Pregnancy and its Follow Ups
Child-bearing is such a special moment in a woman’s life.
Physical, hormonal and physiological changes take place in a relatively short period of time.
Osteopathy effectively relieves from numerous pregnancy pains & facilitates delivery.
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Toward a smooth natural delivery and...
A pregnancy without pain..
Child-bearing is such a special moment in a woman's life. Being pregnant is not only a big responsibility; as you have another human life to raise. But also, it is important to consider what changes will happen and what you will need to do during your pregnancy.
Indeed, an enormous physical, hormonal and physiological changes take place in a relatively short period of time.
As your body has to adapt to carry up an extra weight, Osteopathy can help relieve from numerous pregnancy aches, such as low back/sciatic pain, pelvic & groin pain,... . It can also be helpful for shallow breathing, gastric reflux. Those symptoms are very common in the gravid state, but this shouldn't mean it's normal to suffer ! Our osteopaths are all perinatal experts and will help you get rid of all your pains.
Osteopaths use gentle techniques to treat symptoms such as joint mobilizations, muscle energy techniques & many others. Those techniques are perfectly safe at all stages of pregnancy. Mother & child safety is obviously our primary concern.Â
Our objective is to improve your quality of life, thus allowing the mother to enjoy the 9 months to come:
- Improve the chances of a straight forward birth.Â
- Start labour after term delivery.
- Ease pregnancy aches at any stage.Â
- Teach your partner how to reduce your muscles aches.Â
- Personnalized advices for home comfort.Â
Number of sessions
We recommand 1 session for every trimester of pregnancies (3 in total), as the symptoms will vary from one trimester to another.Â
A post-natal consultation can also help you recover faster after the birth. Your body will go through a new process of going back to “non pregnant” state. Osteopathy assists the mother being comfortable again (during walking, bending and seating), to fully enjoy your new life as a mother.
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