Chiropractors work with the body’s ability to adapt & function. Chiropractic care during pregnancy can be beneficial for the normal physiological function of the mother and baby. During pregnancy, chiropractic care focuses on alignment and balance in the musculoskeletal structures of the pelvis. Proper pelvic alignment helps the mother have an easier pregnancy, and can also ease the birth process!

Some benefits of chiropractic care during pregnancy include:

• Prepares the pelvis for an easier pregnancy and birth by creating a state of balance in pelvic bony structures, muscles & ligaments
• Removes torsion of the ligaments that support the uterus, thus potentially reducing abnormal tension to the woman’s uterus
• Decreases pain caused by improper biomechanics of the pelvis and spine
• Reduces interference to the mother’s vital nerve system, which controls and coordinates all of her organ systems and body functions
• Pelvic balance in the mother allows the baby greater room to develop without restrictions to its forming cranium, spine and other skeletal structures

What is the Webster Technique?
The Webster Technique, discovered by Dr. Larry Webster, in 1978, founder of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA), is a specific chiropractic adjustment to eliminate sacral misalignment and improve nerve system function. He developed it as a specific sacral adjustment for pregnant women to help balance pelvic muscles and ligaments and potentially improve birth outcome. The first woman who came into his practice and had this technique applied was pregnant with a breech baby. Shortly after beginning care, the baby turned to a head down position. Dr. Webster continued to offer this adjustment for all pregnant mothers in his practice. For those presenting breech, he claimed a 95% rate of these babies assuming a more optimal positioning for birth. This led to great interest by chiropractors, birth providers and mothers seeking options for safer, easier natural births.

The Webster Technique is similar to many chiropractic sacral adjustments. First there is an analysis to confirm sacral alignment. Then there is a light force thrust applied to the sacrum for correction. The adjustment is gentle and effective in establishing alignment in the pelvis which is of course imperative for safer, easier more natural births.

Dr. Cristina is certified in the Webster Technique through the ICPA (International Chiropractic Pediatric Association) and loves helping women enjoy their pregnancies! For more information about the ICPA and/or the Webster technique, visit www.ICPA4kids.org.

Sources:

The Webster Technique: A Chiropractic Technique. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2002 Jul-Aug;25(6): E1-9
ICPA April Member Newsletter

Our bodies are amazing - they accomplish so much without us even thinking about it! These are just a FEW of the incredible things about YOUR body! 

That's quite a lot! There are cells dying and cells generated in our bodies everyday.

Why should you even spend the extra effort to frown? Smile once in a while! 

Our red blood cells make about 300,000 trips through the blood stream and last approximately 120 days.  

It pumps 2.5 gallons per minute, which totals about 1,314,000 gallons per year! 

That's a lot of energy! 

The lungs use about 90 gallons of pure oxygen per day. Our lungs pump about 2 gallons of air per minute while at rest and about 26 gallons of air per minute while exercising.

7. Stomach Acid (hydrochloric acid) is so strong, that one drop of it on the skin would leave a painful blister, but the stomach is left unharmed. 

Our stomachs produce 2.5 quarts of acid per day. Over the course of 70 years, the stomach will have produced 60,000 quarts of acid to help digest 40 tons of food! 

Did you think your body was just going through Tylenol withdrawal? Nope - our bodies know what to do on their own! The body produces interferon (a natural virus fighting chemical) and when the body's temperature is elevated (as with fever), it is produced in greater quantities and becomes more efficient. White blood cells (main defense against microorganisms) work more quickly to fight off infection, and also become more active. Iron, which many germs thrive on, is drawn from the blood and stored in the liver. The body's chemical reaction rate is also accelerated during a fever, which speeds up healing. 

Your brain is like a computer that's always ON. It organizes all of the functions of your body's BILLIONS of cells. 

Light pressure on a spinal nerve root (even just the weight of a dime) can lessen your nerve transmission as much as 40%. This is caused by stress to the nervous system. These stresses come in the form of physical, emotional and chemical traumas. 

Just like Phil, your body cannot function properly if there is pressure/stress to the nervous system. These stresses on the nervous system are called Subluxations. Chiropractors are specially trained to locate and correct/remove subluxations so your body is able to function optimally. Your body does amazing things everyday, and all of these functions are controlled and regulated by the nervous system. Call us today to make sure your nervous system is free of nerve stress/pressure so your body is able to function at 100%! 

When your nervous system functions correctly, you can be truly healthy! 

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