Who gets Pelvic Girdle Pain?
When Pelvic Girdle Pain is studied separately rather than being included with low back pain several studies have shown the incidence to be around 20% of all pregnant women with around 5% of women having serious problems with pain and disability (Larsen et al 19991Ostgaard et al 1994b2) The incidence of pelvic girdle pain in the non pregnant population is not known but studies on post natal women have shown that untreated around 7% of women continue to experience symptoms 2 years post natally3