ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2013
Trunk motion and gait characteristics of pregnant women when walking: report of a longitudinal study with a control group.
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- Stereophotogrammetric approaches to multi-segmental kinematics of the thoracolumbar spine: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Pooled it
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- Pregnancy-induced gait alterations: meta-regression evidence of spatiotemporal adjustments.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Review
- Effect of pregnancy on female gait characteristics: a pilot study based on portable gait analyzer and induced acceleration analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Time-activity and daily mobility patterns during pregnancy and early postpartum - evidence from the MADRES cohort.Spatial and spatio-temporal epidemiology · 2022Article
- Sport and exercise recommendations for pregnant athletes: a systematic scoping review.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2022Article
- Walking Cadence during Moderate-Intensity Physical Activity in Pregnant Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Late subadult ontogeny and adult aging of the human thorax reveals divergent growth trajectories between sexes.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Special footwear designed for pregnant women and its effect on kinematic gait parameters during pregnancy and postpartum period.PloS one · 2020Article
- The Biomechanics of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2019Review
- Walking for health during pregnancy: A literature review and considerations for future research.Journal of sport and health science · 2019Review
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- Changes in Gait with Anteriorly Added Mass: A Pregnancy Simulation Study.Journal of applied biomechanics · 2016Article
- Effects of additional anterior body mass on gait.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2016Article
- Fat King Penguins Are Less Steady on Their Feet.PloS one · 2016Article
- Changes in the spinal curvature, degree of pain, balance ability, and gait ability according to pregnancy period in pregnant and nonpregnant women.Journal of physical therapy science · 2015Article
- Biomechanics of gait during pregnancy.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2014Review
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Abstract
backgroundA longitudinal repeated measures design over pregnancy and post-birth, with a control group would provide insight into the mechanical adaptations of the body under conditions of changing load during a common female human lifespan condition, while minimizing the influences of inter human differences. The objective was to investigate systematic changes in the range of motion for the pelvic and thoracic segments of the spine, the motion between these segments (thoracolumbar spine) and temporospatial characteristics of step width, stride length and velocity during walking as pregnancy progresses and post-birth.
methodsNine pregnant women were investigated when walking along a walkway at a self-selected velocity using an 8 camera motion analysis system on four occasions throughout pregnancy and once post birth. A control group of twelve non-pregnant nulliparous women were tested on three occasions over the same time period. The existence of linear trends for change was investigated.
resultsAs pregnancy progresses there was a significant linear trend for increase in step width (p = 0.05) and a significant linear trend for decrease in stride length (p = 0.05). Concurrently there was a significant linear trend for decrease in the range of motion of the pelvic segment (p = 0.03) and thoracolumbar spine (p = 0.01) about a vertical axis (side to side rotation), and the pelvic segment (p = 0.04) range of motion around an anterio-posterior axis (side tilt). Post-birth, step width readapted whereas pelvic (p = 0.02) and thoracic (p < 0.001) segment flexion-extension range of motion decreased and increased respectively. The magnitude of all changes was greater than that accounted for with natural variability with re testing.
conclusionsAs pregnancy progressed and post-birth there were significant linear trends seen in biomechanical changes when walking at a self-determined natural speed that were greater than that accounted for by natural variability with repeated testing. Not all adaptations were resolved by eight weeks post birth.
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