Pregnancy Care

Are you currently pregnant or wanting to become pregnant but are unsure about what chiropractic care can do for you?

Dr. Newman can help! She loves working with women during their pregnancy journey and post-partum care.

During pregnancy your body goes through a multitude of changes including increased joint laxity, an average weight gain of 20-40lbs, change in center of gravity and more. All of which can lead to changes in your pelvis and feet resulting in alterations in gait and low back pain.

Chiropractic care can be very beneficial during, before and after pregnancy. It has shown to help with significant pain reduction during pregnancy and in some cases help reduce labour times.

Dr. Newman can provide musculoskeletal interventions that include adjustments when needed, soft tissue techniques to muscles that tend to get tight during pregnancy, balance and neuromuscular re-education, and nutritional information to help support your body during this new phase of life. She is also well-equipped to provide exercises that will help your pelvic floor and core stability and tips and tricks to help stimulate labour.

“Almost 75% of women undergoing chiropractic manipulation report significant pain reduction and clinically significant improvements in disability”
— Murphy, D.R., Hurwitz, E. L., McGovern, E. E. (2009). Outcome of pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain treated according to a diagnosis-based decision rule: a prospective observational cohort study. J Manipulative Physiol Ther; 32: 616-24.

Let’s keep your body moving functionally and optimally so you can still do the things you love during this new period of life

Book an appointment with Dr. Newman today. She will perform a detailed history and physical exam to determine the root cause of your discomfort or pain, provide you with an individualized treatment program, give you exercises to do from home to help stabilize and strengthen your body as it transitions and grows through the different phases of pregnancy and help prepare your body for birth.

Treatment with Dr. Newman will consist of any of the following:

·      Chiropractic Manipulative Therapy

·      Mobilizations of the spine and extremities

·      Soft tissue manipulation (hands-on and instrument-assisted)

·      Stability and Strengthening Exercises

·      Neurodynamic Solutions (NDS)

·      Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy (MDT)

·      Kinesiotaping

·      Flexion-Distraction and Spinal Traction