Prenatal Chiropractic
Gateway Chiropractic Prenatal Care in Gainesville
If you want safe, natural solutions to manage your pain, our full-service chiropractic clinic is prepared to help you thrive.
Pregnancy is a significant time in life; it typically involves numerous changes within the body and mind, some exciting, some not as much.
Due to new physical, emotional, and hormonal developments, strains, pressures, and stress can arise, leading to aches, pains, and anxiety. Chiropractic is a safe way for pregnant women to get the gentle yet effective care they need so they can enjoy this time.
Our Gainesville prenatal chiropractor is well-versed in techniques that provide immediate relief by relaxing tense muscles, re-establishing alignment and balance, and soothing mental stress. From sciatica to low back aches to hip joint dysfunction, we’d love to help ensure your body stays strong and healthy throughout your pregnancy.
Whether you’re newly pregnant or eight months in, we’re confident our team can be of benefit to you. In fact, if you start working with us as soon as possible, you may avoid the typical pains that come along with most pregnancies.
Let’s get you comfortable so you can focus on what’s really important.
Contact our clinic today to find out more about chiropractic care and pregnancy.
“Today was my turn to treat myself instead of my kids here! I love the experience and was very impressed with Dr. Carrie and her care! I’ll be continuing my prenatal treatment with her through the remainder of this pregnancy!”
“Love this office! All the staff is sweet, personable, and very understanding. I often bring my young children with me and they love coming in too! I just had my third baby and all throughout my pregnancy I was in the office 2-3 times a week for intense pelvic and bone pain. I love that I can trust Dr. Carrie to listen and customize my adjustments based on my needs. She is so kind and attentive and always helps me feel better! I’m thankful for the care I receive here!!”
Is Chiropractic Safe During Pregnancy?
Chiropractic care has been a trusted resource for conservative pain treatment for decades. The methods provided are noninvasive, initiating the body’s natural response to pain and injuries. Pregnant patients can receive these same benefits, no matter what stage of pregnancy they’re in.
We work with women so they can stay active and healthy while pregnant by administering techniques that heal, strengthen, and balance the spine, joints, and soft tissues. We also design exercise and stretching plans based on the patient’s unique needs and never rely on medications to mask pain.
Over the years, we’ve provided noninvasive, natural pain solutions to numerous pregnant women, and we have the methods to ensure your safety, too. You can trust our team with your pregnancy care, we will always prioritize the health of you and your baby.
Safe Chiropractic Treatments for Our Prenatal Patients
Generally, women gain around 25 pounds while pregnant, some even more. This weight gain is mostly in the belly to ensure room for the growing baby. The female body will also release new hormones that support the relaxation of the joints, and the hips will expand and shift; this helps provide a smoother delivery process.
While these changes are truly spectacular, they can create pain and cause instability within targeted structures, often disrupting function and comfort in the lower back and hips.
Chiropractors who specialize in prenatal care can help get the spine, pelvis, and hips balanced and maintain that balance.
Some of the chiropractic services we use to relieve pain for our pregnancy patients include:
- A comprehensive assessment of the body to determine imbalances
- The Webster Technique- a method for the pregnant body that focuses on adjusting the pelvis, which improves pelvic and uterine function, corrects fetal positioning and helps with pain and stiffness
- Chiropractic adjustments to the spine or other imbalanced joints
- Manual therapies that manipulate affected soft tissues and provide relaxation as they stimulate circulation and decrease inflammation
- Exercises and stretches for the patient to do at home to reduce pain and manage mental stress
- And more
Your excitement during this special time shouldn’t be burdened by pain or stress. Let our team help you so you can have the experience you’ve been looking forward to.
Benefits of Prenatal Chiropractic Care
Making time for your health is essential to your well-being at all times, especially while pregnant. With all the changes that occur, you should give your body the care it needs to keep you and your baby safe.
Chiropractic care during pregnancy provides many benefits, including:
- Avoidance and alleviation of pain and discomfort
- Pelvic floor health and alignment
- Is safe, natural, and effective
- Offers proactive solutions that contribute to overall health and strength
- Reduces insomnia and nurtures quality sleep
- Can better position the baby for delivery
- Relieves stress and tension both mentally and physically
- Reduces sciatica pain and low back pain
- Establishes safe posture and movement patterns
- Helps with comfortable sleeping positions
- Realigns the spine
- Reduces nausea
If you work with our team throughout your pregnancy, you can get fast relief and may avoid spinal misalignments that cause pain and hinder activity. Pelvis and spinal balance help keep you and your baby safe and comfortable, so get the solutions you need to enhance your quality of life now and in the future.
How Chiropractic Care Can Help Your Baby While Pregnant
When the mother’s pelvis and spine are misaligned, the baby may have difficulty finding the space and positioning necessary to grow comfortably. The lack of space can affect the mother and the baby.
Proper alignment will help during labor and the delivery process by allowing the baby to position correctly for a safe birth. When the baby isn’t in the right position, undue stress can lead to a complicated and long delivery process.
Studies have shown that women who have utilized chiropractic methods while pregnant have shorter and safer labor times; this is believed to be due to easier passage through the canal because constriction is lessened with the mother’s proper alignment.
Visit Our Gainesville Chiropractic Clinic for Safe Prenatal Care
Whether you have no pain or lots of it, feel high stress or none, we’d love the opportunity to support you through your pregnancy. We’ve worked with many pregnant women, helping them provide the safest environment for their babies with organic treatments.
We’ll also partner with all parties involved in the pregnancy plan to ensure you receive the level of care you desire.
If you’re a postpartum mom, we can help you, too. Postpartum is the time just after delivery, and it can be incredibly challenging for new moms, both physically and mentally. Whether you’re feeling depressed, stressed, incapable, having trouble finding comfort and balance, or all of these things, you’re not alone, and we’re here to guide you through it.