When you’re pregnant, the best way to take care of your baby is to take care of yourself. But that’s still true after delivery, too. Webster certified chiropractors are skilled in treating women before and after delivery. By balancing the pelvis, the tension of the uterus will reduce allowing the baby to move freely and assume the best possible position throughout pregnancy. Then, there is labor, which is called that because it is work! Caring for your body will help your journey through the many tasks of motherhood.
Spinal Alignment
Women have been giving birth for a while now—it should be the most natural thing in the world. And yet it sure can mess up a mom’s insides. Remember, that baby moved your center of gravity forward, stretching muscles and ligaments and pulling the spine out of alignment. You might have felt it most in your lower back, pelvis, and even in your groin. A Webster-certified chiropractor can help with all the aches and pain by naturally aligning the pelvis to improve your experience through pregnancy. The party isn’t over; you delivered the baby, but now you’re lifting the baby, carrying, breastfeeding, changing diapers, and dozing off while sitting up. You’re not giving your spine a break. You’re asking even more of it. But a chiropractor can help get you into the proper position for healing. Then your muscles can strengthen to support your back and lessen any pain.
Kinesiology Taping
Here’s a fun term: “diastasis recti.” That’s what doctors call it when your left and right belly muscles separate during pregnancy. The baby had to go somewhere and expanded the space right between your abdominal muscles. Can you bring them back together? Kinesiology tape can help. A chiropractor strategically places the tape, providing stimulus to the muscles and increasing awareness of the area. That reminds your body to engage your stomach muscles, which brings the abdominals closer to the midline. Yet the tape is flexible enough that it won’t limit your movement. If you’re serious about getting rid of that postpartum tummy, kinesiology tape can help.
Postpartum Self-Care
After giving birth, the majority of new mothers experience uncharacteristically negative emotions. Ranging from “baby blues” to full-fledged depression, women might be exhausted, suffering severe mood swings, even feeling hopeless. You’ve probably never had less time to take care of yourself, which makes it even more essential that you do. Seeing a chiropractor is an acknowledgment that your health is just as important as your baby’s, and that you’re recovering from a profound event. You might need minor adjustments or a massage technique. You might get assurance that your body is getting back to normal. Chiropractic care is a completely natural and drug-free way to prioritize yourself—at least until the next feeding.
Chiropractic techniques are essential for new mothers who are trying to reach their “new normal.” If you’re looking for a chiropractor in Northern New Jersey contact Garden State Spinal Care to learn more about our prenatal and postpartum treatments. If you’ve begun your journey through pregnancy or just have given birth, you’ve more than earned it.
Garden State Spinal Care L.L.C.
Dr. Jennifer Dour, D.C.
Phone: (973) 705 7010
Fax: (862) 229 9849
Note from your publisher: I have personally worked with Dr. Jen and strongly recommend her! She helped me with sciatica and lots of pregnant discomforts. She is kind, considerate, knowledgable, and has an effortless bedside manner.
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