How to manage PGP
- Avoid jarring, bouncing, hip abduction and uneven weight bearing on the legs
- Avoid lifting and twisting, maintain a good posture and take lots of breaks
- Physical therapy including massage and chiropractic
- SIJ belt for movement
- Swimming, yoga or Pilates
- Tens machine
- Acupuncture
How best to labour when you have Pelvic Girdle Pain?
The most comfortable position is on all fours or on the side. It is recommended that you avoid being on your back, if possible, and extended periods of leg abduction. Following birth, it is recommended to get up and move as soon as possible within your pain limitations.
Dr. Bronwyn Miller from Ohana Health and Wellbeing has a keen interest in pregnancy and is a manual therapist in chiropractic care. She is both a nurse and chiropractor who has been studying extra hard in the pregnancy related pelvic pain field and wants to help you get out of pain and back to living your best life.
Ohana Health and Wellbeing is located in North Lakes, Queensland. Our hub of allied health practitioners offer patient centric care in a peaceful, light-filled space. For more information visit their website or call +61 (07) 3204 6331 to be pain free.
Source:
Vermani, E., Mittal, R. and Weeks, A. (2010). Pelvic Girdle Pain and Low Back Pain in Pregnancy: A Review. Pain Practice, 10(1), pp.60-71.
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