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Abstract
This study was designed to assess the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) versus pelvic belt on relieving sub-acute post-partum symphyseal pain. Thirty females participated in this study. Their ages ranged from 25 to 35 years old and they were multiparous from (2-3) children. Their main complain was postpartum symphyseal pain only. They were divided randomly into two equal groups. group (A) consisted of 15 women. They were treated by TENS only. TENS electrodes were placed over the symphysis pubis, 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks and each session was lasted 30 minutes. group (B) consisted of 15 women. They were treated by pelvic belt only. Each woman of group (B) was instructed to wear pelvic belt for four weeks and wear it all the day and remove it during sleeping. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was applied for each woman in both groups (A and B) to determine the intensity of pain before and after the treatment course. Each woman was asked to make a mark on the line that represented her current pain intensity and the difference between VAS score before and after treatment course (4 weeks) was calculated