Interventions for preventing and treating pelvic and back pain in pregnancy

Abstract

Analysis 2.1. Comparison 2 Low-back pain: water gymnastics + usual prenatal care versus usual prenatal care, Outcome 1 Number of women taking sick leave because of back pain after 32 weeks' gestation.. .. .. .. .. . Analysis 3.1. Comparison 3 Low-back pain: support belts, Outcome 1 Low-back pain, measured with VAS

Recommendations for Physical Therapists on the Treatment of Lumbopelvic Pain During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review

“…This was also a limitation reported in previous systematic reviews by Stuge et al 41 and Pennick and Liddle. 33 Although categorizing the interventions into 4 intervention groups helped the analysis, allocation to specific interventions was not always clear. Nevertheless, the advantages of this categorization seem to outweigh the disadvantages.…”

“…The present review adds to the strength of both these studies by also applying these criteria in more detail, in accordance with the CBRG Internal Validity Checklist 44 (TABLE 6). Five of these reviews included articles on LBP and/or PGP in both the prepartum and postpartum stages; only Pennick and Liddle 33 did not. It may be useful to distinguish between these 2 stages to estimate different practical implications.…”

“…With regard to the inclusion of the RCTs, estimating the methodological quality, and reporting on the interventions during the prepartum stage alone, the greatest similarity exists between the design of the present review and that of the most recent review of Pennick and Liddle. 33 Therefore, comparison of only these 2 reviews is discussed in more detail below.…”

“…Recently, a systematic review of the Cochrane Collaboration by Pennick and Liddle 33 discussed a variety of interventions for lumbopelvic pain during preg-T T STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review of the literature.…”

Chiropractic Management of Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain: A Case Study

“…17,19 This case study uses evidence-based research from the findings of a Cochrane database review (2013) into interventions for PR LPP. 25 Results show chiropractic care producing improvements in pregnant women's health. 18,20 In addition to clinical tests recommended by the guidelines, 2 in this case study, myofascial release technique 26 and Webster testing 21 were applied.…”