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Myopractic During Pregnancy
Pregnancy creates significant changes throughout your body as it adapts to your growing baby. Maintaining healthy movement can help you stay more comfortable throughout your pregnancy.
Start With Something Simple
One of the simplest things you can do to help your body throughout pregnancy is keep moving as much as your body comfortably allows. Walking is a great place to start. It keeps the hips and pelvis moving, gives your muscles regular activity, and can help reduce the stiffness that can come from spending too much time in one position. It doesn't need to be a long or strenuous walk—even a few shorter walks throughout the day can be beneficial.
Of course, pregnancy doesn't always cooperate with your plans. There may be days when nausea, fatigue, discomfort, or other pregnancy-related symptoms limit what you feel up to doing. The goal isn't to force yourself through something because walking is good for you. Do what your body allows you to do, and take advantage of the days when you feel up to doing more.
Your Body Is Doing a Lot of Adapting
Pregnancy asks a tremendous amount of your body. As your baby grows, your center of gravity changes, your abdomen expands, and the way you stand, walk, sleep, bend, and move can gradually change along with it.
Your pelvis, hips, lower back, and surrounding muscles are continually adapting to those changes. For some women, that can mean increased tension, stiffness, or discomfort through the lower back, hips, pelvis, or SI joints. Others may notice discomfort through the mid back, ribs, neck, or shoulders as the rest of the body adapts as well.
That doesn't mean something is necessarily wrong. Your body is doing an incredible amount of work. But when certain areas aren't moving as well as they could, those normal changes can become more uncomfortable than they need to be.
Helping restore healthy movement can give your body a better opportunity to continue adapting as your pregnancy progresses.
It's All Connected
Pregnancy may make the changes through your abdomen and pelvis the most obvious, but your entire body is adapting. As your center of gravity shifts and your pelvis adapts, the way you stand and walk may change. Your lower back may compensate. Your rib cage and upper back may begin moving differently. Even your neck and shoulders can be influenced by the changes happening farther down.
That's one reason Myopractic takes a whole-body approach during pregnancy. Rather than simply working on the area that happens to hurt that day, the goal is to help restore healthy movement throughout the body so it can continue adapting as comfortably as possible.
What to Expect From Myopractic Care During Pregnancy
Myopractic sessions are adapted throughout pregnancy based on how far along you are, how you're feeling, and what positions are comfortable for you. As your pregnancy progresses, different positions and techniques can be used so you aren't being asked to lie or move in ways that are uncomfortable.
As long as your healthcare provider hasn't given you a reason to avoid bodywork, you can continue receiving Myopractic care throughout your pregnancy. If you already have complications, restrictions, or you're unsure whether hands-on care is appropriate for your particular pregnancy, talk with your healthcare provider first.
Your Myopractor will evaluate how your body is moving and look for areas where movement may be restricted. Particular attention may be given to the pelvis, hips, lower back, ribs, and other areas adapting to the physical changes of pregnancy, while still considering how your body is moving as a whole.
The goal isn't to force your changing body into some idea of perfect alignment. It's to help it continue moving and adapting as well as possible throughout your pregnancy.
As Myopractors, we're good at helping people move and feel better. But we're still only one piece of the puzzle. An important one, but just one piece.
What you do outside of your sessions matters even more. The more you understand your body and take an active role in your own health, the more you can support and accelerate the progress we make together. When discomfort during pregnancy is an issue, everyday habits can play an important role in helping you maintain the progress you're making and keep feeling your best. Our goal isn't to make you dependent on frequent care. it's to help you get back to moving and feeling your best, so your body doesn't keep you from doing the things you love. That's the idea behind the Life Is Motion Newsletter. Each article shares practical ideas to help you better understand your body, move better, build simple habits, and become the healthiest version of yourself.
How Many Sessions Will I Need?
The good news is that often people notice relief in their first session.
Additional sessions build on that progress.
If you've been dealing with discomfort even before your pregnancy, we wouldn't expect one session to completely resolve a long-standing pattern. But that doesn't mean you have to wait weeks or months before you start noticing a difference. How much care you'll need depends on what we find: how long the pattern has been present, how frequently you're experiencing discomfort, and how your body responds.
That's one of the reasons we created our New Client 3-Visit Package. Your first session gives us an opportunity to begin making meaningful progress, while the next two allow us to continue addressing remaining tension and restrictions.
By the end of your third session, not only will you hopefully feel much better, but together we'll have a much clearer sense of the progress you're making, giving us a much better idea of what you may or may not need going forward.
New Client 3-Visit Package
Includes your Initial Evaluation & Treatment, plus 2 additional Standard Myopractic sessions.
Often people notice a real difference after just one session, but lasting results typically take some consistency up front. By the end of your third session, you'll likely have a much clearer picture of how your body is responding, and we'll be able to give you better guidance on what you may—or may not—need beyond that point.
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Each Myopractic session begins by getting the hips balanced and moving, followed by a whole-body evaluation and treatment. Rather than just focusing only on where you're experiencing discomfort, Myopractic care looks at how the body is moving as a whole to identify and address areas of restriction. Whether you're dealing with pain, limited mobility, or simply want your body moving and functioning at its best, you can schedule your appointment below.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Myopractic appropriate during pregnancy?
Many women continue receiving Myopractic care during pregnancy. Sessions are adapted to how far along you are, how you're feeling and which positions are comfortable. Myopractic starts with the pelvis, one of its central focuses, and takes a full-body approach from there. If your healthcare provider has advised you to avoid bodywork, or you have complications or concerns, please check with your doctor or midwife first.
Why can pregnancy cause discomfort in the hips, lower back and SI joints?
As your baby grows, your center of gravity shifts and your abdomen expands, so the way you stand, walk, sleep and bend gradually changes. Your pelvis, hips, lower back and surrounding muscles keep adapting to those changes, and for some women that can mean added tension or stiffness. That doesn't mean something is necessarily wrong. When certain areas aren't moving as well as they could, normal changes can feel more uncomfortable than they need to.
How are Myopractic sessions adapted as my pregnancy progresses?
Unless your doctor or midwife has given you specific restrictions, we can generally provide full Myopractic sessions throughout pregnancy, even all the way to full term. Your Myopractor adapts positions and techniques based on how far along you are and how you're feeling, so you stay comfortable throughout the session. Particular attention may go to the pelvis, hips, lower back and ribs, while still looking at how your whole body is moving. The goal isn't to force your changing body into a perfect alignment. It's to help it keep moving and adapting as comfortably as possible.
How often should I come in for Myopractic care during pregnancy?
Because your body is continually adapting throughout pregnancy, many women find value in coming in about once a month for general maintenance. If you're working through a specific issue, like pain or discomfort, we'll generally recommend weekly sessions until you're feeling good, then return to monthly visits. During the final month, when your body is changing the most, we typically recommend coming in once a week until your baby arrives. All of this assumes your doctor or midwife hasn't given any restrictions. If they do at any point, we'll follow their guidance, which may mean pausing care.
What if I don't feel up to walking or exercising on some days?
That's completely normal, since nausea, fatigue and other pregnancy symptoms can change what you feel up to from day to day. When you're feeling ups for it, walking is a great place to start, and even a few short walks throughout the day can help keep your hips and pelvis moving. Do what your body comfortably allows rather than pushing through, and take advantage of the days you feel like doing more. If an activity causes pain or concerns you, check with your doctor or midwife.
When should I check with my doctor or midwife about pregnancy discomfort?
Contact your doctor or midwife promptly if you have vaginal bleeding, leaking fluid, regular contractions, a noticeable change in your baby's movement, severe or persistent pain, or sudden swelling, severe headaches or vision changes. Swelling, pain or warmth in one leg, chest pain or shortness of breath also need urgent medical attention. Myopractic isn't a replacement for prenatal care, so keep your regular appointments and mention any new symptoms.
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Mesa: 4447 E. Broadway Rd. Ste. 108, Mesa, AZ 85206
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Phone: 480-712-2555