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The Association of Self-Reported Generalized Joint Hypermobility with pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study.

Kerstin AhlqvistElisabeth Krefting BjellandRonnie PingelAngela SchlagerLena Nilsson-WikmarPer Kristiansson
Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2020)
Compared to women with normal joint mobility, women with GJH had higher odds of reporting PGP during pregnancy and the odds increased with number of positive responses to the 5PQ. The associations were present in trimester 1 but did not reach statistical significance in trimester 2 and 3.
Keyphrases
  • preterm birth
  • chronic pain
  • gestational age
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • muscular dystrophy
  • pain management
  • rectal cancer
  • neuropathic pain
  • pregnant women
  • spinal cord
  • postoperative pain