Is Being Pregnant a Pain in the Back?

Pregnancy and back pain go together.  As the baby gets bigger and weight is added, Mom’s spine is under increasing load.  Also, the weight shifts forward, increasing the sway, or lordosis, of the back. This increases the pressure on the nerves exiting the spine.  Hormones designed to allow for the birth itself soften the ligaments and allow the spinal vertebrae to move out of place.  All of this combines to result in low back pain.  And that is a commonly accepted complication of pregnancy.

The obstetrician advises that the only thing that can be done for it is Tylenol™ and ice.  Mom tries that and finds that it gives little to no relief.  The doctor says that there are no other options that will not harm the baby. 

Determined that she won’t just sit around suffering, she calls a chiropractor only to learn that the doctor would want to see x-rays of her spine before he would adjust her.  Since she’s pregnant, she can’t have x-rays, and the doctor won’t help her.  She gives up and suffers through the rest of her pregnancy. 

When labor begins, her back goes in spasm with each contraction.  Now, she is dealing with back labor, a very painful, miserable delivery ensues.  Her pregnancy has been awful for her.  She never wants to have another child.

The months of suffering could’ve been avoided if she had only known that not all chiropractors require x-rays for every patient.  If she had called other chiropractors, she would have eventually found one of us that will take pregnant women as new patients.

In our office, delight in taking care of women who are building the world’s future in their bodies.  If 

you or someone you know is pregnant, please give us a call.  We offer massage, natural medicines, and physical medicine modalities as well as chiropractic adjustments

Woywood Family Chiropractic

12702 Toepperwein Rd, Suite 140

Live Oak, TX 78233

210-646-9060             www.LiveOakChiro.com