Let Our Osteopaths Help Make Your Pregnancy More Comfortable
As your baby grows, your body changes. You’ll notice that your weight increases and your posture changes to accommodate your growing bump. Your baby squashes your organs and your hormones relax ligaments. All of these changes can cause back, hip, leg (sciatica) and neck pain. You can also experience digestive and breathing discomfort such as gastric reflux and shortness of breath. We’ll help your spine and its associated ligaments and muscles adapt to your changing body, helping your other symptoms settle down too.
Common conditions during and after pregnancy we see in clinic are (non exhaustive list):
- Pubic symphysis pain
- Spinal pain; lower, middle, upper back
- Neck pain and shoulder tension
- Carpal tunnel
- Anterior thigh pain (and numbness)
- Swollen legs
- Sacro iliac pain
- Sciatica
- Plantar fasciitis
- Rectus diastases
Why choose osteopathic treatment during and after pregnancy
Osteopathic treatment during your pregnancy can be a lovely way to support both yourself and your body as it adapts to the necessary changes and help prepare your body for birth.Â
Once your baby arrives, it can be common to experience pain due to fatigue, poor postural support during feeds, as well as back and wrist pain related to the repeated lifting of your baby. Treatment can be supportive in encouraging your body to repair itself as well as ease any associated discomfort. You are welcome to bring your baby along to any of your post pregnancy appointments.
