By Tracy Thomas
With Mother’s Day being right
around the corner, I thought I would take a few minutes to talk about how
chiropractic care can help moms deal with every aspect of their lives. Being a
mother has its rewards, but it can also come with a healthy dose of mental and
physical stress. Everything from
conception and pregnancy, to childbirth and raising a child brings with it a
host of life-changing physical transformations that need to be dealt with in turn. This article is designed
to cover those changes, as well as how chiropractic care can help mothers
better deal with them.
It all Starts at Conception
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From the moment of
conception, a mother-to-be begins a physical and emotional journey that will
transform her body in many ways. Being a
mom can be hard on the body. As the
fetus grows, a woman gains weight. This tends to throw everything from the spine
and pelvis to the joints, muscles, and tendons out of whack. Once the
spine becomes misaligned, it can also cause chronic pain, particularly in the
third trimester. Since a developing
fetus shares its mother’s blood supply, this makes taking prescription painkillers problematic.
