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Back
Pain Before and After Baby
Perry
M. Perretz, D.O.
Pregnant women are notorious for suffering back and joint pains. The hormone
called relaxin, produced by the body in the late in pregnancy, is partly
responsible for those nagging pains, loosening the
ligaments of the body in
preparation for the stretching of the
pelvis during labor and delivery. After
the baby is born, the secretion of relaxin decreases, and the integrity of the
pelvis is generally restored. There are plenty of women, however, whose pain
continues well beyond the baby's birth. They are generally too busy to pay much
attention at first. Then, after months of suffering from back, leg, hip, or
pelvic pain without relief, they are generally forced to conclude that this is
just something they are going to have to live with. But nothing could be further
from the truth. Let's look at where the pain comes from, and how
Prolotherapy
can provide the cure.
Pelvic Pain
T.T. is a 34 year-old mom who came to our practice with low back problems ever
since the birth of her son, thirteen years ago. "It feels like my
tail bone
is broken," she said. "Every time I sit in a soft chair, like the ones
at a movie theater, it feels like my butt is going to split in half!"
Tail bone pain, also known as coccygeal pain, is not uncommon after childbirth.
As the baby pushes through the birth canal, it can push the tail bone backwards.
While it doesn't "break" the bone, it stretches and strains the
ligaments that connect it to the rest of the spine, and that hurts! But after
two sets of
Prolotherapy injections at those sacro-coccygeal ligaments, T.T. was
able to sit as long as she wanted without any pain.
A similar type of injury can occur in the front of the pubic arch, where the two
halves of the pelvis meet. When the baby's head pushes through the pelvis, it
can create instability at that joint. This can lead to pain in the back, pelvis,
groin, hip, thigh, or knees. It can also lead to urinary dysfunction, cramping,
and pain during sex. There is an easy way to tell if there is a problem at the
pubis. Lie down on your back, with your feet on the floor, and your knees bent.
Get a basketball, or a roll of paper towels, and squeeze it between your thighs.
If you hear a "clicking" sound in the pelvis, it's most likely the two
sides of the pelvis popping back into line.
Prolotherapy will stabilize the
entire pelvis, and eliminate the pain.
Neck and Back Pain
The extra weight of carrying a baby creates new stresses on an
already-stressed body. Most new mothers are tight in the back and loose in the
front from carrying the baby in the belly during pregnancy. Suddenly, after
delivery, the weight of the baby is shifted from the lower belly to the
shoulders and arms. This places greater strain on the ligaments of the neck and
upper back, leading to
headaches, neck and
shoulder
pain. Mom's head weighs
about as much as a three month-old baby, so every new mom is holding double the
weight of the baby on her shoulders (see
Prolotherapy to the shoulder videos)
When she leans over a crib to place the baby
down for a nap. The load placed on the
lower back is remarkably increased by
both the weight of the baby and the forward bending while supporting the head.
These muscular strains occur frequently in healthy women. If the new mom has had
previous neck or
back pain, this can, figuratively, be the straw that breaks the
mommy's back! Prolotherapy repairs injured ligaments, and helps mothers to feel
more like their old selves.
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