Women Should Consult with Chiropractors for Back Pain During Pregnancy

A study that was reported back in 1991, in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, said that 84% of women who received chiropractic care such as spinal manipulative therapy experienced a decrease in back pain during their pregnancy.At Barton Chiropractic we have found that  women who continued to have chiropractic care and performed exercises were to have a less painful childbirth as well.

In some research by Spine Universe, there are a variety of types of back pain and other pains that women experience in their pregnancies. 42% experience pain in the posterior superior iliac spine , 54% experience pain in the groin areas, 54% in the coccyx, and 33% in the pubic symphysis interiorly . In 80% of pregnancies, most of the back pain will be localized during a woman's pregnancy. But by the third semester, at least 50% of women experience back pain.

The Mayo Clinic reports that some of the reasons that so many women experience back pain is because of the extra added weight gain, change in the center of gravity, and hormones.

If you are pregnant and suffering with low back pain contact Barton Chiropractic at 685-2002 for a free consultation.