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Ashland Chiropractic & Wellness – Ask the Expert 2025

By Inside Columbia

Can chiropractic therapy help me reduce the use of drugs while pregnant?

In today’s health care environment, many people find themselves wanting alternatives to drugs and pharmaceuticals. Pregnancy is one of the conditions where many people want to limit or reduce their dependency on drugs for various issues, including pain. Chiropractic care can be a big help here. As a certified Webster practitioner, I specialize in the care of pregnant women and infants who do not want to use drugs for pain alleviation or other issues common to pregnancy. Chiropractic care has been shown to alleviate, and in some cases eliminate, a lot of the discomfort associated with the changes of pregnancy without the use of potentially harmful drugs. Recent studies indicate that the use of over-the-counter pain remedies may be a risk for newborn babies and drug companies have even advised limiting their use as much as possible. In my practice, I work with midwives and expectant mothers to help deliver the best possible outcomes with the lowest risk possible.

James Zielinski

Owner

James Zielinski was introduced to chiropractic care as part of the DOD Chiropractic trial program in 2000 and 2001. It made such a huge difference in his life after 15 years of military duty and 13 years of rugby that he decided to become a chiropractor and spread the good news. Dr. James had been afflicted with migraine headaches his whole life, and after a few treatments, they simply disappeared. A host of other health issues were also resolved, including back pain, reflux, shoulder injuries and others. As a chiropractor, Dr. James realized that if people got chiropractic care early in life, they could avoid a lot of the chronic health problems they develop later in life, instead of just chasing after them with pills and surgeries that just create other problems. In order to apply this thinking to practical use, Dr. James pursued his certification in Webster Chiropractic care for pregnancy and pediatrics with the ICPA and has managed hundreds of pregnancies and infants in his career.

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