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“But I’ve Already Delivered and I Still Have Pain” Arecentstudyofnewmothersat the6-weekpostpartumcheck-upreported that nearly 50% still had back pain. Why is that? Onceyoudeliver, there isnoguarantee thatyourpelviswillgoback theway it was before. It often becomes stuck or painful…juggling life with a child or children, work, and home activities. Accelerates therapists are no stranger to pregnancy and postpartum back pain. Our staff currently has eighteen children, seven of which are under 7 years old. Yes lots of babies. We love and understand moms! We want to help you feel better. You do not need a doctor’s referral to see one of our Doctors of Physical Therapy. Ifyouarereadytofindsomerelief fromyourbackpaincallAccelerate Therapy and Performance today at 704-630-9656 (Sailisbury) or 704-754- 8300 (Lexington)!.
For those of you who are expecting: do you have back pain when you sit for a long time? Does your back bother you when you roll over in bed or getting inandoutof thecar?Doesyourback feel like it’sgoing to lockup ifyoubend forward or kneel down? Is getting out of a low chair almost impossible? Ifso, then Iwant tosharesomesupersimpleexercisesyoucandosafely that take less than 2 minutes to do AND can give you instant relief. Haveyouheardthisbefore?“Backpainduringpregnancy isnormal…itwillgo awayafteryoudeliver.”Yes,backpainduringpregnancy iscommon,butnot necessarilynormal.Yourbody ischanging,yourbaby isgrowing–andkicking and turning–and ingeneral,yourbody isnaturallypreparing todeliver. With the increasedweightofyourbabyand thereleaseofhormones inyourbody, the muscles and ligaments which give your pelvis stability are weakened and stretched out. Those changes can lead expecting mothers to begin experiencing back pain, especially in and around the tail bone. Backpainduringpregnancy isoftencausedbyaproblem in thepelvis.More specifically the jointoneithersideof the tailbone frequentlybecomes“stuck”. This joint is called the sacroiliac joint (or “SI Joint”)
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