 

Why and How Do Pregnant Women Seek Chiropractic Care?

 
A study published in the December 2010 issue of the Journal of
Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics looked at the prevalence and
reasons pregnant women sought chiropractic care.  The survey study
was conducted in Oslo Norway and approved by the Anglo-European
College of Chiropractic, in Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
 
 

 
What were the reasons why women sought chiropractic care?
 
 The researchers found that for 90% of the women, the main reason
they came for care was pelvic pain.  Researchers also noted that
60% of the women also suffered from back pain.  Additionally 29% of
the women had neck pain, 15% suffered from headaches and 2% had
migraines.
 
 
How long did the women wait with their pain before deciding to
start chiropractic care?
 
The results showed that the longer they waited, the greater the
number of problems they experienced and therefore an increased
amount of care was needed to help them. One of the patients
expressed their feelings about waiting too long and their quote was
included in the study. This patient said, "Why didn't anyone refer
me here earlier? It is just by chance I ended up here in this
office. Had I known what I now know, I would have come much
earlier."
 
 
 
How were the women referred to the Chiropractor?
 
The study also showed that 44% of the women had been referred for
chiropractic care by a family member or a friend. However, what was
interesting is that 48% were referred for chiropractic care by
another health care professional.  Of this 48%, the referral
breakdown showed that 23% received advice from their midwife, 15%
from their medical doctor, and 10% from a physiotherapist. One
interesting statistic from this study was that almost one-third of
the women sought chiropractic care as their first method of care
for their problems during pregnancy.
 
 
  How many previous pregnancies did each women have?
 
About half of the women (47%) were in their first pregnancy, while
the other half (49%) were in their second pregnancy, and only a
small number (4%) were in their third.  According to the study, 32%
of the women had never received any care for any musculoskeletal
problems in the health care system regardless of pregnancy status. 
Additionally, 38% had been to a chiropractor before, either before
they were pregnant, or in a previous pregnancy.
 

 
Dr. Weisz has worked succesfully with many pregnant women  to help
relieve back and neck pain naturally. He has specific experience
with pregnant women and did clinical rotations at the Pain and
Pregnancy clinic at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St Louis.
 
 

    If you'd like to see if we can help, just give us a call at 
773-598-5851 or Email at drweisz@drweisz.com.

 
have a healthy day,
 
Dr. Weisz, D.C.

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