Pregnancy Pain – How To Navigate The Top 3 Bump Slumps

Posted by on Jul 1, 2011 in Kinesio Taping, Pregnancy, Total Body Magazine | 0 comments The man of your dreams has come along and you have decided to live the rest of your life with him. Some time has passed and your next dream is coming true. The pregnancy test is positive and there is a baby on the way. This is the most exciting day ever! Well, until you start talking to other women who have been pregnant. They tell you to buckle up for the wild ride that is going to be the next nine months of your life. It can’t possibly be that bad, right?
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Pregnant Mom: Can Chiropractic Care Help Me?

Posted by on Jul 23, 2009 in Pregnancy | 0 comments This chiropractor describes how chiropractic treatment can help maintain spinal function and prevent back pain during pregnancy.  I thought it was interesting how she focused on prevention rather than treating pregnancy-related back pain.  Chiropractic care is a drugless alternative before and throughout the pregnancy to relieve and prevent back pain, headaches, and various other nervous...
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What is Sciatica?

Posted by on May 19, 2009 in Chiropractic Care, Conditions, Hip and Thigh, Pregnancy | 2 comments Sciatica is a collection of symptoms, mainly pain, usually felt on the back of one leg. Other symptoms include numbness, tingling, weakness of the muscles, and problems moving the leg. It is called sciatica because it is caused by pressure somewhere on the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is the largest peripheral nerve in the body that travels from the low back down the back of the leg. It branches into other nerves at the back of the knee.
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Natural Births Explained

Posted by on May 10, 2009 in Children, Pregnancy | 0 comments Dr. Jeanne Ohm, Chiropractor and International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) Executive Coordinator, explains the importance of natural birth and the how a chiropractor can be involved and help with the pregnancy and birthing process, as well as the initial nervous system development of the newborn baby. For more information about chiropractic care before pregnancy, during pregnancy,...
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