
It is therefore considered prudent that this specific sacral analysis and adjustment be used throughout pregnancy to detect and alleviate sacral imbalance and optimize pelvic neuro-biomechanics. Because of the particular female adaptations from the increase of hormones, weight gain and postural adaptations, pregnant mothers have a greater chance of sacral subluxation and neuro-biomechanical imbalance than the general population. Additionally, because of the effect the chiropractic adjustment has on all body functions by reducing nerve system stress, pregnant mothers should have their spines checked regularly throughout pregnancy, optimizing health benefits for both the mother and baby.
There are cases published in chiropractic literature that support his theory. More research is needed and is currently underway by the ICPA.
To read research about this technique visit: www.icpa4kids.org/Chiropractic...
and: www.icpa4kids.org/Chiropractic...
Dr. Margaret is certified in Webster Technique, and for more information on Pregnancy & Chiropractic we invite you to contact us via phone, email or stop by the office. We are happy to answer any questions that you may have or supply you with further information.
