Effects of a concurrent exercise training program on low back and sciatic pain and pain disability in late pregnancy
Metadatos
Mostrar el registro completo del ítemEditorial
Wiley
Materia
Back pain Disability Gestation Sciatic pain Visual analogic scale
Fecha
2023-03-17Referencia bibliográfica
Aparicio et al Effects of a concurrent exercise training program on low back and sciatic pain and pain disability in late pregnancy. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2023;00:1–10[DOI: 10.1111/sms.14353]
Patrocinador
The Regional Ministry of Health of the Junta de Andalucía (PI-0395- 2016); University of Granada, Excellence actions: Units of Excellence; Unit of Excellence on Exercise and Health; Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades; European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), REF. SOMM17/6107/UGR; MFA was additionally funded by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports (Grant number FPU17/03715)Resumen
Objective: The aim of the present study was to explore the influence of a concurrent
exercise (aerobic + resistance) training program, from the 17th gestational
week (g.w.) until birth on low back and sciatic pain, and pain disability. A total
of 93 pregnant women divided into exercise (n = 49) and control (n = 44) groups
followed a 60-min,
3 days/week, concurrent exercise training.
Methods: Low back and sciatic pain were measured with a Visual Analogic
Scale (VAS). The disability resulting from pain was assessed with the Oswestry
Disability Index (ODI). Measures were performed at the 16th and 34th g.w.
Results: The exercise group increased 21.9 mm less the VAS low back (between-group
differences (B): 95% CI: −33.6 to −10.2; p < 0.001) and 12.9 mm less the
VAS sciatica score (between-group
differences: 95% CI (B): −21.8 to −4.0;
p = 0.005) than the control group. Regarding the ODI questionnaire, the exercise
group increased 0.7, 0.5, and 0.7 less than the control group in pain while sleeping
(between-group
differences (B): 95% CI: −1.4 to −0.01; p = 0.025), pain while lifting
weight (between-group
differences (B): 95% CI: −0.9 to −0.01; p = 0.016), and
limitations of the social life due to pain (between-group
differences(B): 95% CI:
−1.3 to −0.06; p = 0.032). Furthermore, the exercise group suffered 6.9% less pain than the control group in the ODI total score (between-group
differences (B): 95%
CI: −13.9 to 0.053; p = 0.052).
Conclusion: This concurrent exercise training program adapted to pregnant
women improved pain compared to controls