Knee pain after pregnancy
Pregnancy is a pleasant experience for most women. However, it also represents a high level of physical strain. One problem that can occur both during and after pregnancy is knee pain.
In a pregnant body A lot of changes take place, which is urgently needed, because the implantation of a fertilized egg cell and the growth of an embryo are highly complex processes. The physiology of the female body adapts to this in order to helpfully support all the necessary changes. This is where hormones come into play, which among other things prepare the maternal tissue for the growth of the child and also for the birth. The strength of the ligamentous structures is influenced by progesterone, and the muscular tone also adapts. The combination of both often leaves problems and pains at the bottom move and pelvic area or knee pain, by-products of pregnancy, which can occasionally occur even after the child is born.
If the knee pain persists after the pregnancy
- The biggest plus point for knee pain after childbirth is due to the reduced weight. Immediately after the pregnancy has ended, this may not be of any consequence, but it will have a positive effect within the first few weeks. The statics, which have now been changed again, will also play into your hands, the entire musculoskeletal system will be restored physiologically stressed, the knee pain caused by this usually gives way alone.
- Even after the child is born, the female body needs some time to adjust hormonally. If everything goes according to plan, most of the changes will be in about six weeks. If you still suffer from knee pain afterwards, only going to the physiotherapist will help. The most likely cause of your knee pain is not the pregnancy itself, but only triggered by it. These reasons are to be found.
- You may have got used to an inoperative gait pattern during pregnancy, which is no longer helpful after the birth, but puts strain on your knees. It is possible that you had latent problems with your knees before the pregnancy, but these have now become acute due to the months of stress and have taken on a life of their own. In addition, it can of course be the case that the increased weight load in combination with the changed hormone situation has caused structural damage to the knees. This is not very likely, but it is possible and, like other structural damage to the knee, it must then be treated with physiotherapy.
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