Common pregnancy ailments:

• Back pain
• Breech Position
• Carpal tunnel
• Feet Pain
• Gluteal Pain
• Groin Pain
• Headaches
• Poor Balance or Coordination
• Sciatica

Products & Services:

• Pregnancy Pillows
• Custom-Made Orthotics
• Back Pain Relief
• Hip Pain Relief
• Pregnancy Massage
• Webster Technique

Benefits:

• A Comfortable Pregnancy
• Pain Relief
• Quicker Delivery
• Assist with Breech Positions
• Work with your OB and/ or Midwife

Call 610-337-7463 to schedule your appointment.  Ask for a special consultation, in which your husband or partner can learn some great massage techniques that can be used regularly at home.

***Dr. Brandie Nemchenko is certified by the ICPA for the specialized treatment of pregnant women and children.

Resources:
www.icpa4kids.com

A note from Dr. Brandie:

In 1998, I was pregnant with my first child.  Feeling sick the entire time, it hadn't been an easy pregnancy.  On April 5, 1998, with my due date just two weeks away, my mom and I ventured out to pick up some of the last items I needed for my new little bundle on the way. Driving the car down the open road, we saw a truck come into our lane.  I honked and honked to no avail, and we hit head on. My car – holding my mom, myself and my soon-to-be-born daughter - slid into both a ditch and a telephone pole.

My immediate thought was my baby, picturing what I saw as a bouncing bundle of warm rosy cheeks and jet black hair.  My stomach and back ached terribly, and within moments, the ambulance was there.

The man who hit us visited me in the hospital.  He had been working a second job and fell asleep at the wheel with his 7-year-old right alongside him.  He waited with me until we found out if my baby was ok.

After many tests, they said the baby and I were fine and I was sent home with pain meds.  I wondered how safe they were and as a result I didn't take them.

The next Monday I went to my family doctor and complained that I couldn't get comfortable because of the pain in my back, the sciatica, and neck pain. The front of my belly ached from the jolt.  I asked him what I could do.

"Could I try a chiropractor?"

The doctor said, "Chiropractors don't see pregnant patients.  There's really nothing you can do." I cried thinking of being stuck sleeping in my chair for the next few weeks.  He saw how upset I was and jumped up on the exam table and told me to do "Cat and Camel stretches" which turned out to be useless.  I looked at him with one thought.

“Are you kidding me?”

Over the next month, I slept in a chair.  I couldn’t go to work in the Emergency Room where I had worked easily before.  I was scared I was going to lose my job, and tried to ground myself saying that in the end, only the baby mattered.  I couldn’t make my back pain stop and called the family doctor multiple times, met with the same answer.

“When you are pregnant, there is nothing you can do.”  I ask that you remember these words.

My daughter, Alexandra was two weeks overdue and I had to be induced.  After she arrived, my back pain still remained, and six weeks of pain after I was “cleared” from the medical doctor, I started physical therapy. Toting my newborn Aly alongside, I received electrical stim and hot packs, and after a few weeks I was moved me to exercises with machines. I was then discharged.

In the months and years since that I’ve practiced chiropractic and seen the unbelievable avenues of help, I often wonder how different my pregnancy could have been. To be able to sleep in my bed without pain.  To shop with my mom for last minute things.  To be able to enjoy the work that I did.  I couldn’t do that – because of my back pain.

As a doctor of chiropractic who helps pregnant women everyday, I now know the above statement – that when you are pregnant, there is nothing you can do – could not be further from the truth. My mission is to spread that word. My commitment is to practice the truth that pregnant women can experience relief during their pregnancy. My passion is my patient.