QuestionEver since I gave birth about 7 months ago, I have been feeling pain in my low abdomen (just where my bladder is located) and my pelvic floor everytime I walk, sit or make any contraction of my low abdomen--like sneezing/coughing. I delivered via c-section after a long labor (35+ hrs); I've been to an OBGYN, urologist, surgeons to see why this pain doesn't go away. Nothing in that area comes back with any specific thing, except the last surgeon I saw suggested to go to a physiatrist who diagnosed me with symphisis pubis inflamation among other low back pain related things. I told her the baby was 8lbs 9onz, and was on occiput posterior position since I went into labor. He was very deep in the pelvis, so suprapubic pressure had to be applied, and later his head to be pushed back up thru my vagina to get him out. I have been doing physical therapy in my suprapubic area to ease the pain, but if I go back to semi-normal activities, it comes back, making it very difficult to stand/sit for a long time. Would you have any suggestions on how to treat the pain on the symphisis pubis? I am going crazy with this pain, and would like to find the best way to treat it and enjoy my beautiful son as much as possible. THanks for any inputs!
AnswerSeeing a chiropractor can help with pubic symphysis pain. Chiropractic adjustments can help bring your pelvis back into alignment so that the joints can heal properly. You may also want to look into a hip binder. You can do this on your own using a rebozo or a similar shawl, or you can ask your doctor or chiropractor about a binder. This can help push your pelvis back together and support any adjustments made by the chiropractor.
Something else to consider is the possibility that you may have adhesions causing some of your pain. When you have a c-section, your bladder is dissected away from your uterus, and often the uterus is completely removed from your body for the suturing. This can cause painful adhesions in some women. In my own case, after my first c-section I had extreme pain when urinating, and this continued until my second c-section when the adhesions got cut away during the surgery. Usually pubic symphysis pain will shoot through your crotch and down your inner thighs; adhesion pain will stay more local in your pelvis and abdomen, as you are describing. If this is the case, you may want to seek out the services of a deep-tissue massage therapist, who can work on helping you break up and soften those adhesions and lessen your pain.
