Back and pelvic pain in pregnancy is common, and being common has somehow become a reason to tell women to put up with it. It is treatable, treatment is safe in pregnancy, and there is very little to gain from waiting it out for another four months.
We treat low back pain, pelvic girdle pain, which is the pain felt at the front of the pelvis or across the back of it, rib and upper back pain from a growing bump, and the wrist and hand problems that arrive with fluid retention.
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Is physiotherapy safe during pregnancy
Yes. We adapt positions and treatment to the stage you have reached, and there is a great deal we can do with hands on treatment, specific exercise, advice on movement and support belts where they help. Do tell us if anything about your pregnancy is being monitored closely, so we can take it into account.
What is pelvic girdle pain
Pelvic girdle pain is pain in the joints at the front or back of the pelvis, often felt when turning over in bed, getting out of a car, walking up stairs or standing on one leg. It is not something you have caused, and it usually responds well to treatment aimed at how the pelvis is being loaded and controlled rather than at the joint itself.
Should I wait until after the birth
There is rarely a good reason to. Pain that has been going on for months is harder to settle than pain treated early, and being more comfortable through the third trimester matters in itself.
