{"id":2055,"date":"2021-07-21T13:06:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T13:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.mutusystem.com\/en-uk\/?p=2055"},"modified":"2023-12-31T09:01:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T09:01:14","slug":"symphysis-pubis-dysfunction-spd-pelvic-girdle-pain-pgp-causes-and-risk-factors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-uk\/spd-pgp\/symphysis-pubis-dysfunction-spd-pelvic-girdle-pain-pgp-causes-and-risk-factors\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the causes and risk factors of symphysis pubis dysfunction?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This is the third part of our series on SPD and Pelvic Girdle Pain. Part one looked at What is SPD or pelvic girdle pain<\/a>. Part 2 provided an overview of exercises to alleviate SPD or pelvic girdle pain <\/a>and how to minimise discomfort during everyday activity. This final article (now you\u2019re hopefully a little more comfortable), provides a look at potential causes and risk factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are no absolute clear causes and risk factors for symphysis pubis dysfunction or pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy. Like much in women’s health, even very severe pelvic girdle pain maybe regarded as ‘common’ and so is undiagnosed. But also like many symptoms women suffer with, ‘common’ does not mean normal or acceptable pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the POGP* pelvic girdle pain affects around 1 in 5 women, but it’s hard to know for sure. There is a wide range of symptoms, and of severity of symptoms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n