10/05/2025
“To compare birth injury to a common orthopedic injury, there are approximately 200,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries per year in the United States alone. Considering the annual vaginal birth rate of 3 million and a levator ani injury rate of 19% 570,000 women sustain a birth injury per year. Therefore, birth injury affects almost 3 times the number of people sustaining ACL injuries. Even though physical therapy is part of the standard of care management for an ACL injury, far fewer women are receiving care for injuries resulting from birth—injuries that, when left untreated, can lead to short- and long-term disabilities. ⭐️Physical therapists are well positioned to serve as care team members to assist in pain management, functional restoration, and disability prevention in this patient population.⭐️”
🏃♀️ People train for marathons, why isn’t training pushed more for one of the hardest things the body does- birth?!
AJOG Expert Review: Pelvic floor injury during vaginal birth is life-altering and preventable: what can we do about it? Circumferential and downward levator ani and nerve stretch during birth https://ow.ly/t6gU50R3Wx3