Women's Health - Pregnancy

Physiotherapy for Pelvic Girdle Pain

Pelvic dysfunction is common in pregnancy. The pelvis will become very mobile secondary to hormonal changes and this can have a knock on effect through the pelvis and into the lumbar spine. The muscles attaching to the bones of the pelvis, the sacrum, the coccyx , the hips and the lumbar spine will become stressed as they try to compensate for the increased mobility and lack of stability. They tighten up often develop trigger points and become painful. The following can be the result.

• Pelvic dysfunction where the pelvis is poorly aligned.
• Pubis symphysis separation where there is instability and loss of alignment.
• Sacral torsion where the sacrum looses its central position or pattern of movement between the two pelvic bones
• Lumbosacral dysfunction where the lumbar vertebrae become involved
• Uplsips and downslilps where the pelvic bones slip either up or down in relation to the other side
• Pelvic rotations where the pelvic bone rotates forwards or backwards in relation to the other side

Physiotherapy involves learning correct posture, which is vital to maintain balance between the pelvis and the spine, manual therapy techniques to realign the pelvis, manual therapy for the lumbar spine, learning movement patterns to normalize movement and learning core stability to provide the pelvis with the stability it has lost.

See our brochure here
Recommended web site: www.pelvicpartnership.org.uk