Women’s Health

Gorey Family Chiropractic provides specialised services to women who are

Pregnant with lower back or pelvic pain as well as Women experiencing back pain after pregnancy and childbirth

MANAGING PREGNANCY BACK PAIN

All chiropractors are specially trained to work with pregnant women and it is very safe and beneficial to do so. Your chiropractor is an expert when it comes to assessing and managing your pregnancy related back pain. After a thorough assessment there is a lot chiropractors can do to help.

Having chiropractic treatment during pregnancy is a great way to relieve the added stress on your spine that comes with the changes in posture and added weight gain you experience during your pregnancy. Hormonal changes can also influence your spine and pelvis in preparation for birth leading to pain and instability.

Gorey Family Chiropractic is equipped with specially adapted treatment tables for pregnancy to allow your chiropractor to deliver treatment in a way that is most comfortable and beneficial.  Following assessment your chiropractor will devise a specialised programme tailored to your needs and the stage of your pregnancy.

Additionally our experienced chiropractors can advise you on the most appropriate form of exercise and stretching to help maintain a healthy spine during pregnancy and keep you as mobile and comfortable as possible.  We can also advise as to whether you may benefit from a supportive pregnancy lower back belt.  

Our Chiropractors consult with clients with

• Pubic symphysis dysfunction
• Sacro iliac joint pain
• Lower back pain
• Pelvic and hip pain
• Sciatica
• Upper back and rib pain
• Neck Pain

Studies have demonstrated that Chiropractic care in Pregnancy can

• Help relieve back neck and joint pain
• Help improve your mobility and function during pregnancy
• Result in fewer caesaeraen sections

Overall the goal of our chiropractors is to help maintain a healthier pregnancy by optimally managing the physical changes that occur in the spine and pelvis.

Our aim is help you stay as fit and well as possible before your new arrival and ensure that your back regains its proper function and strength after your new arrival.

BACK PAIN AFTER PREGNANCY

Your back is a weaker version of itself following pregnancy and has an increased susceptibility to injury, yet it has a lot of demands placed upon it caring for a new baby.

You are particularly vulnerable to back strain in the first 3 months following the birth of your new baby.

This is because your abdominal and pelvic muscles are weaker as a result of pregnancy and birth. Your spine and pelvis can have often have been suffering under the pressure of the increased weight and significant postural changes of pregnancy leading to pain and instability from the joints of the spine and pelvis. This may be complicated if you had existing problems in the spine.

It is unfortunately all too common for mothers to be in a routine of looking after their family and home without thinking about obtaining a full recovery for their back and carrying on with reckless abandon! until the situation becomes very bad with low back pain.

Chiropractors are well positioned to help.

AFTER ASSESSMENT WE PROVIDE

• Treatment for back, neck, and pelvic pain as well as sciatica after pregnancy
• Practical advice relating to posture when breastfeeding and carrying your baby
• Ergonomic advice: how to lift, bend, get those car seats in and out of cars!
• Individualised and safe return to exercise programmes
• Pelvic floor and core strength exercise programmes

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