Trial reportPloS one2015
Pelvic Belt Effects on Health Outcomes and Functional Parameters of Patients with Sacroiliac Joint Pain.
Trial report in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT02027038 (Pelvic Belt Effects on Osseous Anatomy, Muscule Activation and Ground Reaction Forces), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Pelvic Belt Effects on Osseous Anatomy, Muscule Activation and Ground Reaction Forces
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Consensus practice guidelines on sacroiliac joint complex pain from a multispecialty, international working group.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2025Guideline
- Review
- American Society of Pain and Neuroscience Best Practice (ASPN) Guideline for the Treatment of Sacroiliac Disorders.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
- Numerical analysis of the effects of padded pelvic belts as a treatment for sacroiliac joint dysfunction.Bio-medical materials and engineering · 2023Article
- Influence of a Sacroiliac Belt on Pain and Functional Impairment in Patients With Low Back Pain: A Randomized Trial.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2022Article
- Providing physical relief for nurses by collaborative robotics.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Chronic Low Back Pain Forced Me to Search for and Find Pain Solutions: An Autobiographical Case Report.Cureus · 2022Article
- Self-Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain Based on a Rapid and Objective Sacroiliac Asymmetry Test: A Pilot Study.Cureus · 2021Article
- Nonoperative Treatment Options for Patients With Sacroiliac Joint Pain.International journal of spine surgery · 2020Article
- The effects of pelvic belt use on pelvic alignment during and after pregnancy: a prospective longitudinal cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
- Physiological in vitro sacroiliac joint motion: a study on three-dimensional posterior pelvic ring kinematics.Journal of anatomy · 2019Article
- Article
- Pelvic orthosis effects on posterior pelvis kinematics An in-vitro biomechanical study.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- The effects of a pelvic belt on trunk and lower extremity muscles in the bridge position.Journal of physical therapy science · 2016Article
- Correction: Pelvic Belt Effects on Health Outcomes and Functional Parameters of Patients with Sacroiliac Joint Pain.PloS one · 2015Article
- The why, where, and how clinical reasoning model for the evaluation and treatment of patients with low back pain.Brazilian journal of physical therapyReview
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
introductionThe sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is a common source of low back pain. However, clinical and functional signs and symptoms correlating with SIJ pain are widely unknown. Pelvic belts are routinely applied to treat SIJ pain but without sound evidence of their pain-relieving effects. This case-control study compares clinical and functional data of SIJ patients and healthy control subjects and evaluates belt effects on SIJ pain.
methods17 SIJ patients and 17 healthy controls were included in this prospective study. The short-form 36 survey and the numerical rating scale were used to characterize health-related quality of life in patients in a six-week follow-up and the pain-reducing effects of pelvic belts. Electromyography data were obtained from the gluteus maximus, biceps femoris, rectus femoris and medial vastus. Alterations of muscle activity, variability and gait patterns were compared in patients and controls along with the belts' effects in a dynamic setting when walking.
resultsSignificant improvements were observed in the short-form 36 survey of the SIJ patients, especially in the physical health subscores. Minor declines were also observed in the numerical rating scale on pain. Belt-related changes of muscle activity and variability were similar in patients and controls with one exception: the rectus femoris activity decreased significantly in patients with belt application when walking. Further belt effects include improved cadence and gait velocity in patients and controls.
conclusionsPelvic belts improve health-related quality of life and are potentially attributed to decreased SIJ-related pain. Belt effects include decreased rectus femoris activity in patients and improved postural steadiness during locomotion. Pelvic belts may therefore be considered as a cost-effective and low-risk treatment of SIJ pain.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT02027038.
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