Symptom · Moms & Pregnancy
Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy
When walking, rolling over, or standing becomes a project
Symphysis pubis dysfunction and SI joint pain during pregnancy are real, often debilitating, and very responsive to Webster Technique. You don't have to white-knuckle it until delivery.
By Dr. Logan Swaim · Last updated June 5, 2026
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Understanding Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy
What it is & why it shows up
Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy — often called symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD) or sacroiliac (SI) joint dysfunction — is one of the most common reasons pregnant women have to modify or stop work. The pelvis widens to accommodate the growing baby, relaxin loosens ligaments, and if the joints don't adapt symmetrically, you get instability, inflammation, and pain that makes everyday movements feel enormous.
Walking, turning over in bed, climbing stairs, putting on pants — all of it starts to feel like a negotiation. Most women are told to rest, wear a support belt, and wait. Those things help a little. Webster Technique helps more.
The goal of care is to restore symmetric function across the pelvic joints — not to override the loosening relaxin creates, but to make sure both sides are responding to it the same way. When the pelvis is balanced, it's stable even in the presence of hypermobility. Pain drops, usually quickly.
Important
When to seek medical care first
Sudden severe pelvic pain, especially with any bleeding, unusual discharge, or contractions, should go to your OB or midwife first. Pelvic pressure or heaviness with contractions before 37 weeks is an obstetric concern, not a chiropractic one.
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