Follow-Up of Patients With Low Back Pain During Pregnancy
Obstetrics and GynecologyPublished 1 February 1998
Jan Brynhildsen
Citations116
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.97
SNIP2.22
Generate an AI Snapshot to get a quick, structured summary of this paper.
Study Snapshot
ObjectiveStudy objective
MethodsResearch methodology
PopulationPopulation studied
Sample sizeSample sizes
OutcomesStudy outcomes here
ResultsStudy results comes here
LimitationsResearch study limitations comes here
A concise AI-generated summary of the paper will appear here once you click Generate AI Snapshot.
TL;DR
Together with previous low back pain during pregnancy, heavy occupation increased the risk for current non-pregnant low backPain and the location (sacroiliac joint or lumbar affection) of the previous lowBack pain did not affect the long-term prognosis.
Abstract
Women with severe low back pain during pregnancy have an extremely high risk for experiencing a new episode of severe low back pain during another pregnancy and when not pregnant.
Keywords
Medicine
Journal of Bone and Joint SurgeryRisk factors in low-back pain. An epidemiological survey.
750 Citations1983John W. Frymoyer, Malcolm H. Pope +4 more
Patients with severe low back pain had significantly more complaints in the lower limbs, sought more medical care and treatment for the low-back pain, and had lost more time from work for this reason.
SpineEpidemiology and Impact of Low-Back Pain
478 Citations1980Jennifer L. Kelsey, Augustus A. White
There is a considerable need for a greater allocation of resources for improvement in methods of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the lumbar spine.
SpineEstimating the Prevalence of Low Back Pain in the General Population
428 Citations1995A C Papageorgiou, Peter Croft +3 more
The estimated 1-month prevalence of low back pain in an adult population in the United Kingdom was between 35% and 37%.
SpineLow-back Pain in Pregnancy
321 Citations1987Avital Fast, Daniel Shapiro +4 more
It was found that 56% of the patients suffered from low-back pain during pregnancy, and the percentage of Caucasians was statistically higher in the back pain group than in the no pain group, while among the variables that were compared in both groups were the age, the weight gained by the mothers duringregnancy, the baby's weight, the number of previous pregnancies, number of prior children.
SpineReduction of Back and Posterior Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy
303 Citations1994Hans Christian Östgaard, Gunilla Zetherström +2 more
An individually designed program reduced sick leave during pregnancy using a non-elastic sacro-illac belt and good physical fitness reduced the risk of back pain in a subsequent pregnency.
Annals of the Rheumatic DiseasesChanges in joint laxity occurring during pregnancy.
278 Citations1982Meral Çalgünerı, H. A. Bird +1 more
A highly significant increase in laxity was found in women having their second baby over those having their first (0.01 greater than p greater than 0.01) over the readings from the same individuals after parturition.
The LancetSERUM RELAXIN AND PELVIC PAIN OF PREGNANCY
218 Citations1986AlastairH. Maclennan, RoslynC. Green +2 more
The results suggest that there may be an association between high serum relaxin levels and pelvic pain and joint laxity during late pregnancy.
American Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyPeripheral joint laxity increases in pregnancy but does not correlate with serum relaxin levels
203 Citations1996Charles W. Schauberger, Brenda L. Rooney +4 more
Peripheral joint laxity is noted to increase as pregnancy progresses and the cause of this change is undetermined.
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica ScandinavicaLow‐back pain of pregnancy
140 Citations1994Raoul Orvieto, Anat Achiron +3 more
The frequency, manifestations and the contribution of various factors to the development of LBP during pregnancy are assessed in order to assess the impact of related risk factors on the problem.
SpinePain Drawings in Chronic Back Pain
122 Citations1988Alf Udén, Mats Åström +1 more
A correlation was found to ethnic background and social situation but not to alcohol abuse or psychiatric illness, which is an important clue to nonorganic factors in the assessment of back pain.
Annals of the Rheumatic DiseasesA longitudinal study of back pain and radiological changes in the lumbar spines of middle aged women. I. Clinical findings.
114 Citations1991Deborah Symmons, Albert M. van Hemert +2 more
Pain in other joints, especially the hip and knee, was a predictor of continuing and incident pain but age, body mass index, and smoking were not.
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica ScandinavicaRelaxin is not related to symptom‐giving pelvic girdle relaxation in pregnant women
92 Citations1996Annette Hansen, Dorte Vendelbo Jensen +3 more
This study evaluated whether pregnant women with symptom‐giving pelvic girdle relaxation had increased serum relaxin concentrations during pregnancy to determine if this induces loosening of the pelvic ligaments in several species.
Gynecologic and Obstetric InvestigationSerum Levels of Relaxin during the Menstrual Cycle and Oral Contraceptive Use
46 Citations2010Ullacarin Wreje, Per Kristiansson +3 more
The data indicate the existence of sources for relaxin production other than the corpus luteum in the non-pregnant woman, and endogenous and exogenous oestrogens may stimulate the production of relaxin.
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive BiologyIs persistent pelvic pain and pelvic joint instability associated with early menarche and with oral contraceptives?
36 Citations1991Letten F. Saugstad
A study of 153 women with persistent pelvic pain and pelvic joint instability (PPPJI) following parturition, revealed that the women differed from the controls by a significantly lower age at menarche, suggesting that use of OC affects the hypothalamus in a manner similar to that associated with very early puberty.
Acta RadiologicaThe Relationship of the Effect and Pain of Pregnancy to the Anatomy of the Pelvis
36 Citations1952Egil Farbrot
The importance of the musculature in the pathogenesis of pregnancy pain is discussed and the conclusion drawn that women with a static sacral angle of over 55° should make an effort to maintain the abdominalMusculature during pregnancy.
PubMedSpinal disorders. Overall impact on society and the need for orthopedic resources.
28 Citations1991Nachemson Al
An overview is presented on spinal disorders in the community based on Swedish statistics gathered over the last 15 years and projected for the year 2000.
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica ScandinavicaOral contraceptives and low back pain
18 Citations1995Jan Brynhildsen, Sara Ekblad +1 more
This study surveys women who have been recommended to abandon their use of oral contraceptives depending on coexisting low back pain to assess the opinions of a possible relationship between oral contraceptives andLow back pain.