Pregnancy and
Chiropractic
In the October 8, 2002 issue of the online magazine "The
Beacon Journal" at Ohio.com, appears a story with the simple
headline, "Adjusting baby". The story talks about pregnant
women's success in going to chiropractors as part of their care.
The article states that many women who go to chiropractors during
pregnancy do so for back pain related issues. The misconception
is that we treat pain,'' says Dr. Joseph Medina, an Ohio chiropractor.
"My job in health care is to find pressure that's in the
spinal column and take it off. When I do that, back pain tends
to clear up."
Additionally, the article highlights that more women are going
to chiropractors for a procedure known as the Webster technique.
This technique is specifically intended to help women who have
a breech pregnancy when the baby should be positioned with the
head donward. Dr. Jeanne Ohm, a chiropractor from Philadelphia
and executive coordinator and instructor for the International
Chiropractic Pediatric Association, described the Webster technique
this way: "It's a specific chiropractic adjustment
that removes interferences of the nervous system, balances out
pelvic muscles and ligaments, which in turn removes constraint
to the woman's uterus and allows the baby to get into the best
possible position for birth.''
The article ended with a response from the patient who originally
went to the chiropractor for the pain she was experiencing. Her
comments about her results were, "In the morning,
my back would hurt so bad it would be hard to walk,'' she stated.
``Now it's not bad at all. I really think it's helping."
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