Back pain during pregnancy: effects on everyday life and work

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Back pain during pregnancy can be more than just a temporary discomfort. A study carried out in Ontario between 2013 and 2014 has examined how the place of this pain influences everyday life and the work of pregnant women and to what extent this pain continues after birth.

The researchers shared the pain in four groups: pain in the lower back area (LBP), pain in the pelvic girdle (PGP), a combination of both types of pain and a mixed pain group. They found that participants with combined pain compared to those with only LBP reported about twice as often about restrictions at work (outside of home) and in self -care. It was particularly striking that the likelihood of incapacity to work in those with PGP and combined pain compared to only LBP women was higher than five times. For participants with mixed pain types, this probability even increased 13 times.

Furthermore, it turned out that about 50% of the women surveyed were painless within six months of birth, had 16% persistent pain and 38% continued to suffer from persistent pain. In particular, women who suffered from combined pain during pregnancy reported up to six months after delivery of persistent symptoms.

The results of this study suggest that the place of pregnancy -related back pain is related to restrictions in everyday life as well as with an increased absenteeism at work and the persistence of pain after birth. Back pain does not disappear in some women immediately after childbirth, especially those who suffer combined pain during pregnancy, the symptoms can also last postpartum.

In the future, this knowledge could lead to targeted intervention strategies in order to better help pregnant women with specific back pain and thus improve their quality of life during and after pregnancy.

basic terms and concepts

  • lbp (low back pain) - pain in the lower back area.
  • PGP (Pelvic Girdle Pain) pain in the pelvic girdle, a region that includes the lower spine and hips.
  • combined pain - simultaneous occurrence of LBP and PGP.
  • Mixed pain - existing of different types of pain that cannot be assigned exclusively LBP or PGP.
  • Postpartum - the time after delivery.

Influence of the pain location in pregnancy -related back pain on everyday life and work

The present study, published on PubMed , focused on the influence of the place of pregnancy -related back pain on the everyday activities and the absence from work investigate. In addition, she aimed to determine which pain types postpartum will probably continue.

methodology

Research represents a secondary analysis of data from an observation cohort study. For the data collection, which was carried out in Ontario in the period 2013 to 2014, four pain locations were identified: low-pack pain (LBP), pelvis girdle pain (PGP), combined pain and mixed pain. Logistic regression models were used to examine the influence of the pain location on the activity and the absence of work. The other was used to explore the descriptive analyzes to explore the connection between the place of pregnancy pain and pain patterns after birth.

results

The data evaluation of 305 pregnant participants and their tracking of 80 of these participants up to 6 months after the birth showed that people with combined pain had about a two -way impairment of professional activity (outside) and personal hygiene than those that only suffered from LBP. Responsibility with a PGP and combined PGP and LBP had an approximately five -time higher probability for ability to work in comparison to respondents with exclusively LBP; In such with a mixture of LBP and PGP, a 13-fold increased probability was found. About 50% of those surveyed reported that they were painless within 6 months of birth, 16% experienced pain and 38% suffered from persistent pain. Those with combined pain during pregnancy continued to have persistent pain up to 6 months postpartum.

conclusion

The results indicate that the place of pregnancy back pain is associated with impairments in everyday life, an increase in work ability and the continued existence of postpartum pain. In this cohort, back pain did not always dissolve after childbirth, and those who had experienced back pain combined during pregnancy continued to suffer from symptoms after birth.