Assessment of Lumbar Spine Active Range of Motion in Women Who Were Experienced Cesarean or Vaginal Birth

South Valley University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cesarean and Vaginal Birth Complications

Treatments: Device: Bubble Inclinometer and Digital Pelvic Inclinometer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05538325

Lumbar Spine ROM

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pregnancy may impact the musculoskeletal apparatus of females through pregnancy-associated biomechanical, vascular, and hormonal changes. Pregnant females may complain of lumbopelvic pain, especially during their last trimester. This lumbopelvic pain can be the result of an enlarged uterus and unstable lumbopelvic joints.

Full description

Cesarean birth can affect the lumbopelvic biomechanics through its impact on the sacroiliac joints and the abdominal muscles. while vaginal birth can trigger lumbopelvic pain through its impact on the pelvic joints like the symphysis pubis and sacroiliacs.

When puerperium is finished, most of these pregnancy-related changes assume its prepregnant conditions.

Physiotherapists are responsible for providing PT care for women to improve their quality of life during the puerperium and even during the delayed postpartum interval.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. All women either primiparous or multiparous have not had anaesthesia (epidural, spinal, or general) for at least one year prior to the last obstetric anaesthesia.
2. Their ages ranged from 18 to 35 years.
3. Participants were assessed between the 6th week to the 12th week postnatal.
4. All participants were able to continue all assessment procedures.
5. They might have a mild or moderate myofascial LBP

Exclusion criteria

1. Women who were below 18 years old or above 35 years.
2. Women who did not continue all assessment procedures.
3. Women who had a severe myofascial LBP or any specific low back conditions.

Trial design

66 participants in 3 patient groups

Group A

Description:

25 females who experienced cesarean birth

Treatment:

Device: Bubble Inclinometer and Digital Pelvic Inclinometer

Group B

Description:

16 females who experienced vaginal birth

Treatment:

Device: Bubble Inclinometer and Digital Pelvic Inclinometer

Group C

Description:

25 females who were the controls, did not experience any pregnancy

Treatment:

Device: Bubble Inclinometer and Digital Pelvic Inclinometer