Correlation and comparison between pelvic position and lumbar lordosis in pregnant women
Journal Title: International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to determine if posture and back pain changed from the first to the third trimester of pregnancy and whether there was a relationship between the two. Aim: To measure, correlate and compare lumbar lordosis with pelvic posture in pregnant women of all three trimesters. Methodology A cross-sectional study was conducted comprising a total of 160 subjects, with an equal number of subjects (n=40) from 1st trimester, 2nd trimester, 3rd trimester and a control group which included non pregnant healthy individuals. Group 1= Ladies in the First Trimester, Group 2= Ladies in the Second Trimester, Group 3= Ladies in the Third Trimester and Group 4= Age and BMI matched women. Each subject from each group had their pelvic inclination angle, lumbar lordosis angle, height and weight for calculating BMI, and hip circumference measured in relaxed standing posture. Results Bonferroni test was used to compare the variables in all the groups of the experiment. A significant difference at p<0.05 was obtained between pelvic inclination angle measured in the pregnant ladies from all trimesters. A non-significant difference was obtained between Women in the first trimester and control group. Significant difference at p<0.05 was obtained in the lumbar lordosis angle measured in the pregnant ladies when mothers in the 1st Trimester were compared with mothers in the 2nd Trimester and 3rd Trimester. However there was no significant difference in the lumbar lordosis angle values in between 2nd Trimester mothers & 3rd Trimester and between 1st Trimester and control group. There was no correlation between lumbar lordosis and pelvic inclination measured in the experimental group. Also no correlation was established between BMI and waist hip ratio when associated with lumbar lordosis and pelvic inclination. Conclusion It is made evident that measurement of Lumbar Lordosis angle does not vary significantly in the pregnant women throughout their pregnancy. On the contrary, there was a gradual increase in the measurement of Pelvic inclination angle that was seen from the first through the third trimesters. Also, there was no association obtained between the two measurements denoting the pelvic posture and the lumbar spine posture.
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Shivani Chowdhury Salian
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