1MD, DNB, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Hamdard Institute of Medical sciences and Research (HIMSR), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India. E-mail: drmonikagupta@hotmail.com
2MPT, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hamdard Institute of Medical sciences and Research (HIMSR), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India. E-mail: shilpisria1@gmail.com
3MPT, Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hamdard Institute of Medical sciences and Research (HIMSR), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India. E-mail: khansohrabahmad@yahoo.co.in
*Corresponding Author: E-mail: drmonikagupta@hotmail.com
Online published on 21 March, 2015.
There is very little information about the pregnancy related lumbo-pelvic pain and pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP) in Asian countries, particularly in India. Most of the information about these pains has been obtained European countries.
To find out the prevalence of lumbopelvic pain and pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP) in Indian primigravida.
A hospital based observational cross-section study including 227 primigravida who were interviewed for demographic data. Those who complained of lumbopelvic pain were assessed for the diagnostic criteria for PPGP.
A total of 137 primigravida (60.3%) reported lumbopelvic pain. Based on the diagnostic criteria, 68 women (29.9%) had PPGP and 69 had combined pain (PPGP + PLBP and PLBP). The mean intensity of pain in women with lumbopelvic pain using the visual analogue scale was 5.2 ±1.0 and PPGP was 5.5± 0.7.
More than half of the pregnant women studied experienced lumbopelvic pain at the time of examination which shows that about 1 in every 2 primigravida had lumbopelvic pain. PPGP and combined pain (PPGP+PLBP) both are almost equally prevalent and need clinical attention.
Pregnancy, primigravida, pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain, pregnancy related low back pain, prevalence
