Table 2.
Clinical tests to verify pelvic girdle pain
| Variable | Acupuncture | TENS | Excluded after baseline test, n=15 |
| n=56 | n=57 | ||
| Reported pubic pain, n (%) | |||
| No | 20 (35.7) | 20 (35.1) | 5 (33.3) |
| Yes | 36 (64.3) | 37 (64.9) | 10 (67.7) |
| Reported sacroiliac pain, n (%) | |||
| No | 4 (7.1) | 4 (7.0) | 1 (6.7) |
| Yes | 52 (92.9) | 53 (93.0) | 14 (93.3) |
| Localisation sacroiliac pain, n (%) | |||
| Unilateral | 6 (11.5) | 7 (13.0) | 2 (15.4) |
| Bilateral | 46 (88.5) | 47 (87.0) | 11 (84.6 |
| n=52 | n=54 | n=13 | |
| Positive MAT-test, n (%) | |||
| No | 29 (51.8) | 29 (51.8) | 8 (53.3) |
| Yes | 27 (48.2) | 27 (48.2) | 7 (46.7) |
| Positive 4P-test, n (%) | |||
| No | 6 (10.7) | 2 (3.5) | 1 (6.6) |
| Yes, unilateral | 9 (16.1) | 16 (28.1) | 4 (26.7) |
| Yes, bilateral | 41 (73.2) | 39 (68.4) | 10 (66.7) |
| Positive SIJ-separation, n (%) | |||
| No | 24 (42.9) | 24 (42.1) | 5 (33.3) |
| Yes | 32 (57.1) | 33 (57.9) | 10 (66.7) |
| Positive SIJ-compression, n (%) | |||
| No | 42 (75.0) | 38 (66.7) | 10 (66.7) |
| Yes | 14 (25.0) | 19 (33.3) | 5 (33.3) |
| Positive sacrum ventral-test, n (%) | |||
| No | 29 (51.8) | 31 (54.4) | 8 (53.3) |
| Yes | 27 (48.2) | 26 (45.6) | 7 (46.7) |
| Positive ASLR-test, n (%) | |||
| No | 10 (17.8) | 8 (14) | 4 (26.7) |
| Yes, unilateral | 15 (26.8) | 19 (33.4) | 3 (20.0) |
| Yes, bilateral | 31 (55.4) | 30 (52.6) | 8 (53.3) |
ASLR, active straight leg raise; MAT, pulling a mat-test; 4P, posterior pain provocation-test; SIJ, sacroiliac joint; TENS, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.