Pelvic girdle page (PGP) can be horrendous when carrying a child. Most ladies suffer with this and their second pregnancy can be much worse and start much earlier.
A lady who recently has approached me for acupuncture has had great response from the needles, massage and manipulation.
She first came when she was 34 weeks, barely walking as her pain levels were so high. We did one acupuncture session including auricular acupuncture and TDP lamp. The pain that was traveling down her right leg stopped. However the pain then concentrated in her buttock and lower back.
A week later and she came back still in excruciating pain in her lower back and buttock. I approached her differently this time with Korean hand acupuncture in pelvis and hip area, auricular acupuncture, lower back and buttock acupuncture, TDP heat lamp and leg manipulation. She was advised to use a Pilate’s ball to sit on, to make sure when sitting that her knees were lower than her hips (to level the pelvis). She was prescribed crutches via the NHS and gentle stretches by the physio department.
A week later she came back and her pain levels had drop sufficiently. She was not using the crutches and seemed a lot happier within herself.
After 3 treatments her pain levels had dropped from a 10 (being the highest) to a 4. Unfortunately due to what causes PGP (the hormone relaxin and being pregnant) there will always be some pain, however trying to make it bearable is the key to this case study and the client is very happy with the result.