It has been reported that approximately 50% of all pregnant women experience back pain during pregnancy and 50% to 75% experience back pain during labor.  However, only 21% of pregnant women with back pain seek consultation with their medical physicians. Prenatal chiropractic care has been shown to be a safe and effective way to reduce back pain and allow for optimal baby positioning. 

Several physiologic and endocrinologic changes occur in pregnancy that prepares a woman’s body for the developing baby.  These changes include a protruding abdomen which increases pressure on the low back and pelvis, and distorts posture and movement.  In addition, the increase in progesterone, estrogen, and relaxin throughout gestation, especially in the third trimester, brings about pelvic hypermobility and decrease in spinal stabilization; your anatomical structures are more likely to shift, cause pain, and become tense. 

Although low back pain is an inevitable complication during pregnancy, relief is available to allow moms a comfortable experience. Chiropractic prenatal care is effective in removing joint restrictions to allow the spine and pelvis to work more effectively in stabilizing the body during pregnancy and accommodating for baby's growth. Furthermore, reducing muscle spasms and strengthening postural muscles can be beneficial to alleviating many symptoms experienced during pregnancy. 

As your Houston family chiropractor, Dr. Lauren aims to reduce your pain and tension, prepare you for a smooth delivery process, and facilitate postpartum healing. This can be done by using the Webster technique, specially developed to balance the pelvic and uterine structures to allow for proper baby positioning and movement. 

Once baby is born, we can also optimize your little one's health with pediatric chiropractic care! This can help with: cranial shape/restrictions, digestive issues, poor latch, gassy/burping, colic, ear infection, sinus irritation and pressure, proper breathing, general discomfort (arching/straightening), sleep, milestone achievement, developmental support, etc. 

Dr. Lauren is one of the few chiropractors in the West Houston area that is trained in the Webster Technique by the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association.  A specific chiropractic adjustment developed by Larry Webster, D.C., Founder of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA), which enables chiropractors to establish balance in the pregnant women’s pelvis and reduce undue stress to the uterus and supporting ligaments. This balanced state allows the fetus to assume the correct presenting position. Although Webster technique has become widely known in the obstetrics community, this technique can be performed on any weight-bearing individual presenting with pelvic/sacral imbalance.