Exercise reduces pain and improves function in pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 randomized controlled trials (n=810) examined exercise interventions for pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain. The authors report that exercise significantly reduced pain and improved function with moderate certainty evidence, and limited subgroup data suggested supervised abdominopelvic core exercise (3 sessions/week, 30-60 minutes/session, 6-10 weeks) was associated with more pronounced effects, though this subgroup finding was based on limited data with substantial heterogeneity and certainty ranging from very low to moderate. The authors describe these subgroup findings as preliminary and hypothesis-generating, pending validation in adequately powered studies.

Most relevant for: Pregnant patients experiencing pelvic girdle pain.

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