Pelvic tilt exercises in different positions for alleviating lumbar pain during pregnancy – a pilot study

Abstract

Introduction. The Global prevalence of lumbar pain during pregnancy is reported to range from 24% to 90% where pregnant women experience lumbar pain as the pregnancy advances (from a later stage of the second trimester). Only limited studies have emphasised the importance of pelvic tilt exercises for lumbar pain during pregnancy. Thereby, our aim is to find the immediate and short-term effects of sitting and standing pelvic tilt exercise on lumbar pain during pregnancy. Methods. An experimental study of pre and post type performed on 40 pregnant women selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria and randomly divided into an experimental group (group A) and the control group (group B). Each group consisted of 20 subjects. The experimental group was treated with sitting and standing pelvic tilt exercise along with Kinesio-taping, whereas the Control group with Kinesiotaping alone. Results. Immediate and short-term effects on lumbar pain were statistically significant in the experimental group (p 0.01) compared to the control group. The immediate and short-term effects on functional disability were not statistically significant between the experimental group (24.28%) and the control group (20.81%) at (p > 0.05). Conclusions. It is concluded that pelvic tilt exercise in sitting and standing positions proved to be an effective treatment for lumbar pain during pregnancy.