Dr. Natalie LopezChiropractor or Pelvic Floor Physio During Pregnancy?
How pregnancy-adapted chiropractic care and pelvic floor physiotherapy can support different concerns and work together.
You do not have to figure out the right profession from the name alone. Start with the concern that is affecting your day. Back or hip discomfort and difficulty moving may fit a chiropractic assessment, while leaking or pelvic heaviness may call for a pelvic floor physiotherapist. Some expecting moms benefit from both.
Match the provider to your main concern
- Chiropractic care may be a fit for back, hip, pelvic, rib, neck, and movement-related discomfort.
- Pelvic floor physiotherapy may lead when the main concern is leaking, heaviness, pelvic-floor function, or birth preparation.
- The right provider depends on your symptoms, goals, medical context, and comfort. Sometimes coordinated care is useful.
Questions that can help you choose
When you contact a provider, describe the activity that feels difficult: walking, turning in bed, sitting, or getting through your workday. Ask whether they assess that concern during pregnancy and how they coordinate with your maternity team or another clinician.
New or worrying symptoms during pregnancy should go to your maternity provider first. Chiropractic care does not replace prenatal medical care or pelvic floor physiotherapy.
Dr. Natalie can explain whether pregnancy chiropractic care fits your concern. You can also read about your first visit before deciding.
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