Pregnancy asks your body to change shape faster than it has ever had to. Your centre of gravity shifts forward, ligaments soften, and the pelvis takes load in a direction it is not used to. The aches that follow are common, and common is not the same as something you simply have to put up with. Most expectant mothers are told that back and pelvic pain is simply part of it, and for many the discomfort is mechanical and responds to care.
Prenatal care at Momentum Health Center in Arlington Heights is gentle and specific to what trimester you are in. You are positioned comfortably, with support where the bump needs it, and the work is focused on keeping the pelvis balanced and the surrounding muscles from taking over. Care is adapted as you progress, and we coordinate with your midwife or obstetrician rather than working around them. Visits are unhurried and positioned so you are comfortable throughout, with support wedges as the pregnancy progresses. We will also show you what you can do at home between visits, since the hours you spend sitting and sleeping do more to your pelvis than the time you spend with us. Care is coordinated with the rest of the practice, so if you also need soft tissue work or acupuncture during your pregnancy it happens in the same building with practitioners who share notes.
Common Discomforts During Pregnancy
Pregnancy brings a predictable set of complaints, and most of them are mechanical:
- Low Back and Pelvic Pain: The most common reason expectant mothers come to see us.
- Round Ligament Pain: Sharp, brief pain at the side of the abdomen as ligaments stretch.
- Sciatic-Type Symptoms: Pressure through the pelvis can refer pain down the leg.
- Rib and Upper Back Discomfort: As the diaphragm is pushed upward in later trimesters.
- Pubic Symphysis Pain: Discomfort at the front of the pelvis, often worse turning in bed.
- Difficulty Sleeping: Usually because no position stays comfortable for long.
Services We Provide for Expectant Mothers
Pregnancy is one of the few times your body changes faster than your habits do, so care is reviewed at every visit rather than set once. Depending on where you are and what is bothering you, care during pregnancy draws on:
- Gentle prenatal adjusting with supported positioning
- Soft Tissue Therapy where muscles are compensating
- Acupuncture, with two licensed practitioners on site
- Physical Rehab and Movement for safe strengthening
Benefits of Prenatal Chiropractic
What expectant mothers most often notice:
- Less Low Back and Pelvic Pain: The most common reason mothers come to us, and usually the first thing to ease.
- Better Sleep: Often because turning in bed stops being the problem it was.
- Improved Pelvic Balance: Keeping the pelvis moving evenly as your centre of gravity shifts.
- Comfort Through Each Trimester: Care is adapted as your body changes rather than repeated unchanged.
- Support After the Birth: Demands on the low back and neck change rather than disappear.
Common Conditions Prenatal Chiropractic May Help
Prenatal care is most often sought for:
- Low back and pelvic pain during pregnancy
- Round ligament pain
- Sciatic-type symptoms from pelvic pressure
- Rib and upper back discomfort in later trimesters
- Pubic symphysis pain
- Difficulty sleeping comfortably
What to Expect at Your Visit
A prenatal visit here:
- Consultation and Exam: We ask about your stage, your history and what is bothering you most.
- Supported Positioning: You are positioned comfortably, with support where the bump needs it.
- Gentle Adjusting: Force is scaled to pregnancy and adapted trimester by trimester.
- Coordination With Your Team: We work alongside your midwife or obstetrician, not around them.
Most mothers find visits unhurried, and we will show you what helps at home between them.
Comfortable Through All Three Trimesters
You do not have to accept nine months of discomfort as part of the deal. Care is gentle, positioned for you, and adjusted as your pregnancy progresses. Many mothers continue care after the birth, when the demands on the low back and neck change again rather than disappearing. Dr. Dziurgot and Dr. Eschenbaum both see prenatal and postpartum patients.
We are proud to serve Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Palatine, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Wheeling and Buffalo Grove, from an office one block from the Arlington Heights Metra station.
If you are unsure whether what you are feeling is normal for your stage, that is a reasonable question to bring in. Book a prenatal visit at our Arlington Heights office.