ReviewCureus2021
Sacroiliac Joint and Pelvic Dysfunction Due to Symphysiolysis in Postpartum Women.
Review in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Therapeutic Ultrasound Versus Low Level Laser Therapy on Postpartum Sacroiliac Joint Pain
Combine Effects of Core Stability and Pelvic Clock Exercises on Pain, Disability and Quality of Life in Postpartum Females With Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
Effects of Muscle Energy Technique With and Without Lumbopelvic Manipulation on Pain, Pelvic Alignment, and Functional Disability in Patients With Anterior Innominate Dysfunction
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of integrated 3D manual pelvic reduction, suspension training, and pelvic belt fixation for postpartum pubic symphysis diastasis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of focused extracorporeal shock wave versus manual therapy in postpartum patients with sacroiliac joint dysfunction: a prospective clinical trial.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Trial
- From pelvic geometry to modal compliance: sex-specific deformation pathways in the human pelvic ring.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2026Article
- Women with spondyloarthritis occurring in the peripartum period develop a singular phenotype.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Observational
- Effect of Mobilisation With Movement on Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction in Postnatal Women.Cureus · 2026Article
- Obstetric sacroiliac joint injury: a case report and discussion.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Reliability of transversus abdominis thickness and inter-recti distance during forced expiration with limb adduction in primiparous women following vaginal delivery.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- The effect of a pelvic compression belt on postural stability in postpartum women.Sports engineering · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Sacroiliac Joint Shape in Women with Ankylosing Spondylitis According to Mode of Birth Delivery: A Retrospective Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Imaging of Sacroiliac Pain: The Current State-of-the-Art.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Neglected medium-term and long-term consequences of labour and childbirth: a systematic analysis of the burden, recommended practices, and a way forward.The Lancet. Global health · 2024Review
- Altered lumbo-pelvic-hip complex muscle morphometry and contraction change in postpartum pelvic girdle pain and asymptomatic subjects: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- CT-guided joint cavity release for postpartum sacroiliac joint pain management: an evaluation of its efficacy, safety, and clinical outcomes.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Sex differences in musculoskeletal injury and disease risks across the lifespan: Are there unique subsets of females at higher risk than males for these conditions at distinct stages of the life cycle?Frontiers in physiology · 2023Review
- Ergonomic and individual risk factors for musculoskeletal pain in the ageing workforce.BMC public health · 2022Article
- The Importance of Pelvic and Leg Length Assessment in the Setting of Postpartum Lower Back Pain.Cureus · 2022Article
- Minimally Invasive Inferior Intra-Articular Sacroiliac Joint Fusion: Successful Application of Osseous Stabilization Using Allograft Bone.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2022Article
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Authors and funding
8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Pregnancy-related pain in the sacroiliac joint (SIJ), lumbosacral region, pubic symphysis, or in any combination of these joints has been coined as pelvic girdle pain (PGP) and has been estimated to affect almost half of all pregnant women. SIJ dysfunction in pregnancy is due to multiple biomechanical mechanisms, such as increased weight, change in posture, increased abdominal and intrauterine pressure, and laxity of the spine and pelvic structures. Moreover, when compared to men, women have increased SIJ mobility due to increased pubic angle and decreased SIJ curvature. These differences may assist in parturition where hormones, such as relaxin and estrogen, cause symphysiolysis. A retrospective review of the literature was conducted in the PubMed database using the search term "pregnancy-related sacroiliac joint pain." All peer-reviewed studies were included. Around 8%-10% of women with PGP continue to have pain for one to two years postpartum. Patients that were treated with SIJ fusion show statistically significant improvement in pain scores when compared to patients that had non-operative treatment. Although we have a number of studies following patients after sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion for pelvic pain with SI joint dysfunction, further research is needed to study sacroiliac fusion for SI joint dysfunction in postpartum women to better tailor and optimize surgical outcomes for this patient population.
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