Increased Risks for Richmond Mothers to Spinal Issues Later in Life

Pregnancy produces a most wonderful present to a woman, an often longed for child. Pregnancy sometimes delivers another gift, back pain. Johnson Chiropractic assists brand-new mothers and more experienced mothers alike manage post Richmond pregnancy-related back pain. Richmond chiropractic treatment at Johnson Chiropractic is gentle and safe treatment for post-pregnancy-related back pain, allowing mothers of all stages and ages to relish their mothering days.

Richmond BACK PAIN ISSUES RELATED TO PREGNANCY: Osteoporosis & Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

Women with pregnancy-related Richmond back pain are welcomed at Johnson Chiropractic. 76% of pregnant women in a recent study described pregnancy-related back pain. Women who dealt with back pain before getting pregnant experienced an increased risk of pain throughout pregnancy. (1) For post-menopausal women on the whole there is a bigger risk of osteoporosis due to the fast bone loss due to estrogen reduction. Issues like obesity, age at menarche, breastfeeding, and parity also contribute. In a recent report, the prevalence for osteoporosis was 35.24%. Specifically, the risk for post-menopausal osteoporosis increased with the number of children a woman had (higher at more than 4 children) and with the older age (highest at over 35 years) of the mother at the last childbirth. (2) Each full-term pregnancy increases the risk of developing degenerative spondylolisthesis by 22%. A hysterectomy doubles a woman’s chances. Why? It is supposed that it’s due to low back pain and decreased abdominal muscles during and after pregnancy that sets up the spine for this condition. (3) One study points out the fact that weak abdominal muscles affect the stability of the spine and likely play a part in the condition called degenerative spondylolisthesis. This condition is more common in women. (4) Johnson Chiropractic gently treats and eases pain of spondylolisthesis much to the liking of our Richmond chiropractic patients!

Richmond CHIROPRACTIC CARE OF PREGNANCY-RELATED BACK PAIN

Johnson Chiropractic offers chiropractic treatment via the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to ease pregnancy-related back pain in women while pregnant and later in life should they develop back pain related to pregnancy and all its effects. Cox® Technic is gentle, safe and specific treatment to a sore spine level. One case report shared that a woman with sciatica during pregnancy found relief of her pain in 8 visits and continued the pregnancy and delivered the baby just fine. (5) Another paper reported on the success of Cox® Technic for alleviating pain due to stable degenerative spondylolisthesis in 75% of patients. (6) Johnson Chiropractic understands degenerative spondylolisthesis to be a condition that gentle care is more effective.

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Evaline Delson on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about how well Cox® Technic helps alleviate sciatica for women’s pregnancy-related back pain.

Schedule a Richmond chiropractic appointment now. Johnson Chiropractic takes care of Richmond pregnancy-related back pain issues for Richmond mothers of all ages and stages so that they may appreciate mothering their children at all ages and stages!