Chiropractic management of dominating one-sided pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women; a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to investigate the outcome of chiropractic management for a subgroup of pregnant women with dominating one-sided pelvic girdle pain (PGP).

Methods

The study population was recruited from a prospective longitudinal cohort study of pregnant women. Women reporting pelvic pain (PP), and who were diagnosed with dominating one-sided PGP after a clinical examination, were invited to participate in the intervention study. Recruitment took place either at 18 weeks, or after an SMS-tracking up to week 29. The women were randomized into a treatment group or a control group. The treatment group received chiropractic treatment individualized to each woman with regards to treatment modality and number of treatments. The control group was asked to retur

SUBMITTER: Gausel AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5622492 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature