Norwell Chiropractic Spine and Sports Rehab Offers Back Care for Moms-To-Be
With a large percentage of women plagued by lower back pain during pregnancy, Drs. Carol DeFranca and Scott Chapman, the husband and wife chiropractic team at Norwell Chiropractic Spine and Sports Rehab, announce chiropractic care for moms-to-be.
(PRWEB) March 25, 2005
With a large percentage of women plagued by lower back pain during pregnancy, Drs. Carol DeFranca and Scott Chapman, the husband and wife chiropractic team at Norwell Chiropractic Spine and Sports Rehab, announce chiropractic care for moms-to-be.
According to Dr. DeFranca, a Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist and Chiropractor as well as mother of two, “Chiropractic care for low back pain is a well-established and safe treatment method, which is especially good news since chiropractic care works by natural means without the use of pain medications.”
She continued, “Pregnant women experience back pain due primarily to the body changes that occur during the pregnancy process, many of the muscles, joints, ligaments and nerves of the lower spine come under a great deal of increased biomechanical strain. In some instances, this leads expectant moms to limit activities due to pain.”
Diagnosis and Treatment
Norwell Chiropractic Spine and Sports Rehab takes special care to accommodate pregnant womenÂ’s special needs. The type of back treatment depends upon diagnosis of the cause of pain. There are a number of safe, effective hands-on treatments that will help ease pain including gentle stretches, manipulations and mobilizations of the strained soft tissues to ease restrictions to movement.
There are also many types of exercises that can relieve lower back pain. Some exercises work to decrease tension in muscles while others can help in strengthening muscles to hold your body in a more ideal alignment. Norwell Chiropractic may suggest a gentle exercise program and will outline specific exercises to patients.
What to Expect
“At your initial visit, we obtain a thorough health history and examine your back. Patients should expect their first visit to be about an hour long and that we will spend plenty of time answering any questions. Then we’ll explain the cause of your pain and how we will alleviate it,” noted Dr. DeFranca.
About Norwell Chiropractic Spine and Sports Rehab
Catering to patients throughout the South Shore, Drs. Chapman and DeFranca, Board Certified Orthopedic Specialists and Chiropractors, provide a unique combination of chiropractic care, manual muscular therapy, sports rehabilitation and nutritional counseling.
Both hold Post-Graduate Faculty status with the Southern California University of Health Sciences, NUHS and Charles University School of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic having conducted over 200 seminars and workshops all over the world. In addition, Drs. Chapman and DeFranca have authored and published journal articles, text chapters and instructional videos on spinal rehabilitation and chronic pain management.
For more information, please call Dr. DeFranca or Dr. Chapman at the Norwell practice at (781) 982-5566 or visit their website at www. NorwellSpineAndSports. com. Norwell Chiropractic Spine and Sports Rehabilitation is located at 144 Washington Street, Route 53 in Norwell, MA.
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