The Webster Technique was developed by Dr. Larry Webster, who is the founder of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, in 1978. The Webster Technique is a specific chiropractic adjustment for pregnant women and is designed to relieve the cause of intrauterine constraint, which is when the uterine muscles are tight and block the normal movement of the fetus.
Advantages of the Webster Technique
Intrauterine constraint can prevent a fetus from attaining a head-down position and achieving a vaginal birth, causing the fetus to be breech and resulting in a cesarean delivery.
A subluxation of the sacrum, which is the large triangular bone at the base of the spine, causes the tightening and twisting of specific muscles and ligaments. These tense muscles and ligaments have a constraining effect on the uterus and prevent the fetus from assuming the best position possible for birth.
Subluxations occur when vertebrae are misaligned and cause nerve compression that interferes with the transmission of "innate intelligence," or the body's ability to heal itself.
The Webster Technique reduces the interference to the nerve system and helps to return the biomechanical balance in pelvic structures, muscles and ligaments and helps them to relax.
A study published in an issue of the "Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics" showed that 82 percent of doctors surveyed reported a high success rate when using the Webster Technique. The study also showed that it may be beneficial to perform the technique in the eighth month of pregnancy, if it shows the baby to be in breech position.
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