25 May 2022 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED IN Physiotherapy, Pregnancy, Sydney CBD Tweet Life after pregnancy back and pelvic pain Pelvic girdle pain is as common as 7 out of every 10 pregnancies. That's a whopping 70% of pregnant women going about their day with anything from mild intermittent troubles, to barely being able to walk. Pelvic girdle pain is often confused as back pain in pregnancy. If your pain is located more across your buttocks or over your tailbone/sacrum, or at the front of your pubic area, you are one of the stats. Pelvic girdle pain refers to the changes that occur in the 3 large pelvic joints due to pregnant postures, weaker support muscles for the pelvis in pregnancy, changing hormones and increasing weights in the pelvis that come with growing a little human.Here are the facts:👉 The sacro-iliac joints (SIJs) and pubic symphysis (PS) are the 3 joints of the pelvis. None, 1, 2 or all 3 of these joints can give a woman problem during her pregnancy. Yes, all at the same time!👉 Most pelvic girdle pain experienced in pregnancy resolves after birth and the early weeks of the postpartum period. Hooray! YO will not be left with this pain for your whole life.👉 If you are unlucky with 2 or more pelvic joints painful in your pregnancy, you are more likely to need physio and a longer time to recover after having your baby from pelvic pain. Never fear, things will settle with the right exercises and targeted physio treatments.👉 Simple strategies when you're pregnant can make a huge difference to your pain levels if you feel you have pelvic girdle pain. These include targeted safe exercise in your pregnancy to build muscle support about the pelvic region. This is balanced with rest, avoiding standing on one leg, sleeping with a pillow between your legs and using 2 legs to get out of your car.👉 Pelvic support or compression belts and tights work for almost all women suffering from pelvic girdle pain. For a few, belts can make the pain worse. So, see your pregnancy physio as she knows all the tricks and can prescribe the right exercise, belts and advice for you!👉 So, yes! Your pelvis can feel the same after your pregnancy and labour. #pelvicgirldepain #pelvicpain #pregnancypain #pregnancypelvicpain #pregnancybackpain #sijpain #spd #psd #pubicsymphysis #postnatalbackpain #postnatalpelvicpain #thefixprogram #thefixprogramonline #pregnancyphysio Tweet
Pelvic girdle pain is as common as 7 out of every 10 pregnancies. That's a whopping 70% of pregnant women going about their day with anything from mild intermittent troubles, to barely being able to walk. Pelvic girdle pain is often confused as back pain in pregnancy. If your pain is located more across your buttocks or over your tailbone/sacrum, or at the front of your pubic area, you are one of the stats. Pelvic girdle pain refers to the changes that occur in the 3 large pelvic joints due to pregnant postures, weaker support muscles for the pelvis in pregnancy, changing hormones and increasing weights in the pelvis that come with growing a little human.Here are the facts:👉 The sacro-iliac joints (SIJs) and pubic symphysis (PS) are the 3 joints of the pelvis. None, 1, 2 or all 3 of these joints can give a woman problem during her pregnancy. Yes, all at the same time!👉 Most pelvic girdle pain experienced in pregnancy resolves after birth and the early weeks of the postpartum period. Hooray! YO will not be left with this pain for your whole life.👉 If you are unlucky with 2 or more pelvic joints painful in your pregnancy, you are more likely to need physio and a longer time to recover after having your baby from pelvic pain. Never fear, things will settle with the right exercises and targeted physio treatments.👉 Simple strategies when you're pregnant can make a huge difference to your pain levels if you feel you have pelvic girdle pain. These include targeted safe exercise in your pregnancy to build muscle support about the pelvic region. This is balanced with rest, avoiding standing on one leg, sleeping with a pillow between your legs and using 2 legs to get out of your car.👉 Pelvic support or compression belts and tights work for almost all women suffering from pelvic girdle pain. For a few, belts can make the pain worse. So, see your pregnancy physio as she knows all the tricks and can prescribe the right exercise, belts and advice for you!👉 So, yes! Your pelvis can feel the same after your pregnancy and labour. #pelvicgirldepain #pelvicpain #pregnancypain #pregnancypelvicpain #pregnancybackpain #sijpain #spd #psd #pubicsymphysis #postnatalbackpain #postnatalpelvicpain #thefixprogram #thefixprogramonline #pregnancyphysio