Therefore, the treatment recommendations are poor. By educating both the physician and the patient, treatment options can be improved. Peripartum Pelvic Pain Pain in the pelvic region, for which a clear-cut diagnosis has not been made, is termed peripartum pelvic pain. This pain may start during pregnancy, or within three weeks of delivery. Rarely does pain occur below the knee.
Pain tends to be influenced by posture and is associated with a waddling gait.
Although the pain may be severe, disk herniation, which is exceedingly rare during pregnancy, is not to be blamed. With respect to age and smoking, there has been no demonstrated difference in pain indices. However, a slight increase in peripartum pain has been demonstrated with higher body mass, more pregnancies, a previous history of pain during pregnancy. Also, younger women tend to have more intense pain when compared to older women. A third of women describe their pain as disabling, restricting their activity, and a costly handicap.