Dr. Heidi Haavik BSc(Physiol), BSc(Chiro) PhD
Dr. Kelly Holt BSc, BSc(Chiro), PGDipHSc, PhD
Recent scientific studies are revealing a new understanding about how chiropractic spinal adjustments work. Today, over a hundred years on from the ‘first’ chiropractic adjustment, we know much more about how the brain and the rest of the central nervous system functions. And we are beginning to understand the big picture of how chiropractic adjustments really work.
What is a subluxation?
Chiropractors adjust dysfunctional segments in your spine called subluxations. Originally, many people thought that dysfunctional ‘subluxated’ spinal segments were ‘out of place’, or misaligned, and that this put pressure on the nerves exiting the spine. We now know that this theory is not
really the best way to describe what a subluxation is. We have come to understand that we don’t
really put bones back in place when we adjust the spine. A vertebral subluxation is not so much
the condition of a bone being out of place; it is more that a bone is functioning or moving in
a less than ideal way – in a manner that is not ‘normal’ for the body.
A recent wave of scientific discovery has quite clearly revealed that the brain retains its ability to adapt to its ever-changing environment throughout life. It has also become clear to neuroscientists
how important it is for our brains to maintain an accurate and up-todate inner ‘map’ of the location of our muscles and joints in 3D space. Without this inner map, our brain is unable to properly control our body.
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Thursday, September 12, 2019
Chiropractic and Pregnancy
Dr. Kelly Holt
BSc, BSc(Chiro), PGDipHSc, PhD
Dr. Heidi Haavik
BSc(Physiol), BSc(Chiro) PhD
Pregnancy can be a really exciting time for parents as they get ready for their family to grow with baby’s arrival. As baby grows, mum’s body changes as she prepares to give birth. Sometimes these changes can be uncomfortable or painful, with about three-quarters of pregnant mums suffering from pain in their back or pelvis.1, 2 This is one reason that so many pregnant mums seek chiropractic care.
Is it safe?
When deciding whether they should see a chiropractor, pregnant mums often ask ‘is it safe to be adjusted by the chiropractor when I’m pregnant?’ The good news is that chiropractors can tailor the care they provide to each individual patient and the research suggests that chiropractic care during pregnancy is safe for both mum and baby.
What does the research say?
But what does the research tell us about the benefits of seeing a chiropractor while you’re pregnant? When it comes to back pain, not many big studies have been done yet that have looked at whether
chiropractic care helps pregnant mums.
So, although more research is needed, results from theresearch that has been done so far are promising and seem to show that for some pregnant mums, chiropractic care can be really helpful.
In one study, researchers in Switzerland followed 115 pregnant women for a year who went to see a chiropractor with low back pain.
What they found in this study was that over half of the patients said they ‘improved’ after just 1 week of chiropractic care, and after a month that figure had grown to 70%. By the end of the study, about 90% of the mums who entered the study said their pain was better. From this study, we can’t be sure if it was the chiropractic care that really helped them but at the end of the study over 85% of the mum’s said they were happy with the care they received from their chiropractor.
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BSc, BSc(Chiro), PGDipHSc, PhD
Dr. Heidi Haavik
BSc(Physiol), BSc(Chiro) PhD
Pregnancy can be a really exciting time for parents as they get ready for their family to grow with baby’s arrival. As baby grows, mum’s body changes as she prepares to give birth. Sometimes these changes can be uncomfortable or painful, with about three-quarters of pregnant mums suffering from pain in their back or pelvis.1, 2 This is one reason that so many pregnant mums seek chiropractic care.
Is it safe?
When deciding whether they should see a chiropractor, pregnant mums often ask ‘is it safe to be adjusted by the chiropractor when I’m pregnant?’ The good news is that chiropractors can tailor the care they provide to each individual patient and the research suggests that chiropractic care during pregnancy is safe for both mum and baby.
What does the research say?
But what does the research tell us about the benefits of seeing a chiropractor while you’re pregnant? When it comes to back pain, not many big studies have been done yet that have looked at whether
chiropractic care helps pregnant mums.
So, although more research is needed, results from theresearch that has been done so far are promising and seem to show that for some pregnant mums, chiropractic care can be really helpful.
In one study, researchers in Switzerland followed 115 pregnant women for a year who went to see a chiropractor with low back pain.
What they found in this study was that over half of the patients said they ‘improved’ after just 1 week of chiropractic care, and after a month that figure had grown to 70%. By the end of the study, about 90% of the mums who entered the study said their pain was better. From this study, we can’t be sure if it was the chiropractic care that really helped them but at the end of the study over 85% of the mum’s said they were happy with the care they received from their chiropractor.
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