Pelvic instability: Painful pelvic girdle in pregnancy

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 409-410

  Mitchell, David A ^a   Esler, Danielle M ^b  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Tropical Public Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; NOTE; ORTHOTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SACROILIAC JOINT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PELVIC PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SACROILIAC JOINT;

EID: 67449138780     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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