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Case Reports
. 2012 May 28;4(4):55-61.
doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v4n4p55.

Strengthening transversus abdominis in pregnancy related pelvic pain: the pressure biofeedback stabilization training

Dharmarajan Rajalakshmi  1 , N Sundaramurthy Senthil Kumar
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Case Reports

Strengthening transversus abdominis in pregnancy related pelvic pain: the pressure biofeedback stabilization training

Dharmarajan Rajalakshmi et al. Glob J Health Sci. .

Abstract

Pregnancy related pelvic pain (PRPP) refers to musculoskeletal type of persistent posterior pelvic pain during and after pregnancy with feature of reduced endurance capacity for standing, walking and sitting which leads to severe discomfort and considerable impairment of daily activities.

Objective: To test the effect of pressure biofeedback stabilizer training, on the pain and dysfunction of a thirty year old subject who presented with PRPP.

Study design: Single case design.

Outcome variables: Oswestry pain and disability index, TrA efficacy.

Methodology: An initial assessment was followed by treatment sessions which consist of 2 phases (Phase A & Phase B). The baseline phase (A) consists of conventional therapeutic exercises while the intervention phase (B) consists of pressure biofeedback training in conjunction with the conventional therapeutic exercises.

Result: The study data demonstrated that the subject showed minimal improvement in pain, disability and TrA efficacy during the baseline phase and shown a steady improvement in all these variables during the intervention phase.

Conclusion: Core muscle performance (TrA) can be retrained with pressure biofeedback stabilization training program in subject with PRPP thereby reducing pain and disability.

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