Exercise for the prevention and treatment of low back, pelvic girdle and lumbopelvic pain during pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 90-98

  Davenport, Margie H ^a   Marchand, Andree Anne ^b   Mottola, Michelle F ^c   Poitras, Veronica J ^d   Gray, Casey E ^e   Jaramillo Garcia, Alejandra ^d   Barrowman, Nick ^e   Sobierajski, Frances ^a   James, Marina ^a   Meah, Victoria L ^f   Skow, Rachel J ^a   Riske, Laurel ^a   Nuspl, Megan ^g   Nagpal, Taniya S ^c   Courbalay, Anne ^b   Slater, Linda G ^h   Adamo, Kristi B ⁱ   Davies, Gregory A ^j   Barakat, Ruben ^k   Ruchat, Stephanie May ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Eastern Ontario Research Institute ^*  (Canada)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^j QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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Author keywords

back; exercise; pelvis; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAINDICATION; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PAIN SEVERITY; PELVIC GIRDLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; PELVIC GIRDLE PAIN;

EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PELVIC GIRDLE PAIN; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85055250921     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099400     Document Type: Review

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