Reviewed by Dr. Janeen Wallace, BodyWorkz founder and chiropractor
Pregnancy can make everyday movement feel unexpectedly difficult. As your body changes, back, hip, and pelvic discomfort can affect walking, sleeping, sitting, and the routines that help you feel like yourself. Prenatal chiropractic care may be one gentle, individualized option to discuss with your OB-GYN, midwife, or prenatal clinician when musculoskeletal discomfort is getting in the way.
At BodyWorkz, our focus is on helping expecting mothers feel heard, move more comfortably, and make an informed choice about care that fits their pregnancy and goals.
Dr. Janeen Wallace founded BodyWorkz after building more than 20 years of academic and practice experience in chiropractic care and acupuncture. At our Mesa office, the care team can discuss a personalized, conservative plan that may include chiropractic care, acupuncture, or pregnancy massage through our licensed massage therapists, when appropriate. The choice of services should always reflect your pregnancy, symptoms, health history, and the guidance of your OB-GYN or midwife.
Medical disclaimer: This article is general education, not a diagnosis or a substitute for prenatal care. Before starting a new treatment during pregnancy, talk with your OB-GYN, midwife, or other prenatal clinician, especially if you have a high-risk pregnancy or new, severe, or persistent symptoms.
Pregnancy care should feel personal. At our Mesa office, a prenatal visit begins with a conversation about your symptoms, pregnancy stage, health history, and the guidance you have received from your prenatal care team. From there, the goal is a comfort-focused plan that may include gentle chiropractic techniques, movement or posture guidance, and coordination with your OB-GYN or midwife when appropriate.
“Our focus is to support comfort and day-to-day movement as your body changes during pregnancy”
BodyWorkz Team, Mesa
Back pain is common in pregnancy. Changes in posture, extra load on muscles and joints, and looser pelvic ligaments can all play a part. Discomfort may affect the low back, buttocks, hips, or pelvis and make sitting, standing, sleeping, or walking harder. Supportive shoes, attention to posture, safe movement, side-sleeping with pillows, and carefully used heat or cold may help some people.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) advises discussing back pain that is severe or lasts longer than two weeks with an obstetric care professional.
Some pregnant patients seek chiropractic care for musculoskeletal discomfort, including low-back or pelvic pain. A chiropractor can assess movement, posture, and areas of tenderness, then discuss conservative options that may include gentle manual techniques, activity guidance, and referrals when appropriate.
Research is still limited. A systematic review of pregnancy-related low-back and pelvic-girdle pain found the evidence for spinal manipulative therapy to be inconclusive. Prenatal chiropractic care is best viewed as one possible part of an individualized plan, not a replacement for obstetric care, physical therapy, exercise guidance, or medical evaluation when those are indicated.
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BodyWorkz offers pregnancy massage through licensed massage therapists. Whether massage is appropriate depends on your health history, stage of pregnancy, symptoms, and prenatal clinician’s guidance. Confirm that it fits your care plan with your OB-GYN or midwife before scheduling.
BodyWorkz offers acupuncture in Mesa, and Dr. Wallace has experience in acupuncture. It may be discussed as part of an individualized plan, but it is not automatically appropriate for every pregnancy. Your OB-GYN or midwife can help you decide whether it is suitable for your situation.
Yes. A BodyWorkz visit starts with your symptoms, movement, health history, and prenatal guidance. Depending on those factors, your team may discuss gentle chiropractic care, posture or activity guidance, and whether massage or acupuncture could fit your overall plan. The goal is comfort and day-to-day function, without promises about labor, delivery, or fetal position.
These are individual patient experiences. Results and care plans vary.
“After a painful pregnancy and delivery, I had almost immediate relief. They use an adjuster tool, not the standard crack method.”
Kelsey Seaman ★★★★★ · Google review
“I was in severe hip and shoulder blade pain from when I was pregnant with my daughter. I came here and am so happy.”
Alicia Kelly ★★★★★ · Google review
For some people, an appropriate care plan may help them feel more comfortable during everyday activities such as walking, sitting, sleeping, or changing positions. Results vary, and no approach can guarantee relief. Let your prenatal clinician know if symptoms change, worsen, or interfere with daily life.
Chiropractic care is not a treatment for pregnancy complications. It should not be presented as a way to turn a breech baby, shorten labor, prevent a C-section, or treat nausea. Depending on your needs, the right plan may also include clinician-approved movement and strengthening, physical therapy, rest and pacing strategies, supportive devices, or other treatments.
Chiropractic care should not be described as a way to turn a breech baby or treat fetal malposition. The International Chiropractic Pediatric Association states that it does not endorse the Webster Technique as a treatment for fetal malposition or in-utero constraint. If your prenatal provider says your baby is breech, contact that provider to discuss your options. ACOG explains that, after 36 weeks, an obstetric professional may discuss external cephalic version (ECV) when appropriate.
Contact your obstetric care team right away if back pain comes with vaginal bleeding, fever, burning with urination, regular contractions, fluid leakage, severe abdominal pain, fainting, new weakness or numbness, or a significant change in fetal movement. Do not wait for a chiropractic appointment to assess these symptoms.
Ask your prenatal clinician which options are right for you. Depending on your pregnancy and health history, helpful strategies may include low-impact activity such as walking or water exercise when approved, pregnancy-safe stretching or strengthening, supportive footwear, attention to posture, a pillow between the knees and under the abdomen while side-sleeping, and short, carefully used heat or cold for sore muscles.
Safety depends on your health history, pregnancy, symptoms, and the approach used. Before scheduling, discuss any new care with your OB-GYN, midwife, or prenatal clinician and make sure the chiropractor knows about your pregnancy and current symptoms.
Contact your obstetric care team promptly for symptoms such as vaginal bleeding, fluid leakage, fever, regular contractions, severe abdominal pain, fainting, new weakness or numbness, or a significant change in fetal movement.
No. Chiropractic care should not be presented as a treatment to turn a breech baby. If your provider says your baby is breech, ask that provider about the options appropriate for your pregnancy.
Ask how the visit will be adapted for your stage of pregnancy, what the realistic comfort and function goals are, and what symptoms should be evaluated by your prenatal clinician first.
You do not have to simply push through back and pelvic discomfort. At BodyWorkz in Mesa, AZ, our team provides gentle, individualized care designed around your comfort, goals, and prenatal care plan. Contact us to discuss whether a comfort-focused chiropractic visit may be appropriate for you.
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