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Pelvic Girdle Pain

Pelvic Girdle Pain

20% of pregnant women experience pelvic girdle pain from late pregnancy onwards. The pain affects the front of their pelvis, lower back, inner thigh, abdomen, buttocks, and vagina. 5-8% of women suffer from severe pain and it affects their mobility.

Symptoms

  • Hip pain and swollen hip joints.
  • Stooped or hunched back while standing.
  • Restricted hip movement resulting in shuffling or waddling while walking.
  • Pain during sexual intercourse.
  • Difficulty standing or sitting down.
  • Severe pain while climbing stairs.
  • Clicking in the hip joints (this is audible sometimes).

Causes

The causes for pelvic girdle pain are unclear but it usually involves a history of lower back pain or having experienced pelvic girdle pain in a previous pregnancy. Other factors are:

  • The increasing weight of the baby.
  • An increase in the hormone ‘relaxin’ that result in unstable hip joints.
  • Poor muscle function even before pregnancy.
  • Changes in the centre of gravity.
  • Loosening of upper back and hamstring muscles leading to postural changes.
  • Previous pelvic trauma
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