ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2016
Predictors and consequences of long-term pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain: a longitudinal follow-up study.
Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04620993 (Investigation of the Effect of Biomechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of Plantar Fascia on Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnant Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 68 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Investigation of the Effect of Biomechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of Plantar Fascia on Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnant Women
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68 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 158 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychological risk factors for lumbopelvic pain before, during, and after pregnancy: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- Predictive Factors for Pregnancy-Related Persistent Pelvic Girdle Pain (PPGP): A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- A core outcome set for research and clinical practice in women with pelvic girdle pain: PGP-COS.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Outcomes and outcomes measurements used in intervention studies of pelvic girdle pain and lumbopelvic pain: a systematic review.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2019Pooled it
- The effects of core stabilizing exercise in postpartum women with lumbopelvic pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Brazilian journal of physical therapyPooled it
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- Functional training versus conventional physiotherapy for postpartum pelvic girdle pain: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Effects of a single session of in-person and remote strength training on low back pain and disability outcomes in pregnant women: a randomized and controlled crossover clinical trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Trial
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- De Novo Pain in Pregnancy: The Mediating Roles of Depression and Maternal-Fetal Attachment in De Novo Chronic Pain.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026Article
- Postural sway changes and quality of life measures in older women with chronic low back pain.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Application of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to support pain neuroscience research in persons who are pregnant.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- Individually tailored physiotherapy interventions for pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain: functioning, physical activity, and treatment satisfaction four months postpartum. A cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Effect of Mobilisation With Movement on Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction in Postnatal Women.Cureus · 2026Article
- Observing life from the sideline - a qualitative study on experiences of living with pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
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- Educating women to prevent and treat low back and pelvic girdle pain during and after pregnancy: a systematized narrative review.Annals of medicine · 2025Review
- Psychological and Behavioral Predictors of Postpartum Lumbopelvic Pain: A Multivariate Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Back and pelvic girdle pain from prepregnancy to postpartum: a new pain tracking method considering pain intensity and chronological patterns.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Postpartum lumbopelvic pain could be SAPHO syndrome: a case report.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPelvic girdle pain (PGP) is a multifactorial condition, which can be mentally and physically compromising both during and after pregnancy. However, long-term pregnancy-related PGP has been poorly investigated. This longitudinal follow-up study uniquely aimed to describe prevalence and predictors of PGP and its consequences on women's health and function up to 11 years after pregnancy. METHODS/
designA postal questionnaire was sent to 530 women who participated in 1 of 3 randomized controlled studies for PGP in pregnancy. Women who reported experiencing lumbopelvic pain were offered a clinical examination. Main outcome measure was the presence of long term PGP as assessed by an independent examiner. Secondary outcomes were: working hours/week, function (the Disability Rating Index, and Oswestry Disability Index), self-efficacy (the General Self-Efficacy Scale), HRQL (Euro-Qol 5D and EQ-Visual scale), anxiety and depression, (Hospital anxiety and depression scale,) and pain-catastrophizing (Pain Catastrophizing Scale), in women with PGP compared to women with no PGP.
resultsA total of 371/530 (70 %) women responded and 37/ 371 (10 %) were classified with long-term PGP. Pregnancy-related predictors for long-term PGP were number of positive pain provocation tests (OR = 1.79), history of low back pain (LBP) (OR = 2.28), positive symphysis pressure test (OR = 2.01), positive Faber (Patrick's) test (OR = 2.22), and positive modified Trendelenburg test (OR = 2.20). Women with PGP had significantly decreased ability to perform daily activities (p < .001), lower self-efficacy (p = 0.046), decreased HRQL (p < .001), higher levels of anxiety and depression (p < .001), were more prone to pain catastrophizing, and worked significantly fewer hours/week (p = 0.032) compared to women with no PGP.
conclusionsThis unique long-term follow up of PGP highlights the importance of assessment of pain in the lumbopelvic area early in pregnancy and postpartum in order to identify women with risk of long term pain. One of 10 women with PGP in pregnancy has severe consequences up to 11 years later. They could be identified by number of positive pain provocation tests and experience of previous LBP. Access to evidence based treatments are important for individual and socioeconomic reasons.
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