Pregnancy and Chiropractic Care Toronto
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Chiropractic Care for Babies and Children
At Pure Motion Centre, we provide gentle and safe chiropractic care tailored to infants and children. Our treatments focus on supporting your child’s development, from newborn challenges like tongue ties and latching difficulties to important motor milestones as they grow.
Why Chiropractic Care for Babies?
Birth can be a physically demanding experience for both mother and baby. Some infants may experience tension or restrictions that affect their ability to breastfeed effectively, turn their heads comfortably, or meet early developmental milestones. Chiropractic care can help by ensuring optimal function of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems in a way that is comfortable and soothing for your little one.
What Can Pediatric Chiropractic Help With?
- Breastfeeding & Latching Challenges – Supporting oral function in babies with tongue ties, tension, or difficulty nursing.
- Torticollis & Plagiocephaly (Flat Spots) – Gently addressing neck tension and imbalances that can lead to a preference for looking one direction, difficulty turning the head, or flattening on one side of the head due to positional pressure.
- Motor Milestones – Monitoring tummy time, head control, sitting, crawling, and walking to support healthy development.
- Well-Baby Assessments – Checking for musculoskeletal imbalances that could affect movement and comfort.
- Everyday Bumps & Tumbles – As children grow, falls and minor injuries are part of life. Chiropractic care can help support recovery and mobility.
What to Expect at a Visit
Your child’s appointment will include a comprehensive health history and a gentle physical assessment, often involving observing them move and play. Treatment is always age-appropriate, extremely gentle, and tailored to your child’s size and needs. Infant manual therapy includes light-touch techniques that support proper function without discomfort.
Pediatric chiropractic care is gentle, safe, and designed to support your child’s natural development. If you’re curious about whether chiropractic care can help your baby or child, we’d be happy to chat!
Pregnancy Chiropractic Care
Pregnancy brings about tremendous and wonderful changes. A growing babe and bump alters the centre of gravity and changes posture and biomechanical forces in the joints of the body. Hormonal events, such as the release of relaxin, also play a role in many of the aches and pains experienced during pregnancy. Pregnancy-specific chiropractic care offers a safe and effective way to help the body adapt, using gentle manual techniques, stretches, and home exercises.
The Webster Technique, a specific chiropractic approach designed for pregnancy, focuses on improving the biomechanical function of the sacrum and pelvis. Addressing these structures can aid in the management of low back and pelvic pain, a condition that up to 90% of pregnant individuals will experience. Chiropractic care is safe throughout all stages of pregnancy and can provide relief from many common aches and pains.
Exercise Rehabilitation and Pregnancy
Physical activity is safe during all stages of pregnancy and maintaining activity levels throughout pregnancy is strongly recommended in the literature. Exercise during pregnancy has been shown to reduce possible complications and optimize the health of both the parent and growing babe. Our practitioners incorporate the most recent guidelines for physical activity throughout pregnancy while meeting the individual goals and expectations of each patient, to best support them during pregnancy and beyond.
Kinesiology Taping during Pregnancy
Kinesiology tape is a great tool that can be used to support many different conditions during pregnancy, without restricting range of motion. It is proposed to facilitate support and stability to muscles and joints, improving blood flow, reducing pain and swelling, and controlling inflammation. An application of kinesiology tape typically lasts three to five days if applied correctly. Instructions for proper removal and use will be provided at every visit.
References
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