During pregnancy, there are a lot of changes that a woman’s body goes through—and while it’s miraculous, it can also bring new physical challenges. From hip and back pain, to pelvic floor symptoms like constipation, pressure and urinary leakage, there are many symptoms that a woman can experience. Pregnancy is a pivotal time that can set the stage for symptoms that a woman might experience for the rest of her life. This is why it is so important to have a pelvic floor PT on your pregnancy team, and where pregnancy pelvic floor physical therapy can make a world of difference.

Even though back pain during pregnancy is common, it is never normal. Many times, patients are told that pregnancy aches and pains are “par for the course” without given much direction on how to relieve sever back pain during pregnancy. There are many things that can be done to relieve severe back pain during pregnancy, with the most important being pelvic floor physical therapy.