Osteopathy is a natural, safe therapy which has been known to help relieve the common symptoms associated with pregnancy. By helping to ease muscular tension, osteopathy can influence the spine to adapt to the growing baby and relieve aches and pains. By encouraging relaxation of the diaphragm, osteopathy encourages the descent of the baby into a more optimal position for birth, whilst also helping to ease the symptoms of indigestion and heartburn, and encouraging deeper breathing and hopefully, an easier birth.
Pregnancy is a time when you are supposed to be feeling your most feminine, your most beautiful and your most excited, but for some, the pain of pregnancy can really ruin the experience.
Back pain, heartburn, indigestion, constipation, difficulties with breathing and sleeping are all common symptoms experienced by expectant mums, especially in the latter stages of pregnancy, but without the possibility of drugs to help relieve these symptoms, many mum’s to be are left feeling miserable and tired.
By relieving the energy consuming aches and pains associated with pregnancy, osteopathy is a great way to harmonise your body throughout the pregnancy and aid a better birth.
To find your nearest osteopath call Osteopath Network on 0845 680 0615.
The content of this page is informed by feedback from osteopaths in the Middlesex area and also practices in Birmingham. Further input was received from osteopathic practitioners in Sheffield and clinics in Southampton. Finally a contribution was made by a practitioner in Nottingham.