Women seek Osteopathic treatment in order to prepare their bodies to carry a baby, to facilitate the adaptations necessary to being pregnant, to heal from the processes of a vaginal or Cesarean delivery.
Pregnancy involves a numerous changes, mentally, emotionally and physically. The developmental process of becoming pregnant and carrying a fetus, creates changes which can have a powerful effect on the body and mind.
During pregnancy, the body undergoes a total remodeling in order to carry the combined weight of fluid, baby and placenta and this can cause a significant strain on all of the organs and musculoskeletal structures. Most women complain of various aches and pains resulting from the changes that the body undergoes, adapting to pregnancy.
In preparation for childbirth,
Osteopathic evaluation and treatment allow to assess and normalize or improve, the structural balance of the pelvis, its musculature and ligaments, and the functioning of the pelvic organs. This can improve the capacity of a smoother passage through the birth canal and support the possibility of a vaginal birth.
Even women who have a relatively easy pregnancy find that their sense of well-being often improves with regular treatments during pregnancy.
Some patients require a few visits, others benefit from coming at regular intervals. Treatment is tailored to your situation.
Post-Partum Recovery
Both vaginal and cesarean deliveries make significant physical and emotional demands on the mother.
Osteopathic treatment is designed to help tissues recover their normal circulation, lymphatic drainage, position, neurologic relationships, tone and structure. A faster physical recovery, I believe, can also help the emotional balance of the mothers having just given birth.
Scar tissues developing after a C- section, episiotomy or large tears, can have profound effects on the mobility and functioning of several organs and musculoskeletal structures. If these tensions are not promptly treated, they can produce a variety of symptoms apparently disconnected, even several years later!
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