Childbirth can take a toll on a woman’s body that rivals the damage endured by hardcore athletes —and a team of researchers has the MRI scans to prove it.
A University of Michigan team studied women — some with high-risk factors.
15% of the women suffered pelvic injuries that didn’t heal -even after doing Kegel exercises.
25% of the women scanned had the equivalent of a sports stress fracture.
Most revealing – nearly half the women (41%) who gave birth suffered muscle tears – sometimes the muscle detaching from the pubic bone.
So if you are six weeks postpartum, and you don’t feel fine — it’s likely not your imagination.
Call a specialist when pain lingers too long.
