Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2016 | Page 81

Fashion, health & beauty

Pregnancy
& pelvic pain
By Philippa Wilmot, BSc Hons (Chiro) LRCC,
Cowes Chiropractic Clinic

Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) or Symphysis
pubis dysfunction (SPD) is common in
pregnancy. PGP is the umbrella term
for all pain around the pelvic region
including both the lower back and down
the thigh.