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Filter by:The objectives in this study are 1. to explore the incidence and cumulative prevalence of pelvic girdle pain (PGP) and its subgroups in a prospective longitudinal study during pregnancy, from 18 weeks until 6 weeks after delivery. 2. to examine the outcome of chiropractic management for a dominating one-sided PGP subgroup of pregnant women in a single-blinded controlled study, and to use efficacy measures that include pain, functional impairment, and sick-leave frequency. 3. to investigate possible predictors for treatment outcome in one-sided PGP in pregnant women.
The purpose of this study is to identify how many females have persistent low back pain and/or pelvic pain 3-6 months post partum. The females that have persistent pelvic pain can continue in the study and be examined by a chiropractor. They will then divide the females into Hanne Alberts 5 subgroups of pelvic pain. The females that have one-sided pelvic pain will be invited to participate in a randomised controlled study where chiropractic intervention is compared to exercises.
Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) related to pregnancy is a common reason to sick leave during pregnancy. Low back pain and PGP affects about 50% of women during pregnancy. Most of the women recover, however about 10% of the women still have complaints after birth. Most patients have positive effect from conservative treatment, but unfortunately some do still have much pain despite intensive conservative rehabilitation. Surgery has been tried on these women with various results. Surgical treatment is controversial and there is a lack of documentation. The investigators will operate 20 patients with arthrodesis to the sacroiliac joint and symphysis. Radiostereometric analysis (RSA) will be used to evaluate the joint movement in different part of the process. Hypothesis: Severe pelvic girdle pain is caused by pelvic joint instability in some cases and surgically fixation of the affected joints can help these women to get back to a normal life.
The investigators aim to conduct a prospective open label randomized controlled trial to test the hypothesis that following initial assessment by a physiotherapist, group care exercise class is as effective in reducing pain as individual physiotherapy care.