Living with PAO

Rehabilitation After PAO

• Recovery from PAO is physically and emotionally challenging, especially for new mums coping with persistent pain and changes to the spine. A personalised, long-term rehabilitation plan is essential, as each woman’s needs and goals are different.

• Rehabilitation typically follows stages:

  • Fracture healing (6–12 weeks)

  • Early rehabilitation

  • Mid-stage progress

  • Long-term strengthening with resistance traning

• Specialist physiotherapy—ideally with expertise in osteoporosis and postnatal care—is key to a safe, gradual return to movement, exercise, and daily life.

Diet

• It is important to maintain a healthy balanced diet, including adequate protein, calcium and vitamin D3.

  • Check out the Royal Osteoporosis Society's guides to a balanced diet, tailored to people with osteoporosis.

  • Calculate the amount of calcium in your diet.