The Center for Chiropractic & Decompression NYC

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Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy

If you are pregnant and have had hip pain, or sciatic nerve pain, or sciatica, chiropractic adjustment manhattan s can help these problems during pregnancy, or anytime, for that matter.

However, during pregnancy sciatica and sciatic nerve pain is a more common occurrence without the typical disc or injury necessary in usual circumstances. More often than not a combination of altered weight distribution, increased weight load and water retention creates the perfect environment for compression of the sciatic nerve

If you are suffering with pain in the back, hips, pelvis or radiating pain down the leg gentle, low or non-force techniques are available that can significantly reduce your pain and discomfort.
Our resident female chiropractor understands your pain – first hand. Dr. Lauren Fries specializes in gentle, low force techniques that don’t involve and popping, twisting or crunching that you may be fearful of during this sensitive time.

Pregnancy and Sciatica

At some point or another most pregnant women will experience some form of low back discomfort. The increased weight loss in the pelvic girdle can alter how weight is distributed often causing pressure in the low back, discs and increased muscle tension.In some cases, baby may actually put pressure on the sciatic nerve.

This type of pain can be extreme and eclipses the simple strain/sprain type of pain felt from overload.If you are retaining an excessive amount of water that can add to the problem with the sciatic nerve and you may want to talk to your doctor about the amount of B vitamins you are taking.  Our female chiropractor on staff, Dr. Lauren Fries, who herself happens to be pregnant is an expert at caring for women during this troubling time. In addition to Websters breach technique she utilizes low force and non-force techniques that involve gentle movements of the pelvis such as modified flexion distraction and activator techniques to provide relief.

If you would like to minimize your discomfort during pregnancy and help to ease your deliver in a safe, gentle and natural way the Webster Technique may be able to provide you with the benefits you’re looking for.If you’re looking for chiropractic care during pregnancy for relief of pain, or, simply want to enjoy the benefits of an easier birthing process chiropractic has proven to be effective in both scenarios for patients in these situations.