Author/Publication year/country | Publication title | Design | Population/Sample | Quality rating |
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Mens et al., [46] 2000 Netherlands | Diagonal Trunk Muscle Exercises in Peripartum Pelvic Pain: A Randomised Clinical Trial | Randomised controlled trial | Total: 44 women | ‘Good’ |
Intervention group: 16 | ||||
Control group 1: 14 | ||||
Control group 2: 14 | ||||
Stuge et al., [47]a 2004 | The Efficacy of a Treatment Program Focusing on Specific Stabilising Exercises for Pelvic Girdle Pain After Pregnancy: A Randomised Controlled Trial | Randomised, single-blind, clinically controlled study with a stratified group design | Total: 81 women | ‘Good’ |
Intervention group: 40 | ||||
Control group: 41 | ||||
One year postpartum: | ||||
Intervention group: 39 | ||||
Stuge et al., [51]a 2004 Norway | The Efficacy of a Treatment Program Focusing on Specific Stabilising Exercises for Pelvic Girdle Pain After Pregnancy: A Two-Year Follow-up of a Randomised Clinical Trial | Â | Control group: 39 | |
Two year postpartum: | ||||
Intervention group: 30 | ||||
Control group: 35 | ||||
Gutke et al., [48] 2010 Sweden | Specific muscle stabilising as home exercises for persistent pelvic girdle pain after pregnancy: a Randomised, Controlled Clinical Trial | Prospective, randomised, single-blinded clinically controlled study | Total: 86 Women | ‘Good’ |
Intervention group: 32 | ||||
3-month follow-up analysis (n = 26) | ||||
6-month follow-up analysis (n = 24) | ||||
Control group: 54 | ||||
3-month follow-up analysis (n = 39) | ||||
6-month follow-up analysis (n = 36) | ||||
Chaudry et al., [49] 2013 Pakistan | Effectiveness of core stabilisation exercises along with postural correction in postpartum back pain | A randomised controlled trial with non-probability sampling | Total: 40 women | ‘Fair’ |
Intervention group: 20 | ||||
Control group: 20 |