What does a prenatal chiropractor do?

A prenatal chiropractor assesses and treats the joints and soft tissue carrying the load of pregnancy, mainly the lumbar spine, the sacroiliac joints and the hips. Dr. Becky identifies which structure is producing the pain, then adjusts and releases it using technique modified for your trimester.

Is chiropractic care safe during pregnancy?

Your history is screened for contraindications at the first appointment, and that screen covers pregnancy complications and anything your OB or midwife has flagged. Technique is then chosen from what the exam found, with lower-force options and pregnancy positioning available at every stage.

When in pregnancy can I start, and can I come before I conceive?

You can book at any point. The Initial Assessment, TTC and Pre/Postnatal covers patients who are trying to conceive, patients in any trimester, and postpartum recovery. Many patients first book when low back or pelvic pain appears in the second trimester.

How does positioning work when lying face down is uncomfortable?

Positioning is set up before technique. Most of the work happens side-lying with bolster support or on the Thompson Drop Table, which allows pelvic adjusting while the spine stays out of rotation. Seated and standing positions are often more comfortable in late pregnancy.

How many visits will I need?

The plan is set at the end of your first exam, based on your findings, your gestational stage and how your symptoms behave between appointments. Dr. Becky reassesses at each appointment and revises the interval from there.

Can prenatal chiropractic change a baby's position or affect labor?

Prenatal chiropractic at Essential Health Clinic treats musculoskeletal pain: restricted joints, loaded ligaments and the muscular patterns that build around them. Questions about fetal position, delivery and labor belong with your midwife or OB, who leads that part of your care.

What should I ask before booking a chiropractor for pregnancy?

Ask who holds prenatal training and whether that practitioner will treat you. Ask how positioning is handled in the third trimester, which lower-force adjusting options are used, and how often the plan is reassessed. Dr. Becky answers all of this at intake.

How much does a prenatal chiropractic appointment cost?

The Initial Assessment, TTC and Pre/Postnatal is 60 minutes at $160. Extended health plans often cover chiropractic care, and our Woodbridge clinic direct bills most major Ontario insurers. Fees for follow-up appointment types are listed on the chiropractor cost page.

How soon can I be seen in Vaughan?

Same-day chiropractic appointments are available. Book online at essentialchirormt.janeapp.com or call 905-856-2299. The clinic is open Monday 9:00 to 8:30, Tuesday 8:00 to 8:30, Wednesday and Thursday 9:00 to 8:30, Friday 9:00 to 8:00, and Saturday 8:00 to 3:00.

Can I see a chiropractor after giving birth?

The same appointment covers postpartum care. Dr. Becky reassesses pelvic symmetry after delivery, then treats the thoracic and cervical pattern that feeding and carrying create. Abdominal and scar considerations are discussed against your own recovery timeline.

Should I book prenatal chiropractic or prenatal massage?

Book chiropractic where the pain is sharp, localized to a joint, and worse with specific movements such as stairs or rolling over. Book prenatal massage where the picture is diffuse muscular tightness and fatigue. Patients often use both, and we coordinate between them.

Prenatal Chiropractic

Pregnancy loads the lumbar spine, the sacroiliac joints and the hips, and a prenatal chiropractor treats what becomes painful under that load. A prenatal chiropractor works with lower-force adjusting on a table set up for a pregnant body. Relaxin softens the ligaments holding the pelvis together, and a forward-shifting center of gravity deepens the lumbar curve. Dr. Becky Lancione, DC, CACCP, performs every pre and postnatal assessment at Essential Health Clinic.

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What Brings You In

Concerns Prenatal Chiropractic Treats

Pregnancy low back pain

Lumbar pain in pregnancy presents as an ache across the low back that sharpens on standing from a chair or rolling over in bed.

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Dr. Becky uses lower-force adjusting to restore motion at the restricted segments, then releases the paraspinal muscles that have been working as a brace. Kinesiology taping can offload the low back between appointments.

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As the uterus grows forward, the lumbar curve deepens and the spinal extensors shorten to hold the trunk upright. Individual lumbar segments stiffen under that sustained load, and the muscles around them tighten to splint the area.

Load shared across the pelvis

A pelvis that moves evenly on both sides keeps one sacroiliac joint from absorbing what the other has stopped carrying. Symmetry is re-checked at each appointment.

Positioning you can use at home

Side-lying setup, pillow placement, and getting out of bed or a car with the pelvis supported are covered during the appointment itself.

Activity you can keep

Walking and prenatal exercise are easier to maintain once the joints driving your pain are treated directly. Taping gives the low back support on longer days.

Care that continues after delivery

The postnatal phase has its own exam. The pelvis is reassessed, and treatment moves to the upper back and neck pattern that feeding and lifting create.

Prenatal Chiropractic Process

What happens at a prenatal chiropractic appointment?

Each step is shaped by your gestational week, your symptom pattern, and anything your maternity team has flagged.

Step 01 · Intake and pregnancy history

Intake and pregnancy history

Dr. Becky reviews your gestational week and due date, your OB or midwife notes, and how symptoms have changed between trimesters. Prior pregnancies and prior back or pelvic injuries both matter here.

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• Gestational week, due date, maternity team notes
• Symptom onset, pattern and aggravating positions
• Prior pregnancy and injury history
• Sleep position and pain at night

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When should you call your midwife or OB first?

Obstetric symptoms belong with your maternity team

Vaginal bleeding, a severe or sudden headache, new or rapidly increasing swelling, and contractions before term are all reasons to contact your midwife or OB before you book here. The same applies to any change in fetal movement or anything you would describe as an obstetric concern. Call your physician if you lose bladder or bowel control, feel numbness through the saddle area, notice progressive weakness in a leg, develop a fever alongside back pain, or have pain that follows a fall or a collision.

Chiropractic care sits alongside your prenatal care

Your history is screened at the first appointment, and that screen covers pregnancy complications, prior obstetric history, and anything your care team has already flagged. Your maternity team keeps the lead on obstetric care through the whole pregnancy. Chiropractic treatment here addresses the musculoskeletal pain that runs alongside it.

Sometimes physiotherapy or massage leads

Urinary leaking, pelvic floor pain and diastasis recti usually respond better when pelvic floor physiotherapy leads, with Rami Singh, MScPT. Where the picture is diffuse muscular tightness and fatigue, prenatal massage is the more sensible first booking. Dr. Becky says so at intake where it applies, and the referral is in-house.

Your Treatment Practitioners

Who performs prenatal chiropractic here?

Dr. Becky Lancione holds the Academy Council of Chiropractic Pediatrics certification and runs the clinic's pre and postnatal assessments. The clinic's wider chiropractic team covers general chiropractic care across three practitioners. CHIROPRACTOR, CO-FOUNDER

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Dr. Becky Lancione, DC, CACCP

Dr. Becky co-founded Essential Health Clinic in 2016. Her prenatal appointments combine drop-table and instrument adjusting with Rock Tape support, and she carries the clinic's dedicated TTC and pre/postnatal booking. Credentials Registered with the College of Chiropractors of Ontario CACCP, Academy Council of Chiropractic Pediatrics Rock Tape Doctor and Movement Specialist PIPS Technique trained

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Steps to your first consultation.

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The first appointment runs 60 minutes at $160. History and examination come first, and the findings are explained to you before a technique is selected. Full fees for every chiropractic appointment type are listed on our chiropractor cost page.

Step One

Book the Initial Assessment, TTC and Pre/Postnatal at essentialchirormt.janeapp.com or call 905-856-2299. Booking is direct, with no referral required. Same-day appointments are available.

Step Three

Your return interval is set at the end of the exam, based on what was found and how your symptoms behave between appointments. It is revised at each reassessment as the pregnancy progresses.

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What Patients Tell Us

What patients say about Prenatal Chiropractic

4.9 stars across 407 Google reviews. The feedback is consistent: thorough assessments, clear communication, and care that addresses the real concern.

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“LOVE Dr. Becky! I was seeing her during my pregnancy, now post partum and just brought in my baby today. She takes so much care when treating her clients. You can tell she loves what she does and is so so educated! She has a warm presence and it is a delight to be treated by her. This is the first time I've had a chiropractor that has me leaving pain free.”
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Ready to see a prenatal chiropractor in Vaughan?

Same-day chiropractic appointments are available at our Woodbridge clinic on Weston Road. Extended health plans often cover chiropractic care, and we direct bill most major Ontario insurers. If you are still working out which discipline fits your symptoms, read how the clinic treats pregnancy discomfort across chiropractic, physiotherapy and massage.

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