Exercise level before pregnancy and engaging in high-impact sports reduce the risk of pelvic girdle pain: A population-based cohort study of 39 184 women

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 13, 2016, Pages 817-822

  Owe, Katrine Mari ^a,b   Bjelland, Elisabeth K ^a,c   Stuge, Britt ^d   Orsini, Nicola ^e   Eberhard Gran, Malin ^a,c,f   Vangen, Siri ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Exercise; Pelvis; Pregnancy; Prospective; Sports exercise medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORWAY; PELVIC GIRDLE PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NORWAY; PELVIC GIRDLE PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84977639224     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094921     Document Type: Article

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