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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Kordi, Ramina | Abolhasani, Maryama | Rostami, Mohsenc | Hantoushzadeh, Sedighehb | Mansournia, Mohammad Alia | Vasheghani-Farahani, Farzaneha; *
Affiliations: [a] Sport Medicine Research Center, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran | [b] Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran | [c] Spine Division, Noorafshar Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Hospital, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Farzaneh Vasheghani-Farahani, MD, Sport Medicine Research Center, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, No 7, Al-e-Ahmad Highway, PO Box: 14395-578, Tehran, Iran. Tel.: +98 21 88630227-8; E-mail: Farzanehvf@gmail.com
Abstract: Objective:Pelvic girdle pain is a common complaint of pregnant women. There are limited data on comparison between the effectiveness of stabilizing exercises and lumbopelvic belt on the treatment of these patients. The objective of this study was to compare the effect of lumbopelvic belt plus information, home based pelvic girdle stabilizing exercises plus information and information alone on pain intensity, functional status and quality of life of pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain. Methods:In this randomized clinical trial pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain (n=105) were randomly allocated to three groups; Control group (n=35) that received general information, exercise group (n=31) that in addition to general information were asked to perform specific pelvic stabilizing exercises at home and belt group (n=31) that received non-rigid lumbopelvic belt and the information. The primary outcome variables were pain intensity and functional status of the participants which were measured using visual analogue scale and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) respectively. Quality of life of participants was measured using WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. All measurements were performed at baseline, 3 and 6 weeks after the study conduction. Results:The pain intensity of patients in belt group in comparison to other groups was decreased significantly at both 3 and 6 weeks follow-ups. The mean score of ODI of patients in belt group was also improved more than exercise and control groups significantly. Conclusions:On base of our results, it can be found that in short term lumbopelvic belt and information in treatment of pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain is superior to exercise plus information or information alone.
Keywords: Pelvic girdle pain, pregnant women, stabilizing exercise, belt, pain intensity
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2012-00357
Journal: Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 133-139, 2013
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