Introduction: There are many different physical changes during pregnancy. These often lead to musculoskeletal problems, and pelvic girdle pain is a common one. It negatively effects daily activities of pregnant women and many of them consequently need to take a sick leave. A special management from different health professionals is needed, and pregnant women are frequently referred to a physiotherapist. Purpose: To show a physiotherapy management of a pregnant woman with pelvic girdle pain in combination with a kinesiology tape application; to find out effects on symptoms and affected activities, and whether these effects depend on the presence of the kinesiology tape. Methods: The physiotherapy management lasted eight weeks and consisted of five appointments. Patient was a 33-year-old in her 19th week of pregnancy (first one) with pelvic girdle pain. We evaluated her at the beginning, during and at the end of the management. Pain intensity was measured, a physical examination and clinical tests for identifying the pelvic girdle pain were carried out. The patient filled in The Pelvic Girdle Questionnaire and Oswestry Disability Index. The management included information, ergonomic advice, stability exercises and application of the kinesiology tape. Results: Intensity of constant and the worst pain, measured with visual analogue scale, has decreased. Walking speed normalized and stance phase was equal on both sides. Bending forward and backward were not restricted and painful anymore. The amount of positive clinical tests increased for one, but the active straight test improved from 3 to 1. Results of both questionnaires improved – The Pelvic Girdle Questionnaire from 52,8 % to 4 %, and Oswestry Disability Index from severe to minimal disability. Discussion and conclusion: Physiotherapy management considerably improved patient’s condition. However, it is important to stress the influence of sick leave on obtained results. As we evaluated patient’s condition during physiotherapy management, we noticed that the condition was better in presence of the kinesiology tape. We conclude that physiotherapy management in combination with application of the kinesiology tape is successful at relieving pelvic girdle pain. Therefore, we recommend its use in general physiotherapy management of pelvic girdle pain as a supplementary intervention.
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