Specific exercises to treat pregnancy-related low back pain in a South African population
dc.contributor.author | Kluge J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hall D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Louw Q. | |
dc.contributor.author | Theron G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Grove D. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-15T16:16:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-05-15T16:16:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-05-15 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To investigate the effect of an exercise program, including specific stabilizing exercises, on pain intensity and functional ability in women with pregnancy-related low back pain. Methods: Fifty women between 16 and 24 weeks of pregnancy were recruited at Tygerberg and Paarl Hospitals, Western Cape, South Africa. Twenty-six women were randomized to a 10-week exercise program and 24 were randomized as controls. Results: Overall, the most frequent type of back pain experienced was lumbar pain (36 [72.0%]). Pain intensity (P = 0.76) and functional ability (P = 0.29) were comparable between the groups on study entry. In the study group, there was a significant improvement in pain intensity (P < 0.01) and an improvement in functional ability (P = 0.06) at the end of the study. In the control group, there were no significant changes in pain intensity (P = 0.89) or functional ability (P = 0.70) at the end of the study. Conclusion: A specific exercise program decreased back pain intensity and increased functional ability during pregnancy in South African women with lumbar and pelvic girdle pain. © 2011 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. | |
dc.description.version | Article in Press | |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics | |
dc.identifier.issn | 00207292 | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.10.030 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/13888 | |
dc.title | Specific exercises to treat pregnancy-related low back pain in a South African population | |
dc.type | Article in Press |