Re: Tender/Aching Hip Joints

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Carolyn...who is filing away that sweet piece of info...PT is GOOD!
At Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Noelle wrote:
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>Like Carolyn, I've also experienced extreme hip/butt pain in both of my
>previous pregnancies (and it's starting to be a problem now in my 3rd -
>I'm 23 weeks).  I also found having a firm pillow between my knees at
>night to be a help, but I found that also having a pillow between my
>feet as well as the knees helped even more.
>
>I have to disagree, though, with the common statements that there's
>nothing that can be done to alleviate the problem and to just grin &
>bear it until the end of pregnancy.  That's what I did during my first
>pregnancy - I just suffered since I thought there was nothing to be done
>about it.  However, in my second pregnancy (after the pain returned even
>earlier and more severely than before), I saw a physical therapist who
>specialized in working with pregnant women and found great results!! The
>pain never went away totally, but through massage, heat & cold packs,
>and various exercises, my pain levels went down considerably.  I
>couldn't believe that I had lived with this pain the first time assuming
>there was nothing to be done about it! As much as I respected and
>trusted my midwives and their consulting OBs, they really had nothing to
>offer me regarding this.  The physical therapist, though, was a godsend!
>
>Good luck,
>Noelle
>
>--
>Noelle Haland
>Mama to Ethan (stillborn 12/2/96), Max (born 10/28/97)...
>..and Ellie due 4th of July 1999 (a girl!)
><noelleh@earthlink.net>
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