Pregnancy & Children

Being born is single hardest things we experience in our live. We are in the lucky position of treating many pregnant women, babies and children at Back to Health.

Pregnancy Treatment

We firmly believe that regular check ups are an important part of a healthy pregnancy. Every body is different and every pregnancy has specific musculoskeletal needs. The most common pregnancy related condition we treat is lower back pain and pelvic pain.

What causes back pain in pregnancy?

As the baby grows the mother’s body adapts to accommodate it. The role of the practitioner is to make sure that the body is able to perform at its best to cope with pregnancy. A woman’s body changes during pregnancy - those changes include softening of ligaments, changes to posture and weight increase. That can lead to additional pressures on joints in various parts of the body, including spine or pelvis.

Both Chiropractic and Osteopathic care in pregnancy is a safe and gentle way to promote comfort and minimise back pain during your pregnancy. Treatment may help relieve the stresses and strains on your body during pregnancy and after birth. Pregnancy can cause general aches and pains including joint and back pain. Our team could help.

Paediatric Care for babies and children

Babies skeletons are softer than adults. Chiropractors and Osteopaths will therefore use gentler techniques when treating babies.

• Chiropractic and Osteopathy is a gentle treatment suitable for children and babies
• Gentle manipulation could help soothe and relax your baby
• Chiropractic and Osteopathic techniques are suitable for children at all stages of development; we will assess your child to see what might help
• We are proficient in gentle techniques suitable for babies
• Techniques used on babies and children are delicate, careful and always tailored for the individual. The treatment for babies and young children is modified using a slight pressure (sustained release) most commonly rather than the manipulative technique used on adults

At Back to Health we have Qualified and Trained practitioners who specialise in treatment of babies and mums to be.

The examination and paediatric care offered to infants is extremely gentle, and we do our utmost to provide support and assurance to both baby and parent/guardian.