Prenatal Care in Grand Rapids
Prenatal Care in Grand Rapids
Are you pregnant and dealing with aches and pains? Pregnancy brings a ton of changes to your body. As your body grows your child and prepares for birth, it needs to move things around to make space. The movement, additional weight, and added fluids can easily throw off your musculoskeletal alignment leading to pains and aches.
Luckily, chiropractic care is a great option during pregnancy. Our chiropractic team in Grand Rapids is specifically trained to help pregnant women with their unique needs. Chiropractic care can help with everything from reducing back pain, neck pain, and headaches to improving your baby's overall health.
Help With Growth
We work with pregnant women to ensure their spine stays healthy and aligned throughout the course of pregnancy.
Feel Better
Reduce pains, aches, and other symptoms that come from pregnancy and the shifts your body makes to support birth.
Preventative Care
Help your body maintain optimal health while minimizing pains and aches from all the big changes your body is going through.
Why patients choose us
Benefits of prenatal care
Gentle, pregnancy-adapted techniques safe for every trimester
Targeted relief for back, hip, pelvic, and sciatic discomfort
Gentle sacral and pelvic adjustments to support alignment
Specially designed positioning — belly and all — for complete comfort
Coordinated care with your OB or midwife throughout
Drug-free approach to pregnancy-related musculoskeletal pain
About prenatal care
During pregnancy, hormonal changes loosen the ligaments that support your pelvis and sacroiliac joints, while the growing baby steadily shifts your center of gravity forward. This combination places new, uneven loads on the lumbar spine, hips, and pelvis — often showing up as low back ache, hip tightness, pelvic girdle discomfort, or sciatic nerve irritation that runs into the buttock or leg. These are among the most common physical complaints of pregnancy, and they tend to worsen with each passing week if left unaddressed.
Chiropractic care during pregnancy focuses on restoring gentle, balanced motion to the spinal and pelvic joints so your body can adapt more comfortably to the changes ahead. Gentle, low-force sacral and pelvic adjustments address alignment and the surrounding soft tissue to ease pelvic and low-back tension. All techniques used during pregnancy are adapted for safety and comfort; we never use high-velocity forces over the abdomen, and our tables accommodate a growing belly at every stage.
New Patient Special
$47
Chiropractic Consult, Full Chiropractic Exam, X-Rays (if necessary), Chiropractic Adjustment, Report of Findings, Care Recommendations
What is prenatal chiropractic care?
We specialize in helping women through their pregnancy with Chiropractic care. During pregnancy, your body goes through a lot of changes. Our goal is help you minimize aches and pains during all the changes so you can stay active and have a healthy pregnancy from start to finish.
When it comes to prenatal chiropractic care, our Grand Rapids clinic is one of the best in the business. We have helped countless women achieve optimal health during their pregnancy and beyond. Our approach is holistic and individualized, so we can cater to your specific needs.
If you’re pregnant and looking for chiropractic care, we would be honored to help you through your pregnancy journey. Give us a call today!
Is Chiropractic Care Safe During Pregnancy?
Chiropractic care is very safe during pregnancy and highly recommended. We focus on gentle, specific adjustments that help reduce pain and improve spinal function. Many women find chiropractic care helpful in relieving morning sickness, reducing back and neck pain, and improving overall health.
Since chiropractic care is natural and noninvasive, you can be thankful to avoid any medications or surgeries to help alleviate your aches and pains.
Chiropractors focus on spinal health, which directly impacts the nervous system. When your body is going through all the changes during pregnancy, it puts a lot of pressure on your spine and misaligned vertebrae is very common. With gentle adjustments, we focus on keeping your spine aligned, hips in place, and promoting natural healing and processing during your entire pregnancy. This minimized aches and pains that you would experience otherwise.
Who it helps
Prenatal chiropractic is a good fit for expecting moms experiencing:
- Low back pain or stiffness that worsens as the belly grows
- Hip pain or sacroiliac joint soreness on one or both sides
- Pelvic girdle discomfort — pain across the front of the pelvis or around the sit bones
- Sciatica — shooting, aching, or burning pain from the low back into the buttock or leg
- Postural tension and mid-back tightness from the forward shift in center of gravity
- General spinal tightness and stiffness that limits comfortable movement throughout the day
If you’ve been told by your provider that you have diastasis recti, placenta previa, or another condition requiring restricted activity, please bring that information to your first visit so we can confirm chiropractic is appropriate for your specific situation.
Why should I have chiropractic care during pregnancy?
Women experience a lot of body changes during pregnancy which can cause a lot of pressure on the spinal column. Our chiropractic team wants you to enjoy the experience of being pregnant with minimal pain and discomfort while keeping your baby safe and developing properly.
By seeing a chiropractor throughout your pregnancy, you are promoting natural healing, relieving tensions on nerves, and allowing your body to change to support the pregnancy without causing you more pain and discomfort than is necessary.
Chiropractic care is a safe and healthy way to approach your prenatal health. There is no downside to chiropractic care and plenty of upsides. We want you to feel your best during this important time in your life.
Ready to get started? Our New Patient Special makes your first visit easy, and you can book an appointment online in under a minute.
What it helps
Conditions we treat with prenatal care
What is prenatal chiropractic care?+
Prenatal chiropractic care is safe, gentle chiropractic treatment designed specifically for pregnant women to reduce discomfort, improve alignment, and support a healthy pregnancy. At Thornapple River Chiropractic in Grand Rapids, Dr. Jonathan Waltman provides customized care for expecting mothers.
How does prenatal chiropractic support pelvic alignment?+
We use gentle, low-force adjustments of the sacrum and pelvis, combined with soft-tissue work on the associated ligaments, to reduce tension in the pelvic region and restore balanced sacral motion — commonly used to ease pelvic and low back discomfort during pregnancy.
Does it hurt?+
No — prenatal adjustments are gentle by design. Many expecting moms find the visits deeply relieving, especially for low back and hip tension that builds with each trimester. We use light, controlled force and check in with you throughout every visit.
How many visits will I need?+
It varies by trimester, your specific discomfort, and how your body responds. After your first visit, Dr. Waltman gives you a clear plan — not open-ended care. Many patients visit once or twice a month and adjust frequency as their pregnancy progresses.
When in my pregnancy can I start care?+
Chiropractic care can be appropriate in any trimester, including the first. The earlier we address developing imbalances, the better your body tends to adapt as pregnancy advances. We assess your individual situation at your first visit and tailor everything to your current stage.
Can chiropractic help with sciatica during pregnancy?+
Often, yes. Sciatic nerve irritation is common in pregnancy as the pelvis widens and the baby's position shifts loads onto the lower back and buttock. Gentle pelvic and lumbar adjustments can reduce the joint and tissue tension contributing to that pain. We're transparent about what to expect and refer out if needed.
Do you see patients after birth, too?+
Yes. Postpartum care — including pelvic realignment and assessment after delivery — is a natural extension of prenatal chiropractic. We also offer pediatric chiropractic for your newborn if you'd like a gentle wellness check after birth.
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What our Grand Rapids patients say
“Dr. Waltman's adjustments have given me so much relief. I notice a HUGE difference after just one time in to see him. I have a tendency to seize up in my neck and back sporadically and each time I've been his patient I leave feeling better--I'm able to exercise normally and sleep without pain. I'm very grateful!”
“My husband and daughter recently visited Dr. Waltman for back and hip pain, and our experience with Dr. Jonathan Waltman was exceptional. Dr. Waltman was not only knowledgeable and thorough in his explanations but also incredibly gentle and compassionate in his approach. His great sense of humor put us at ease throughout the appointments. The care and attention he provided left a lasting impression on us, to the point where I'm now tempted to schedule an appointment myself, even without immediate issues. If you're looking for a chiropractor who combines expertise with a friendly demeanor, I highly recommend Dr. Jonathan Waltman.”
“Extremely knowledgeable and very caring. Took the time to really make sure you had what you needed. Would wildly recommend and I am excited to continue visiting.”