Osteopathy in Postpartum Lumbopelvic Pain

Summary

Postpartum lumbopelvic pain is a common condition after childbirth and may affect pain levels, physical function, daily activities, and quality of life.

Conservative treatment options include patient education, exercise, and manual therapy. Although osteopathic manupilative treatment has been shown to improve pain and function in musculoskeletal disorders, limited evidence is available regarding its effects on stress hormone levels and inflammatory biomarkers in women with postpartum lumbopelvic pain.

This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of osteopathic manupilative treatment on pain, physical function, quality of life, stress hormone levels, and inflammatory biomarkers among women with postpartum lumbopelvic pain.

Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: education and core stabilization exercises, education and core stabilization exercises combined with osteopathic manupilative treatment, or education and core stabilization exercises combined with sham osteopathic manupilative treatment. Outcome measures will be assessed before treatment and one week after the final treatment session.

Conditions

• Postpartum Lumbopelvic Pain
• Postpartum Pelvic Girdle Pain
• Postpartum Low Back Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Core Stabilization Exercises

A supervised core stabilization exercise program performed three times per week for six weeks. The program aims to improve trunk muscle function, lumbopelvic stability, and functional capacity.

BEHAVIORAL

Patient Education

Participants will receive education regarding postpartum lumbopelvic pain, posture, activity modification, daily life recommendations, and self-management strategies.

OTHER

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment will be administered once every two weeks for a total of four sessions over eight weeks. Treatment will consist of individualized osteopathic manual techniques based on the participant's clinical findings.

OTHER

Sham Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

Sham Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment will be administered once every two weeks for a total of four sessions over eight weeks. Participants will receive a sham procedure designed to mimic treatment without delivering therapeutic osteopathic techniques.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Halic University

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

50 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-06-01

Primary Completion

2026-08-01

Completion

2026-12-01

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations