By Dr. Alison Gault Rectus abdominis diastasis is one of the medical conditions occurring in pregnancy causing pain. It is also known as diastasis recti or an abdominal muscle split. During pregnancy, the extensive and often speedy stretching of the abdominal muscles can result in the [...]
by Dr. Alison Gault True sciatica is rare in pregnancy with some studies only showing 1% of pregnant women experiencing posterior pelvic pain having sciatica. Sciatica is a term that describes a set of neurologic symptoms associated with irritation and/or compression of the nerve roots [...]
By Dianne Edmonds – physiotherapist After pregnancy, your body has changes and adjustments to make, including the effects of the relaxing hormones of pregnancy leaving your body. These hormones have relaxed the ligaments around your pelvis to allow the growth [...]
By Dr. Derrick Thompson (Obstetrician and Gynaecologist) Every mother hopes for a normal, healthy baby. While most babies are born normal about 3 in 100 are born with a serious condition that may require expert medical care. To help you [...]
By Dr. Alison Gault Rectus Abdominis Diastasis is otherwise know as diastasis recti or an abdominal muscle split. It is a condition of pregnancy in which the connective tissue that joins the two bands of 6 pack muscles or Rectus Abdominis separates more than [...]
By Dr. Alison Gault Pelvic girdle pain is a set of very commonly occurring symptoms in pregnancy and includes the conditions of sacroiliac joint dysfunction, sacroiliac joint instability, diastasis symphysis pubis and pubic symphysis dysfunction. These conditions are all linked as they [...]
By Dr. Alison Gault Rib pain is quite a common musculoskeletal complaint in pregnancy. One of the possible causes for pain in the rib cage in pregnancy is dysfunction of the rib. This is when one of the joints that attach the [...]
By Dr. Derrick Thompson (Obstetrician & Gynaecologist) I find that all women who become pregnant are concerned that they could suffer a miscarriage. You are most unlikely to suffer a miscarriage if you see on the ultrasound image: a live intrauterine [...]
by Michelle Kenway Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist Keeping your pelvic floor in good shape during pregnancy and after childbirth is a positive step you can take towards preventing long term pelvic floor problems. This article helps you understand the effect of [...]
By Dr. Alison Gault The symphysis pubis is the joint between two pubic bones at the front of the pelvis. Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction is a condition that can occur in pregnancy in which there is pain occurring in the pubic symphysis joint but [...]