<s>[INST] Hello I m 40 years old I had a baby 5 months ago and during my pregnancy I started to get a pain in the groin area that shoots down to my knee. It gets so bad I have to lift my leg just to get into a car. I also have recently had an IUD put in 9 weeks after my c-section. [/INST] Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of you. As many postpartum cases had similar complains in my clinical practice the symptoms you are facing are due to two factors - one a weaker abdominal muscle due to C-Section and also the weaker spine leading to nerve impingement. Correction of the both can be possible by undergoing the physical therapy. With physical therapy you can strengthen your core and spinal muscles along with back to shape for avoiding any much injured in the future.Backache is a common issue in females with postpartum. So physical therapy is the choice we recommend for out patients. Regards Jay In Chat Doctor.  </s>