Effects of Core Stability and Pelvic Clock Exercises in Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

Combine Effects of Core Stability and Pelvic Clock Exercises on Pain, Disability and Quality of Life in Postpartum Females With Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

The study will be a randomized control trial and will be conducted in DHQ and Sadiq Hospital in Sargodha District. This study will be completed in time duration of 10 months after the approval of synopsis. Nonprobability convenience sampling technique will be used and 50 participants will be recruited in study after randomization. The subjects will be divided into two groups. Group A(Experimental) will receive core stability and pelvic clock exercises with baseline treatment while Group B(Control) will receive only core stability exercises after baseline treatment. The tools that will be used are Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Oswestry Disability index (ODI) and WHOQOL-BREF. Treatment have duration of 8 weeks with 3 sessions per week and an hour per session is requires. After data collection, data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 26.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Vaginal delivery
• Primiparous women
• Pain intensity greater than 6 on the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
• Positive responses to at least three physical provocation tests suggestive of sacroiliac joint dysfunction

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants were excluded from the study if they had any of the following conditions:
• Previous history of trauma
• Musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., coccydynia, impingement syndrome)
• Postpartum depression
• Disc bulge or degeneration