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According to the European guidelines of Vleeming et al [1], pelvic girdle pain can be defined as the following:<br>“Pelvic girdle pain generally arises in relation to pregnancy, trauma, arthritis and osteoarthritis. Pain is experienced between the posterior iliac crest and the gluteal fold, particularly in the vicinity of thesacroiliac joints(SIJ). The pain may radiate in the posterior thigh and can also occur in conjunction with/or separately in the symphysis.”<br>According to literature, the prevalence of women who suffer from pelvic girdle pain during their pregnancy is about 20 %. [ 1,3,5,13]<br><br> | |||
== Clinically Relevant Anatomy == | == Clinically Relevant Anatomy == |
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In my research I utilized the following databases : pubmed, pedro, medscape and the catalogus of the library of the Vrije Universiteit Brussels . I used different search terms like pelvic girdle pain, pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain, pelvic pain, lumbopelvic pain, pelvic girdle pain stabilization and pelvic pain pregnancy physiotherapy.
Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
According to the European guidelines of Vleeming et al [1], pelvic girdle pain can be defined as the following:
“Pelvic girdle pain generally arises in relation to pregnancy, trauma, arthritis and osteoarthritis. Pain is experienced between the posterior iliac crest and the gluteal fold, particularly in the vicinity of thesacroiliac joints(SIJ). The pain may radiate in the posterior thigh and can also occur in conjunction with/or separately in the symphysis.”
According to literature, the prevalence of women who suffer from pelvic girdle pain during their pregnancy is about 20 %. [ 1,3,5,13]
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