Observational studyWomen's health (London, England)
Trajectories of lower back, upper back, and pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy and early postpartum in primiparous women.
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Translation and Validation of Pelvic Girdle Questionnaire in Urdu Language
Effects of Upper Back Strengthening and Postural Correction on Pain, Functional Status and Sleep Quality in Females With Costal Rib Pain in 3rd Trimester of Pregnancy
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of Pilates on pain during pregnancy and labor: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2023Pooled it
- Single epidural bolus hydromorphone for acute postpartum pain after vaginal delivery: a randomized clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Prevalence of low back pain-related disability in postpartum women in Slovakia.Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2026Article
- Safety of Postpartum Herbal Medicine in Primary Care Korean Medicine Clinics: Protocol for a Prospective, Multicenter, Registry-Based Observational Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Observational
- Psychological and Behavioral Predictors of Postpartum Lumbopelvic Pain: A Multivariate Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Back and pelvic girdle pain from prepregnancy to postpartum: a new pain tracking method considering pain intensity and chronological patterns.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- A Report on an Online Self-Care Package Based on the Alexander Technique to Aid Postpartum Mothers' Self-Care: A Small Scale Mixed-Methods Study.The Journal of perinatal education · 2025Article
- Motherhood Biographies and Health over the Life Course.Sociology compass · 2025Article
- Assessment of the Association Between Neuraxial Anesthesia and Back Pain After Delivery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Anesthesiology research and practice · 2025Article
- The Relationship between Abdominal Diastasis and Lumbar Pain Pressure Threshold in Women Who Have Given Birth between the Ages of 30 and 45 Years-An Observational Pilot Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Observational
- Trajectories of pain intensity, pain catastrophizing, and pain interference in the perinatal and postpartum period.Pain reports · 2024Article
- Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and associated factors among University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences non-academic workers: a cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Influence of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on the Quality of Life and the Intensity of Lumbopelvic Pain in Pregnant Women in the Third Trimester: A Prospective Observational Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Spinal manipulation and adverse event reporting in the pregnant patient limits estimation of relative risk: a narrative review.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2023Review
- Prenatal and Childbirth Risk Factors of Postpartum Pain and Depression: A Machine Learning Approach.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Health problems experienced by women during the first year postpartum: A systematic review.European journal of midwifery · 2023Review
- Prevalence and factors associated with postpartum pelvic girdle pain among women in Poland: a prospective, observational study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Observational
- Relative and Maximal Intra-abdominal Pressure and Postpartum Pelvic Floor Outcomes in Primiparas Delivered Vaginally.Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery · 2022Article
- Body perception disturbances in women with pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain and their role in the persistence of pain postpartum.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain and Pregnancy Massage: Findings from a Subgroup Analysis of an Observational Study.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveMost studies about truncal pain during and after pregnancy focus on low back pain, few prospectively define change in pain, and even fewer evaluate pain in all three major truncal areas: upper back, lower back, and pelvic girdle. Thus, the objective of this prospective cohort study was to describe, in primiparous women delivered vaginally, prevalence rates and severities of upper back, lower back, and pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy and 6-10 weeks postpartum and to describe the trajectory of pain constellations between time points. STUDY
designParticipants completed questionnaires at each time point. Pain intensity was rated on a visual analogue scale ranging from 0 to 100.
resultsOf the 288 participants, 94% reported truncal pain during pregnancy, while 75% did so postpartum. Prevalence rates of upper back, lower back, and pelvic girdle pain with or without other types of pain during pregnancy were 42%, 77%, and 74% and postpartum were 43%, 52%, and 41%, respectively. Pain severity was highest for women endorsing pain in three locations (median 55-60). Of women with the most common pain constellation during pregnancy, lower back and pelvic girdle (32%), 18% had persistent low back and pelvic girdle pain postpartum, 20% had no pain, and the remainder had pain in a different location. Of women with pain in all three locations during pregnancy (27%), 34% had persistent pain in three locations postpartum, 13% had no pain, and the remainder had pain in at least one location.
conclusionMore women experience pain in a constellation of locations than in a single location. Severity increases as number of pain sites increase. Women with pain in three sites during pregnancy are least likely to have pain resolve. Interventions should focus on the entire trunk and not simply one site of pain.
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