Pregnant women who exercise are less likely to suffer from back pain compared to those who don't, according to new research. A study Norway found that pregnant women who engaged in physical activity at least three times a week were less likely to report pelvic girdle pain, lower back pain, and depression.
Read MoreMany pregnant women do not seek medical attention for their back pain because they believe it's just a "normal" part of pregnancy. It's important to know that dealing with grueling pain that prevents you from accomplishing day-to-day tasks is anything but normal, even when you're pregnant. One common barrier to women seeking care for their back pain is a reluctance to take too many medications while pregnant.
Read MoreMany women experience aches and pains during pregnancy. Chiropractic treatments have been shown to be a safe and effective way to treat lower back pain, pelvic pain, and other forms of pregnancy-related pain.
Read MoreBeing pregnant and knowing that your world is about to change can create a lot of stress for a woman. It often brings about a decent amount of anxiety about doing the right things and making sure you have everything your little one is going to need to not only survive, but thrive. Although it is normal for any expecting mother to feel this way, too much stress on her not only decreases her quality of life, but it can also have lasting effects on her baby as well (as stress can increase the likelihood of a premature birth or low-birth weight).
Read MoreA new study suggests that over 14% of women are prescribed narcotics at some point in their pregnancy, despite the fact that the drugs may be associated with an elevated risk of birth defects. Prescription rates of opioid painkillers (narcotics) have grown dramatically in the past decade. Between 1991 and 2001, more than 200 million prescriptions for narcotics like Vicodin and Oxycotin were administered, according to the National Institute of Health.
Read MoreNearly half of pregnant women are turning to complementary and alternative medicine, suggests the results of a new study from Australia. Although many women seek natural treatments during pregnancy, few studies had examined the frequency and nature of CAM utilization by pregnant women. In a study of 1,835 women in Australia, 48.1% said they used some form of alternative medicine during their pregnancy, and 52% used CAM products.1 The most common reasons for women to seek alternative treatments were back pain, neck pain, and labor preparation.Fewer women sought CAM for relieving headaches and migraines. Massage therapy was the most used complementary treatment (used by 34.1% of women), followed by chiropractic (16.3%), meditation/yoga (13.6%), and acupuncture (9.5%). "Women are consulting with CAM practitioners most commonly for management of pain-related conditions. This may be due to women's perceptions of CAM treatments as safer ( while being equally effective than conventional pain management," the researchers wrote in a related study.2 The research also showed that the majority of pregnant women who visit a chiropractor are seeking relief of back and neck pain.
Read MoreIt's a well-known fact that a mother's diet during the course of her pregnancy has a huge impact on the formation of the little one growing inside of her. However, NPR reports that new research shows a mother's diet before she conceives plays as much a role, making pre-conception care the key to giving birth to a healthy child. A Gambian Study A study published in the journal Nature Communications looked at the dietary intake of 30 non-pregnant women who all lived in the same village in Gambia.
Read MoreMany women experience lower back pain while pregnant. In fact, studies show that more than half of pregnant women report back pain at some point during their pregnancy. A recent study found that for many women, pregnancy is the first time they have experienced back pain.
Read MoreAs if raging hormones and growing pains weren't enough, most pregnant women struggle with at least one bad headache or two. But a recent study from The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist suggests that not all headaches are created equal.
Read MoreLow back pain can be a serious problem when you're expecting: A recent study shows that 61% of women report back pain at some during pregnancy. "Despite the apparent impact it has on women, many cases of low back pain of pregnancy go unreported to prenatal providers and/or untreated," researchers publishing in the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health wrote. Unfortunately, many conventional treatments for back pain (like drugs, surgery or steroid injections) aren't an option during pregnancy.
Read MoreAches and pains are common during pregnancy but that doesn't mean women should be forced to endure severe or even moderate musculoskeletal pain that's negatively affecting their quality of life. As many as 48-71% of women experience persistent pelvic pain during and after pregnancy, also known as symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD).
Read MoreAs complementary and alternative therapies are becoming increasingly popular, researchers have sought to identify whether such therapies are fully addressing patient needs. Despite a growing supply of studies indicating the benefits of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies like chiropractic care, less research has answered the question of whether patients are consistently satisfied with these treatments.
Read MoreMore than two thirds of Americans have a high BMI, but only half are aware of it, according to a new survey from the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) and The Obesity Society (TOS). The survey showed that 44% of overweight or obese adults say they have never had a discussion about weight management with their doctors, despite that nearly all of the physicians surveyed said they do counsel their patients about weight.
Read MoreAn estimated 30-40% of women with migraine feel their symptoms worsen during pregnancy, likely because of hormonal changes. These women often wonder whether it's safe to continue their current migraine medications, or if they should seek conservative treatments like chiropractic care. At least one migraine drug should be avoided during pregnancy, according to new FDA warnings, because the drug (valoprate) was tied to lower IQ scores in children.
Read MoreA new study suggests that pelvic pain is grossly underreported among young women in their late teens and early 20s. Researchers from the University of Florida conducted the first-ever study on the prevalence of pelvic pain among college-educated women.
Read MoreMore than half of Americans report taking dietary supplements or multivitamins. Several recent studies have raised new questions about vitamins, and new information has added to the confusion surrounding which vitamins are best to take.
Read MoreIn the initial stage of gestational diabetes, diagnosed women are usually treated with medical nutrition therapy, which typically means limiting the amount and distribution of carbohydrates to maintain glycemic control. The method has been thought to help women avoid insulin injections, although there has been little evidence to support this. A recent study has found that reducing carbohydrates did not reduce the need for insulin in a small, randomized, controlled experiment. Researchers followed 152 women who were pregnant with one child and had gestational diabetes.
Read MoreChiropractic care has successfully relieved patients of spinal pain for over a hundred years, and a new study shows that chiropractic is not only effective, it's safe. Earlier research has examined the safety of chiropractic, but no studies had used sham or placebo interventions to assess the relative safety of chiropractic. Researchers from Australia sought to fill that gap in knowledge by analyzing the likelihood that patients experienced adverse events after chiropractic care compared to sham interventions. The study involved 183 patients with spinal pain who were randomly selected to receive either real chiropractic care or sham interventions.
Read MoreMore and more people are catching onto to the benefits of chiropractic care. A new study found that chiropractors are the most commonly consulted complementary health physicians in Australia. Out of 7,519 respondents, 15% of patients reported they had visited a chiropractor in the previous 12 months.
Read MoreMost health-care providers recommend that their patients with low-back pain remain active, and there is often encouragement to return to work and exercise as soon as possible. But does physical activity really prevent low back pain from becoming disabling? A new study has sought whether or not a patient's level of physical activity affects recovery of acute low-back pain. The research included over 100 participants and followed them for three months.
Read MoreMany patients rely on pain medications to manage migraines but did you know those medications may actually be causing you more headaches? A recent study found that medication overuse causes daily headaches in 1 in 50 people. Fortunately, there are natural treatment options that don't put you at risk for worsening head pain. Cases studies have suggested that chiropractic is beneficial for migraine treatment in pregnant women and children but a 2000 study was one of the the first randomized, controlled trials assessing the efficacy of chiropractic for migraine. The study involved 127 participants between the ages of 10 and 70.
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