Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction in a non-pregnant woman

From: Tara RN (tararn@live.com)
Wed May 28 19:42:03 2008


We were talking at work today about a patient that has horrible hip problems. Her hips keep displacing back into her tailbone area and causing severe pain. She goes to P.T. three times a week and they manipulate her hips back into place at every appointment. She also can click her symphysis pubis joint multiple times a day by squeezing her knees together. She is on continuous birth control for endometriosis and has been doing this for over five years. Is it plausible that continued est/progest for this many years could imitate relaxin and "relax" the pelvic structure and ligaments and be causing her hip displacements?

Thanks in advance for any opinions!





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