Velca Health Centre Offers Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy

The New Zealand Chiropractors Association recently published a press release on the subject of chiropractic care during pregnancy, and Velca Health Centre would like to put forward that they can also offer their clients this service. The press release went on to say, “According to ongoing New Zealand research, new evidence shows that chiropractic care can help to make giving birth an easier, safer experience for pregnant women and reduce the need for pharmaceuticals in the crucial months leading up to childbirth. And, according to the New Zealand Chiropractors’ Association the discoveries are all the more relevant now that common pain relief such as paracetamol has been shown to have detrimental effects on unborn children.

Velca Health Centre offer chiropractic care which can benefit pregnant women, as they recognise that our modern lifestyles mean that these spinal communication systems are often dysfunctional due to postural stresses, altered spinal curves, misalignment, joint restrictions and imbalances in the surrounding muscles, ligaments and other tissues. According to the report, “A sedentary lifestyle and some injuries can lead to pelvic fixation, causing tightening or torsion of specific pelvic muscles and ligaments. These tense muscles and ligaments and their constraining effect on the uterus can prevent a baby from comfortably assuming the best possible position for birth, potentially making it more difficult for the mother to give birth.”

The report went on to say, “We know that women experience on average a 24% reduction in the length of labour time with chiropractic care during pregnancy and that rises to a 33% reduction for those mothers who have given birth before. By altering the biomechanics and neuromuscular control of the pelvis we are likely enabling the muscles to become more relaxed and joints more mobile which probably helps them to expand more freely during labour and settle more easily afterwards. This improves the ease of delivery, creating less stress and pressure for both the mother and baby. This also means there is less likelihood or need to use interventions such as forceps or caesarean section which can impact upon both mother and new-born child. C-sections have become increasingly common over the last few decades, and now account for as many as one in four births. While they are a necessary and safe option in some high-risk or complicated cases, studies show that natural and drug-free births are safer and healthier in both the short and long term.”

For more information please visit the website at http://www.velca.co.nz .