12/01/2026
How do you know if you have Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP)? Sometimes it can present in a really ‘typical’ way, but sometimes it can be hard to know.
There are some typical aggravating factors that are quite specific to a diagnosis of PGP - do these sound familiar to you? Walking, stairs, getting up from the floor with weight on one leg, getting out of the car with weight on one leg, pushing a trolley or pram around a corner, putting on your pants or shaving your legs - these are all to do with movements that cause a load to go through one side of the pelvis, causing a "shearing" force through the joints.
There are other areas of the lower back, hip and pelvis that need to be assessed as well though, to ensure that the correct treatment is implemented. To get an official diagnosis, it is important to book an appointment with one of our physios at FitRight.