Hi Karen –
my sister is pregnant (week 30) and she is having numbness and pain in her
lower sternum that is worse while sleeping. The only way she is getting
sleep is propped up to an almost sitting position. She is local and I
adjust her. Any thoughts?
Thanks much!
Tim
Hi
Dr. Tim,
Thanks
for sending your question. 2 things come to mind immediately.
1.
She may have a rib head out...check that both
anteriorly and posteriorly.
2.
The baby is exerting pressure upward (Is the
baby breech by any chance?) It could be a foot as well pushing upward and
causing mom agony in the form of a pseudo hiatal hernia.
If
it's #1, obviously "adjusting" her rib heads will make all of the
difference.
If
it's #2, do the maneuver found on page 35 of my book Pre-Natal Chiropractic Care.
If
sleeping up right gives her relief I am more inclined to believe it's not
a rib head, but check it anyway.
I
hope this helps. Reassure your sister than when the baby engages lowere
into the pelvis all of this discomfort should go away.
Let
me know how it goes.
Dr. Karen Gardner
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