Effects of Antenatal Exercises With Sacroiliac Joint Mobilization in Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain

Pelvic girdle pain is the frequently occuring pregnancy-related musculoskeletal condition.It is defined as the pain experienced between the posterior iliac crest and the gluteal region, particularly in the sacroiliac joint.This condition is associated with difficulties in activities of daily life such as standing, walking, working and sleeping hence affecting the quality of life.Various management strategies including antenatal exercises, sacro iliac joint belt, kinesiotaping, sacro iliac joint mobilization etc are used for treating the pelvic girdle pain.Different studies have shown the positive results of antenatal exercises, sacro iliac joint belt and kinesiotaping on the pelvic girdle pain but there is lack of data available to establish the efficacy of sacro iliac joint mobilization on pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain.So this study aims tofulfill this gap by comparing the effects of antenatal exercises with sacro iliac jpint mobilization on pelvic pain, function and disability in pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain