Countless pregnant and post-partum women have come into my office with pelvic pain related to preganacy and childbirth.
The diagnosis of “pubic symphysis dysfunction” has been made on some of these, either by a doctor, nurse or internet information. The naming process is usually accompanied by a lack of treatment options, so the person usually suffers needlessly.
Rarely is the pubic symphysis the whole problem; as chiropractors we find that the female syndrome of pelvic pain arises from a number of causes:
– structural misalignment, from anywhere in the spine from the atlas, to the pelvis
– softening of the ligaments due to Relaxin hormone
– muscular dsyfunction such as piriformis (in the buttock)
– other pathologies such as bladder infection, ectopic preganacy, etc. to be excluded by diagnosis.
– upper cervical dysfunction
The chiropractic approach has often been the most effective, drug free approach for women, without painful treatment or dangerous drugs, using gentle chiropractic adjusting procedures.
