title: The posterior pelvic pain provocation test in pregnant women.
abstract: This study was done to evaluate a new, simple, non-invasive pain provocation test as an acid to differentiate between low-back and posterior pelvic pain in pregnant women. The test was performed on 72 pregnant women at various stages of pregnancy with or without low-back or posterior pelvic pain. The study was conducted by two physiotherapists with special interest in back pain in pregnancy at a normal antenatal clinic. The test was easy to learn, perform and interpret and was applicable throughout pregnancy. There was a strong correlation between a positive test answer and a history of posterior pelvic pain (P < 0.01, chi-square). There were no side-effects. The test was highly specific and had a high positive prediction value for posterior pelvic pain and a high negative prediction value for low-back pain among pregnant women.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Unit, Skene Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Ostgaard
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zetherström
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roos-Hansson
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010808:Physical Examination; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity