Subjective recovery from pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain the first 6 weeks after delivery: a prospective longitudinal cohort study

Gausel, Anne Marie; Malmqvist, Stefan; Andersen, Knut; Kjærmann, Inger; Larsen, Jan Petter; Dalen, Ingvild; Økland, Inger

doi:10.1007/s00586-020-06288-9

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“…Third, 58.5% of the participants, and in particular those with higher pain intensity and disability at the end of pregnancy, dropped out after childbirth. Since greater pain intensity and disability during pregnancy have been shown to predict postpartum LPP [65,66], our regression analysis might have returned different results to the ones we observed.…”

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Body perception disturbances in women with pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain and their role in the persistence of pain postpartum

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BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Background Lumbopelvic pain (LPP) is common during pregnancy and can have long-lasting negative consequences in terms of disability and reduced quality of life. Therefore, it is crucial to identify women at risk of having pregnancy-related LPP after childbirth. This study aimed to investigate the association between body perception, pain intensity, and disability in women with pregnancy-related LPP during late pregnancy and postpartum, and to study whether a disturbed body perception during late pregnancy predicted having postpartum LPP. Methods A prospective cohort study in 130 primiparous women (median age = 30 years) was performed. Pain intensity, disability, and lumbopelvic body perception during the last month of pregnancy and 6 weeks postpartum were assessed with the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Oswestry Disability Index, and Fremantle Back Awareness Questionnaire, respectively. Having pregnancy-related LPP was defined as an NPRS score ≥ 1/10. At both timepoints, women were categorized into three groups; pain-free, LPP with low disability, and LPP with high disability (based on Oswestry Disability Index scores). At each timepoint, body perception was compared between groups, and correlations between body perception, pain intensity, and disability were evaluated in women with LPP by using non-parametric tests. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine whether body perception during the last month of pregnancy predicted the presence of LPP 6 weeks postpartum. Results Women with LPP at the end of pregnancy, and 6 weeks postpartum reported a more disturbed body perception compared to pain-free women (p ≤ 0.005). Greater body perception disturbance correlated with higher pain intensity (σ = 0.266, p = 0.008) and disability (σ = 0.472, p < 0.001) during late pregnancy, and with pain intensity 6 weeks postpartum (σ = 0.403, p = 0.015). A disturbed body perception during late pregnancy nearly significantly predicted having postpartum LPP (Odds Ratio = 1.231, p = 0.052). Conclusions Body perception disturbance was greater in women experiencing LPP during late pregnancy and postpartum compared to pain-free women, and correlated with pain intensity and disability. Though non-significant (p = 0.052), the results of the regression analysis suggest that greater body perception disturbance during late pregnancy might predict having LPP postpartum. However, future studies should follow up on this.

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confidence: 55%

Body perception disturbances in women with pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain and their role in the persistence of pain postpartum

Goossens

Geraerts

Vandenplas

et al. 2021

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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“…We read the article by Gausel et al [1] entitled "Subjective recovery from pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain the first 6 weeks after delivery: a prospective longitudinal cohort study" with passion and utmost diligence. At the outset, we congratulate the authors for a thought-provoking, lesspondered subject of pregnancy-related pelvic pain being put forth on in such a scientific way.…”

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“…[1, 2] 2. The duration of pain in hours on a single day by individual pregnant mother may have varied, but all were summed up as pain during the whole day [1]. This has a potential bias and influence on the inherent intent and nature of this study.…”

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“…Why more than 12 years of education length was taken as a criterion, its influence on the study, or is it just a coincidence? [1] 4. Any specific reason the authors can ascertain based on their observation for increased PGP in multipara and influence of BMI on PGP recovery?…”

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“…Any specific reason the authors can ascertain based on their observation for increased PGP in multipara and influence of BMI on PGP recovery? [1] Funding None.…”

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