Prenatal Chiropractic Care at Texas Clinic of Chiropractic

When you're expecting a baby, you undoubtedly have many things on your mind, from the upcoming baby shower to the countless details of motherhood. Unfortunately, you also have to contend with aches and pains that typically accompany pregnancy. That's why you'll want to know about the many benefits of prenatal chiropractic care, as practiced at Texas Clinic of Chiropractic in New Braunfels. Our safe, gentle techniques can help you feel better over the next several months, maintain an optimal state of prenatal wellness, and even ensure an easier delivery.

Symptoms and Conditions That Call for Prenatal Chiropractic Care

Pregnancy is quite a journey under the best of circumstances. For some expectant mothers, it can turn into a grueling ordeal. Your body inevitably undergoes significant changes as it prepares to accommodate a growing fetus and eventual birth. The abdomen enlarges, forcing your body to assume postural changes that aren't particularly comfortable. Pressure on your spine and spinal nerves can lead to chronic backaches, neck pain, headaches, neurological discomfort in your arms or legs, and fluid retention in your extremities.

As your pregnancy advances, chemical signals cause the ligaments in your pelvic region to become looser. This change makes delivery easier, but it also makes your lower spinal alignment more unstable and prone to unwelcome problems. A misalignment in this area can actually make delivery more difficult by affecting your baby's ability to move into a head-downward position. The results include a riskier birth that may require you to undergo a C-section to ensure your safety, and that of your child, during delivery.

All of these changes can benefit from safe, effective spinal adjustments to help your body keep functioning as it should right up to the moment of birth. In other words, they're all issues that can benefit from prenatal chiropractic care.

Important Benefits for Mother and Baby Alike

Prenatal chiropractic care works on the same basic principles as traditional manual chiropractic care, but with some significant differences. Our team makes use of the Gonstead Technique, a particularly precise and gentle method that suits pregnant patients. This technique allows you to lie prone or on your side for the most comfortable adjustments possible. These adjustments help to reduce nerve compression, ease your aches and pains, and promote the best possible health and wellness (for both you and your baby) through correct spinal alignment.

We Want to Be Your Prenatal Chiropractor in New Braunfels

Either chiropractor at our New Braunfels clinic can make your pregnancy that much easier and healthier. Call Texas Clinic of Chiropractic at 830-282-7993 for an appointment!