Adaptation to a changed body. Experiences of living with long-term pelvic girdle pain after childbirth.

CONCLUSION: The participants' narratives highlighted that the pain led to severe functional limitations that threatened their capability to perform meaningful daily activities, and interfered with their sense of identity. It appears essential to meet with each patient individually and to manage long-term pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain as a pain syndrome. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION Chronic pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain • Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain impairs women's capacity to perform meaningful activities of daily life for many years after pregnancy. • The participants' narratives highlighted that the pain interfered with their sense of identity. • It appears essential to meet with each patient individually and to manage long-term pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain as a pain syndrome. PMID: 28835130 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research