chiropractic treatment

Is it safe to have lower back adjustments while pregnant. I’m just about 28 weeks along and every day I suffer from extreme lower back pain. It hurts so bad, that I want to cry myself to sleep. Does anyone have any input on this? Thank you in advance for responding.

I have worked for chiropractic offices in the past and in each of the offices that I worked at we did have pregnant patients. We had patients who were full term that while they did not get a full range of adjustments at that point were put on a roller table and things of that nature. Chiropratics for the most part are safe during pregnancy. I would just recomend going to a very reputable chiropractor who has experience with pregnant patients and with performing adjustments on someone who is as far along as you are and further along. You could very possibly have sciatica which is very common during pregnancy and is a shooting pain in the lower back, buttocks and legs (usually one sided). It is the result of the sciatic nerve having pressure placed upon it by the baby and extra weight/posture shift. Some relief can be offered through chiropractic adjustments. Good Luck!

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