Can supervised group exercises including ergonomic advice reduce the prevalence and severity of low back pain and pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy? A randomized controlled trial

Physical Therapy

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 781-790

  Eggen, Marit Horst ^a   Stuge, Britt ^b   Mowinckel, Petter ^c   Jensen, Kjersti Smee ^d   Hagen, Kåre Birger ^c,e  

^a Triangelen Fysioterapi ^*  (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d Fysioteam   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PELVIC GIRDLE PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PELVIC GIRDLE PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861917762     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20110119     Document Type: Article

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