Is your body feeling the weight of pregnancy?
Pregnancy changes your body quickly. Your balance shifts, ligaments soften, and aches in the back, hips and neck can make sleep and ordinary days harder. Many expecting mothers simply want something gentle to turn to. For them, Apollo adapts its adjustments to a changing body, using light, comfortable pressure that supports posture and comfort, always alongside the care of your obstetrician or midwife.
What is pregnancy discomfort?
Aches and strain are very common in pregnancy, and they are part of how a growing body adapts. Hormones loosen the ligaments that support the pelvis and spine, the belly moves your center of gravity forward, and comfortable sleeping positions become fewer.
Most discomfort is expected, but new or unusual pain is always worth mentioning to your obstetrician or midwife, who can tell the difference.
Many expecting mothers notice:
- Low back or pelvic pain
- Hip or tailbone soreness
- Neck and shoulder tension
- Headaches
- Pain that travels into the buttock or leg
- Trouble finding a comfortable position for sleep
- Hormones that loosen the ligaments around the pelvis and spine
- A growing belly that shifts your weight forward and changes your posture
- Extra weight carried through the hips, back and legs
- Muscles in the lower back and hips that work harder to keep you upright
- Lighter, more interrupted sleep, and often more stress
- An earlier injury, or a spine that was already out of balance before pregnancy
Why does pregnancy bring aches?
A pregnant body is doing remarkable work, and several changes happen at once.
Because the body works as a whole, strain in one area can show up in another, including the neck and head. A gentle look at your posture and spine can help us understand where your body is working hardest.
How gentle care can support you during pregnancy
Adjustments during pregnancy are adapted to your changing body and use very light, comfortable pressure, with no twisting, cracking or popping. Our goal is to support the alignment of your spine and pelvis, ease muscle tension and help you move and rest more comfortably. The doctor decides what each exam needs, and for pregnancy it is always adapted.
Chiropractic care belongs alongside your prenatal care and never in place of it. Please keep every appointment with your obstetrician or midwife, tell them you are seeing us, and do not stop or change a medication or therapy without the prescriber’s advice. If your pregnancy is considered high risk, or you are unsure, ask your obstetrician or midwife whether chiropractic care is right for you.
Very light pressure
Adjustments are adapted for pregnancy. Tell us right away if anything feels uncomfortable, and we will change our approach.
Posture, pelvis and back
We look at how your changing posture is loading your spine and pelvis, and aim to ease the tension that builds in the low back, hips and neck.
Everyday comfort
Less strain can make standing, walking and sleeping a little easier. Our goal is simply to help you feel more at ease in your body through each trimester.
When to call your obstetrician
Bleeding, a severe headache, vision changes, severe belly pain or fewer baby movements need your obstetrician or emergency care right away, before any visit with us.
What to expect
Day 1
Your first visit
A consultation with the doctor at the office you choose and a thorough, gentle exam suited to each person’s age and stage, with posture, neurological and muscle checks. The doctor decides which tests, if any, are right.
Day 2
Your report of findings
The doctor goes over the history and the exam findings with you, and explains a care plan made for you or your child.
Ongoing
Gentle care, checked as you go
Gentle upper cervical adjustments with no twisting, cracking or popping, and regular progress checks so your plan follows how you are doing.
Why choose Apollo?
Specialized care
We focus on upper cervical chiropractic, a highly targeted and refined approach.
A plan made for you
Every patient is different. Care is built around each person’s own exam.
Gentle, with no cracking
Our methods are very gentle: no twisting, cracking or popping.
An experienced doctor
Dr. Kosta Tsakalos brings deep clinical experience and a caring, detail-oriented approach to every visit.
Every person is different, and results vary. Read what our patients say on our testimonials page.
Let us help you get started
If you would like to know whether gentle upper cervical care could be a good fit alongside the care you already have, we are here to help. Schedule a consultation with Dr. Kosta Tsakalos and bring your questions.
Related conditions we help with
This page is general information. It is not a diagnosis or medical advice. If your symptoms are sudden or severe, please seek medical care right away.