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Pregnancy and Chiropractic
In the October 8, 2002 issue of the online magazine "The
Beacon Journal" at Ohio.com, appears a story with the
simple headline, "Adjusting baby". The story talks about
pregnant women's success in going to chiropractors as
part of their care. The article states that many women
who go to chiropractors during pregnancy do so for back
pain related issues. The misconception is that we treat
pain,'' says Dr. Joseph Medina, an Ohio chiropractor.
"My job in health care is to find pressure that's in the
spinal column and take it off. When I do that, back pain
tends to clear up."
Additionally, the article highlights that more women are
going to chiropractors for a procedure known as the
Webster technique. This technique is specifically
intended to help women who have a breech pregnancy when
the baby should be positioned with the head downward.
Dr. Jeanne Ohm, a chiropractor from Philadelphia and
executive coordinator and instructor for the
International Chiropractic Pediatric Association,
described the Webster technique this way: "It's a
specific chiropractic adjustment that removes
interferences of the nervous system, balances out pelvic
muscles and ligaments, which in turn removes constraint
to the woman's uterus and allows the baby to get into
the best possible position for birth.''
The article ended with a response from the patient who
originally went to the chiropractor for the pain she was
experiencing. Her comments about her results were, "In
the morning, my back would hurt so bad it would be hard
to walk,'' she stated. ``Now it's not bad at all. I
really think it's helping."
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