Effect of Laser Acupuncture on Postnatal Pelvic Girdle Pain | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Volume 101, Issue 1, October 2025, Pages 5409-5415 PDF (662.6 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2025.463878 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Postnatal pelvic girdle pain (PGP) affects 23-65% of women globally, impacting obstetric, gynecological, musculoskeletal, and psychosocial domains. Despite limited evidence on non-pharmacological interventions, laser acupuncture (LA), which combines photobiomodulation and traditional acupuncture stimulation, may enhance tissue repair and pain modulation. Objectives: The current study aimed to investigate the effect of laser acupuncture on postnatal pelvic girdle pain. Patients and Methods: A clinical trial involving 54 postpartum women with pelvic girdle pain was conducted. The intervention group received bilateral LA in addition to conventional pelvic floor exercises, while the control group performed pelvic floor exercises only. Participants were evaluated before and after treatment using a pelvic girdle questionnaire (PGQ), posterior pelvic pain provocation test (PPPT), and morning salivary cortisol (SC) level. Results: Statistically significant improvements were observed in PGQ scores, PPPT results, and morning SC levels in both groups after treatment compared to pretreatment values. When comparing the two groups, post-treatment analysis revealed significantly greater improvements (p < 0.001) in all outcome measures in the intervention group, as opposed to the control group. Conclusion: The findings indicate that laser acupuncture combined with pelvic floor exercises leads to improvement in postnatal pelvic girdle pain, suggesting its potential as an effective non-pharmacological intervention. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Laser acupuncture; Pelvic girdle questionnaire; Salivary cortisol level; postnatal Pelvic girdle pain; Pelvic floor exercise | ||
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