EASE: 30 minute pregnancy yoga | Pelvic Girdle Pain | The Yoga Doc

Pelvic girdle pain, sometimes known as SPD
[symphysis pubis dysfunction] is extremely common affecting 20% of pregnancies and is something that I'm asked about a lot as both an obstetrician and a yoga teacher. It can be an incredibly debilitating condition that plagues so many mums to be.
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The pelvic girdle is essentially a big ring of bone, made of 3 bones the two ilium and the sacrum, which are connected by connective tissue, which outside of pregnancy is a very stable and solid structure designed to support your body.
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The hormones produced in pregnancy, progesterone and relaxin, affect the connective tissue in the body, making joints more supple.

The joint at the front, basically your pubic bone and the two at the back which connect to either side of the sacrum can be more unstable in pregnancy due to this softening affect. This leads to joint instability and can cause significant, sometimes debilitating pain. This can mean instability in this structure which is subject to a lot more pressure and weight from your growing pregnancy.
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Some people may experience a shooting pain over their pubic bone, pubic symphysis dysfunction SPD and others moving into their lower back, causing Sacroiliac SI joint pain, or sometimes in to the hip or thigh. This is often worse on walking, especially stairs and worsens through pregnancy as the weight of your baby puts more pressure on the pelvis.⁣
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This will not harm your baby it’s just you that suffers, the important thing to remember though is early detection and treatment can improve symptoms.

Unfortunately the physiological journey of pregnancy will mean that your symptoms won’t miraculously disappear. The two key points with this condition however are, early diagnosis and treatment⁣
and prevention over cure⁣
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Speak to your health care provider about your symptoms, even if they are minor. They can refer you to a physiotherapist, the main treatment. Getting seen early can help stop things from getting worse.

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oga in pregnancy offers fantastic benefits to your health and wellbeing. It can help with strength and toning and help prevent excessive weight gain in pregnancy and unlike other forms of exercise can bring positive benefits for your mental health, bringing a sense of calm and relaxation in to your day.

Group classes may advise against practice prior to 12 weeks, this is not because yoga should cause any harm to your baby, but due to the increased risk of miscarriage in the first trimester, which exists in all pregnancies. Please bear this in mind when deciding to carry out your practice.

The information and instruction provided in this video is for use as general information or for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for your regular professional antenatal care. If you are concerned about anything in your pregnancy, please contact your GP, midwife or other healthcare professional.

The Birth Collective fully comprehensive online antenatal course offers a guide for your whole pregnancy and features a whole yoga module aches and pains of pregnancy along with full length videos for each trimester. Check it out www.thebirthcollective.org

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