The relationship of low back pain to postural changes during pregnancy
Abstract:
To determine the nature of the postural changes in women during pregnancy, the degrees of lordosis, kyphosis and pelvic inclination in 34 pregnant women were measured progressively. The incidence of low back pain at each of the three occasions was also monitored. Analyses revealed that significant increases occurred in the lumbar and thoracic curvatures and that 82 percent of the women experienced back pain at some stage during their pregnancy. However, no significant relationship was revealed between posture and back pain and the study did not support the frequently made assertions that back pain in pregnancy is due to an increase in lordosis.
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