Etonia™ is a specialist in treating pelvic pains (low back and hip region) for pregnant women. Musculoskeletal care for pregnant women with such pains is a very narrow sub-speciality of spinal pain management.

Treating pregnant pains is quite different from treating the more commons forms of low back pain in two aspects.

First, the common forms of treatment such as ultrasound, the use electro-therapy machines such as TENS machines. short-wave, NSAIDs drugs, pain-killers and traction are not available due to the potential harm to the unborn child.

Second, pelvic pain for pregnant women is usually a result of the dysfunction of the pelvic and sacroilliac joint. The Sacroilliac Joint (SIJ) is the where the low back portion of the spine meets the pelvic bone This very complex area requires a high level of diagnostic skills and experience to determine the fault amongst the numerous interactions between the various components of this area. In contrast, pre-natal massages treat the end result of the dysfunctions e.g. muscle strain. Without treating the underlying cause, you can expect the pain increase both in frequency and intensity.

These two aspects limit the choice of treatments to sub-set of therapy known as advanced manual therapy, an area of speciality for the Core Concepts group. This combined with the exclusive focus of Core Concepts spinal division uniquely positions Etonia™ for this sub-speciality.