Your breasts will grow throughout pregnancy and soon your old bras won't fit. To help save yourself from dreaded back pain during pregnancy, there are options: bra extenders add length to your current bras, maternity bras offer extra support with wide straps and soft lining,...
Breast or bottle feeding your baby could lead to upper back pain, shoulder and/or neck discomfort. To mark National Breastfeeding Awareness Week, here are some top posture tips from the BCA for when you're feeding: 1. Are you sitting comfortably? Whether you are breastfeeding, bottle feeding, expressing breast...
Hannah Pearn’s team are based at CBH (along with another Clinic in Streatham). Here Hannah Pearn, Clinical Director, explains how the acupuncture they offer can help with Fertility and IVF: We a team of specialist acupuncturists, based in two clinics (one being at CBH) in South...
Chiropractic is not all about back and neck cracking, in fact it's mostly NOT about neck and back cracking at all. The "crack" you hear is not what some might believe to be as bones cracking, but is in fact an adjustment which releases gas...
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) can be a common occurrence during pregnancy. Polly experienced this during her pregnancy with JJ. It is a result of having more fluid in the body during pregnancy and this can then result in a build-up of pressure on the nerves in...
What is Pelvic Girdle Pain? PGP is a biomechanical pelvic joint problem, previously known as Symphysis Pubis Disorder (SPD). PGP affects 1 in 5 pregnant women and symptoms can occur at any stage during or after pregnancy. PGP causes pain and stiffness in the pelvic joints,...
It’s been nearly 6 months since her baby JJ came in to this world, and Polly is now back at work. This is a summary of Polly’s experience of pregnancy, birth and her post-natal journey. Polly had regular adjustments with Lauren & Brodie before and...
Lissa Leader is a fully qualified Registered Nutritional Therapist based at CBH. She is a registrant of the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council, (CNHC) and a Registered Nutritionist with the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine, (BANT). We asked Lissa a few questions about her...
What is fertility awareness and why am I always banging on about it? Fertility Awareness, when you want to get pregnant, is all about observing and tracking your fertility signs so you know whether or not you’re potentially fertile on any given day. If you have a...
At Chiropractic By Hand our Chiropractors Polly, Lauren & Brodie specialise in treating pregnant patients and have partaken in postgraduate training in specialist pregnancy techniques. Pregnancy chiropractic treatment is gentle and safe to have throughout pregnancy. Why do I need Chiropractic treatment when pregnant? Chiropractic care and...
