Here’s why:

1. •Pregnant women love our tables - they have drop-out pieces to let them lay face down
   

2. •Soft tissue massage and manipulation offer a drug-free solution to pain during pregnancy, and can help with labor
   

3. •Massage of the ligaments around the pelvis can help reduce pain and imbalances and lower back pain
   

4. •Nutritional guidance and supplementation are crucial during a pregnancy - we can show you what you should take, and what you should avoid
   

5. •Acupuncture can be used to help with morning sickness symptoms, or to help induce labor at full term
   

Research Supports Chiropractic During Pregnancy

“chiropractic care is associated with improved outcomes in pregnancy-related low back pain”

J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2008 Jul-Aug;31(6):447-54.

“chiropractic was safe (during pregnancy)...effective for reducing pain intensity”

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2006 Jan-Feb;51(1):e7-10.

“clinicians may want to consider manipulative therapy as a treatment option, if no contraindications are present”

Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2009 Jun;64(6):416-27.

“Chiropractic evaluation and treatment during pregnancy may be considered a safe and effective means of treating common musculoskeletal symptoms that affect pregnant patients.”

J Chiropr Med. 2007 Jun;6(2):70-4.

“chiropractic treatment was safe in these cases and support the hypothesis that it may be effective for reducing pain intensity.”

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2006 Jan-Feb;51(1):e7-10.

“The treated group experienced less pain during labor”

J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1991 Feb;14(2):116-8.

Pregnancy is a special time for a woman, and her body is constantly changing.  Along with these changes comes new aches and pains.  Since there are limited options for dealing with pain when you are pregnant, it is comforting to know that Chiropractic is a safe and effective treatment.

Our office is perfectly suited to help pregnant women.  Dr. Kirk has the training and experience to correctly adjust pregnant women and children.