Diabetes appears to be linked with an increased risk of pelvic girdle syndrome. A new study shows that five percent of women had serious pelvic girdle syndrome during their last pregnancy. Three ...

June 4, 2010 — Pelvic girdle syndrome (PGS), or pain in the anterior and bilateral posterior pelvis, during pregnancy is linked to parity, according to the results of a cohort study reported online ...

Caesarean section increases the risk of persistent pelvic girdle pain after delivery compared with vaginal delivery, according to a new study. Caesarean section increases the risk of persistent pelvic ...

Correspondence to Katrine Mari Owe, Department of Psychosomatics and Health Behaviour, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 4404 Nydalen, Oslo N-0403, Norway; Katrine.Mari.Owe{at}fhi.no ...

When fitness instructor Sherilee Green found out she was expecting a baby at 40, friends told her she would sail through pregnancy. But 12 weeks into her pregnancy, she started to have pain in her ...

A consecutive series of 160 pregnant women referred from antenatal centres to a specialist clinic for suspected PGP were asked to fill in questionnaires before the visit at the clinic. The ...

Another issue pregnant women may suffer from, often in silence, is pelvic girdle pain. Physiotherapist Jenny Branigan explains about the condition PELVIC girdle pain (PGP), formerly known as symphysis ...

During your third trimester, you're probably experiencing a lot of feelings — from excitement over being so close to the finish line to frustration from the aches and pains that can often come with ...

If you just gave birth, you’re likely to feel bloated, loose and in need of some extra lumbar and abdominal support. Whether you’re expecting or your bundle of joy has already arrived, investing in a ...

1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway 2 Health Services Research Centre, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway 3 Department of Sports ...