This is my 3rd pregnancy. My first (11 yrs ago) I ended up in phys therapy for some nasty left hip pain. It was not SI joint related, was only left side, felt best when active, and really hurt most when sitting. Went away very quickly post pregnancy. The PT and massage did not help. 9 yrs later in pregnancy #2 I got the same thing, worse and earlier. Different PT, she really couldn't diagnosis either and I just rode it out. At 34 weeks baby was breech so I saw a chiro 3x week for the remainder of the pregnancy. This did nothing for my hip pain, but I never really brought it up, as my main concern was getting baby turned. This time (2 yrs later) I am 24 weeks and the pain is way worse than the other two.
It is catch 22 for me, because the only thing that gives me relief is being active. I am still running 3 miles a few times/week, weight training 4-5x week and doing a prenatal water class. I taper back when needed, but really, on the off time is when my hip stiffens up and really gets bad.
After a few PTs and opinions, the not so detailed consensus amongst professionals is that it is a combo of loosening of joints with some left side alignment issues. I kind of know I am lopsided (for lack of a better term) from an internal glute injury I had back in my power lifting days. I am always a little muscularly imbalanced. It never really bothers me when not pregnant. But then those joints loosen, I am now also hipping a toddler on that left side, and it is becoming horrible.
I would like to do something to help with the alignment issues for the remainder of the pregnancy. I am wondering if yoga or a chiro would be most helpful? My experience with both of these is as follows: I did an 8 week yoga workshop 7 years ago, and none since. I have seen chiros off and on for various things, and have never ever felt like it was worth the time or money.
My insurance sticks me with a $50 copay for each chiro visit. My gym offers a slew of yoga classes, with instructors that are amazing and can probably modify pretty well for pregnancy. These are free to me. There is one prenatal yoga class nearby, but would require me get a sitter 1x/week ($20) and it's $12/class, so $32 per session. I have yoga DVDs for pregnancy, but I do not know enough about yoga to get the real benefits from a structural standpoint. If I go the yoga route, I would be more prone to maybe pay like $150 for 3 private sessions with the instructor and get a few things to help at home.
I am open to both, but am not up for shelling out a ton of money.
Are there any opinoins of what the best one of these two, or combo, may be for some alignment pain issues?
Thanks!
It is catch 22 for me, because the only thing that gives me relief is being active. I am still running 3 miles a few times/week, weight training 4-5x week and doing a prenatal water class. I taper back when needed, but really, on the off time is when my hip stiffens up and really gets bad.
After a few PTs and opinions, the not so detailed consensus amongst professionals is that it is a combo of loosening of joints with some left side alignment issues. I kind of know I am lopsided (for lack of a better term) from an internal glute injury I had back in my power lifting days. I am always a little muscularly imbalanced. It never really bothers me when not pregnant. But then those joints loosen, I am now also hipping a toddler on that left side, and it is becoming horrible.
I would like to do something to help with the alignment issues for the remainder of the pregnancy. I am wondering if yoga or a chiro would be most helpful? My experience with both of these is as follows: I did an 8 week yoga workshop 7 years ago, and none since. I have seen chiros off and on for various things, and have never ever felt like it was worth the time or money.
My insurance sticks me with a $50 copay for each chiro visit. My gym offers a slew of yoga classes, with instructors that are amazing and can probably modify pretty well for pregnancy. These are free to me. There is one prenatal yoga class nearby, but would require me get a sitter 1x/week ($20) and it's $12/class, so $32 per session. I have yoga DVDs for pregnancy, but I do not know enough about yoga to get the real benefits from a structural standpoint. If I go the yoga route, I would be more prone to maybe pay like $150 for 3 private sessions with the instructor and get a few things to help at home.
I am open to both, but am not up for shelling out a ton of money.
Are there any opinoins of what the best one of these two, or combo, may be for some alignment pain issues?
Thanks!
They charge $8-10 for an hour class at the studio, and she offered to do private hour sessions for $10-15/hr!! So very kind, but I think I would not feel right paying her less than like $20-25/hr. Either way, it is a great deal for me, less than I expected, she specializes in prenatal, AND she is a week behind me with her 3rd child! So I am meeting her at 2pm today for session #1. I am really excited.
