SPD- which of these supports will help me more?

[littlelamb]

I am in so much pain at the moment and I can't get an appointment to see anyone about it for two weeks so I am going to get a support belt for myself tomorrow and see if that helps. I am 23 weeks, and the pain is in my groin (horrible word!) rather than my hips per se. I nearly cried getting out of the car today it was so painful. The two I have seen are
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Will there be any real difference between them? Would love a recommendation before parting with my hard earned

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Little Lamb, I had very bad SPD in my pregnancy and my honest advice is do NOT buy a support belt just yet. Use the money and make an appointment with a Chiropractor that specialises in pregnancy and birth. That is the only thing that works. The belt, unless properly fitted by a specialists physio who knows what kind of SPD you have, can make the pain worse (the inflammed pubic joint will hurt like hell when it's pressed together). If you feel you need a little support buy a 'baby belt', it's more underwear than a physio belt but it does give you a certain amount of support.

Regarding the pain, pour yourself a warm bath of water and lie in it, it'll take the weight off joint and warm water is a great painkiller.

Move as little as possible, if you manage to rest the pain might get better. If you don't it'll get worse !

Seeing a Chiropractor is really the onoy thing that will work. Trust me I've tried EVERYTHING.

SPD is the worst thing ! I still remember the pain (and I still have some problems) over two years later and it has put me off having anymore children.

Good Luck !

Also if you want more info look here:

www.pelvicpartnership.org.uk/index2.html

How much for a chiropractor? How many appointments would you expect to need?

LL - agree with Rochwen - don't guess about the belt - phone up the physio in your maternity dept - there should be several specialists there who will fit you with a belt for free. You may need to change size as you get bigger too. If you're (un)lucky they can give you crutches too.

Bypass m/w and gp if you don't get any sympathy there - my m/w told me that it was "just one of those pregnancy niggles" as I went grey and cried whilst trying to get up onto the examination couch

Agree about eh warm bath thing too - the only thing is make sure you drain it before getting out or you'll be struggling against the weight of the water when you get up - ouch!

yes and do everything with your knees together. It has to become second nature ! Be careful not to slip on the ice as well, that hurst like hell.

Re Chiropractors, they are expensive but they work.

My chiropractor is very experienced and charges accordingly.

The check in session was £75 but that lasted over one hour and she checked everything. Every session after that one is £45 no matter how long it takes, sometimes 30 minutes, sometimes just 10 mins.

The amount of appointments depend on your specific condition. It might be that you will only need 2 or three, one now to straighten you out and one just before the birth to set you up alright and one after the birth to re-align you.

I can't recommend chiropractors highly enough. Just make sure you get someone who has experience with SPD.

I had a physio appointment for the same reason last week. Like you my pain is to the front and in my groin - physio told me that belt would do me more harm than good, that belt is only beneficial if pain is localised to hips/back.

Poor thing it really is horrible. For me the pain was when I walked - the impact of each step triggered the pain. The only thing that helped me was not walking and when I did using crutches.

The hospital lent me the crutches for free and they were the only thing that helped. The support belt was also given to me by the physio but didnt really help.

If your gp/mw dont understand the condition get them to refer you to an obstetric (sp) physio. My gp was hopeless and wondered if the pain was caused by a sports injury and suggested pelvic floor exercises. I started to explain the condition then couldnt be bothered and told him to refer me to the physio which he did and she was really helpful.