Published in Women's Health Weekly, April 17th, 2006
Researchers in Sweden performed "a cohort study in pregnancy to differentiate between pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP) and lumbar pain, and to study the prevalence of each syndrome and its consequences in terms of pain, functioning, and health."
"When studying prevalence, etiology, and consequences, differentiation between PPGP and lumbar pain is important, and, to our knowledge, its consequences for functioning and health during pregnancy have not previously been studied," state A. Gutke and colleagues of Linkoping...
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