Telehealth: Diaphragmatic vs. Pelvic Exercise in Postpartum Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain
The goal of this interventional study is to compare investigate the short-term and long-term effects of 8-week real-time telehealth-based diaphragmatic breathing exercise and pelvic stabilization exercise on pain, disability, and quality of life in postpartum women with pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain.
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:  Age between 20-65 years Postpartum ≥ 3 months Pain located in sacroiliac joints (i.e., pain located between the posterior iliac crest and gluteal fold) Pregnancy-related cause of pelvic pain that pain occurs during pregnancy or after delivery (i.e., not traumatic or degenerative cause) At least 2 positive findings of 6 pain provocation tests for pelvic pain Score of Active Straight Leg Rise (ASLR) test > 0  Exclusion Criteria:  being pregnant or actively trying to get pregnant having known causes of pelvic girdle pain, such as fractures and rheumatism having undergone lumbar, pelvic, gynecologic or obstetric surgery having current neurological symptoms and signs in lower extremities such as lumbar radiculopathy and myelopathy having cancer having cardiovascular disease being diagnosed as having a psychiatric disease active infection or infectious disease in the pelvis or abdomen having experience with structured and supervised core or trunk exercise training programs. - HealthyVolunteers: No - Gender: Female - MinimumAge: 20 Years - MaximumAge: 65 Years - StdAgeList: Adult, Older Adult