About this trial
Purpose of the study :
The purpose of the current study is investigating the effect of Blood Flow Restriction Training technique on postpartum pelvic girdle pain.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Are between 3 and 12 months postpartum.
Are aged between 20 and 35 years.
Have a body mass index (BMI) < 30 kg/m².
Reported experiencing pelvic girdle pain-defined as pain localized between the posterior iliac crest and the gluteal fold, particularly in the vicinity of the sacroiliac joints-that either began during pregnancy or persisted after delivery .
Disqualifiers
If they were Pregnant
Known causes of pelvic girdle pain, such as fractures and rheumatism
Undergone lumbar or pelvic surgery in the past
Current neurological symptoms and signs in lower extremities such as lumbar radiculopathy and myelopathy
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Core Stability Exercise
Other interventionPatients will receive specific core stabilizing exercises, focusing on Pelvic floor muscles ,Gluteus maximus, Gluteus Medius, specific abdominal muscles , the lumbar multifidus, and Erector spinae.
Blood Flow Restriction Technique
Other interventionPatients will receive the same core stability exercise added to Blood Flow Restriction Technique
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
pelvic girdle pain intensity ( pain index )
In this study, pain severity will be measured using the mean of three 11-point NRS questionnaires for least, usual, and current pain over the previous 2 weeks.
Secondary outcomes
pelvic girdle-related disability
pelvic girdle-related disability, measured by pelvic girdle questionnaire (PGQ)
Health-related quality of life
Health-related quality of life, measured by the Arabic version of European quality of life-Five-Dimension Five-Level Instrument (EQ-5d-5L)
Kinesiophobia
Kinesiophobia measured by an Arabic Tampa scale
Global improvement
Global improvement measured by global rating of change (GROC) scale
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