RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Optimizing pain relief during pregnancy using manual therapy
JF Canadian Family Physician
JO Can Fam Physician
FD The College of Family Physicians of Canada
SP 841
OP 842
VO 59
IS 8
A1 Christopher Oswald
A1 Ceara C. Higgins
A1 Demetry Assimakopoulos
YR 2013
UL http://www.cfp.ca/content/59/8/841.abstract
AB Question Many of my pregnant patients have muscle and joint aches, and are reluctant to use analgesics. What is known about chiropractic care during pregnancy? Answer As pregnant women move into their second and third trimesters, their centres of mass shift anteriorly, causing an increase in lumbar lordosis, which causes low back and pelvic girdle pain. Increasing recent evidence attests to the effectiveness and safety of treating this pain using manual therapy. Massage therapy and chiropractic care, including spinal manipulation, are highly safe and effective evidence-based options for pregnant women suffering from mechanical low back and pelvic pain.