Hi all,
Looking for someone to put my mind at ease really.
I'm 32 weeks pregnant and suffered from pretty bad with PGP since around 20 weeks. I now can hardly walk so today went to see an Osteopath for treatment. I'd been before and they did some massage which certainly helped. Today however, my osteopath said he thinks the problem is with my lower spine too and wanted to try an therapeutic ultrasound treatment. He said it was completely different to Ultrasounds you have for pregnancy scans but it is perfectly safe while pregnant on the back. he used a setting that went 2cm deep into my tissue. He said it had no chance of getting near the baby and he only did it for around 3 mins on my back.
I've since come back and thought I would look into it more out of interest and everywhere I look says it shouldn't be used during pregnancy at all as it can damage the baby's tissues or overheat it. There's not a lot information out there about using it during pregnancy (which is concerning in itself) and I know he said it couldn't reach the baby but perhaps it would have been better to avoid this completely as there doesn't seem to be any research into possible damage. So Now I'm completely freaked out! The baby was kicking lots during the treatment and now I'm worried it was in pain or something?? I was lying on my side which normally makes it kick a lot so maybe it was just that but I can't help but feel a bit worried.
Baby giving me a kick as i type so I think it's ok in there but just wondering if anyone else had this treatment before while pregnant for SPD/PGP?
Obviously won't be going back again for this!
Thanks in advance for any replies!
xxx