Pregnancy brings remarkable physical and physiological changes. As the body adapts to a growing baby, shifts in posture, balance, and spinal alignment can place additional stress on joints, muscles, and the nervous system. Chiropractic care offers a natural and non-invasive approach to improving comfort, mobility, and pelvic alignment throughout pregnancy.
During pregnancy, changes in ligament flexibility, abdominal loading, and pelvic biomechanics can contribute to:
Your original pregnancy page highlighted these challenges and noted the natural musculoskeletal stress that occurs during gestation.
Chiropractic care helps support the body through these changes, without medication or invasive procedures.
Patients may experience:
✔ Lower back pain
✔ Pelvic girdle discomfort
✔ Hip or sacral tension
✔ Sciatica or nerve irritation
✔ Round ligament discomfort
✔ Postural fatigue
✔ Sleep disruption
✔ Difficulty walking or standing
Symptoms may develop in any trimester and often progress as the body changes.
Pelvic alignment has an important influence on posture, mobility, and comfort during pregnancy. The Webster Technique is a specific chiropractic analysis and adjustment that focuses on the pelvis and sacrum to improve alignment, biomechanics, and neuro-musculoskeletal balance.
While not a treatment for fetal positioning, improved pelvic mechanics may contribute to optimal space and better maternal comfort leading up to birth.
Care plans are always personalized and trimester-specific. Treatment may include:
Our goal is to support comfort and function throughout the pregnancy journey.
Chiropractic care may help:
✔ Reduce spinal and pelvic discomfort
✔ Improve mobility and postural balance
✔ Enhance pelvic biomechanics
✔ Decrease nerve irritation (sciatica, leg discomfort)
✔ Support restful sleep and daily function
✔ Improve comfort during late pregnancy
✔ Prepare the pelvis for labor and delivery demands
Chiropractic during pregnancy is considered safe when performed by trained professionals. Techniques are tailored to maternal anatomy and comfort, especially during late pregnancy.
No medications or invasive procedures are used.
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Pregnancy chiropractic may benefit:
✔ First-time mothers
✔ Multi-pregnancy mothers
✔ Athletes & active women
✔ Desk or standing occupations
✔ Patients with previous pelvic or back pain
✔ Patients preparing for birth
If you’re new to our clinic, take advantage of our New Patient Special Offer for a prenatal assessment and personalized plan of care.
Yes, when performed by trained chiropractors. Techniques are modified for trimester and maternal comfort.
Patients begin care in any trimester—many start during the second or third.
Chiropractic does not promise specific birth outcomes; care focuses on mobility, pelvic alignment, and comfort.
A specific sacral and pelvic analysis/adjustment designed to support pelvic alignment during pregnancy.
