What Happens if Sciatica Pain Is Left Untreated?
Sciatica, with its often sharp, burning pain down one leg, can be painful and lead to other complications. Read on to learn about its symptoms, risk factors, and more.
Back Pain, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
As a mother of two wonderful children, I can personally attest to how being pregnant, childbirth, and the postpartum recovery period can affect a woman’s body. As you are aware, many changes occur during the multiple phases of pregnancy from a mental, emotional, and physical responses. There is also an increasing amount of evidence as to why women see spine specialists for care at higher rates then men.
I recently read an article about whether there was a “price to pay” for childbearing and how that relates to lower back pain. The article goes on to highlight how there is a lot of literature and research surrounding pelvic floor dysfunction – especially with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, but I found it interesting that we have known about the need for physical therapy after childbirth was first published in 1949.
In my practice, I have seen an increase in the number of women for lower back and pelvic issues. According to the journal article, “Back pain point prevalence is around 9% across all adults. Among pregnant women, however, this number approaches 50% for low back pain and pelvic pain”.
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