Assessment of Lumbar Spine Active Range of Motion in Women Who Were Experienced Cesarean or Vaginal Birth
- Conditions
- Cesarean and Vaginal Birth Complications
- Interventions
- Device: Bubble Inclinometer and Digital Pelvic Inclinometer
- Registration Number
- NCT05538325
- Lead Sponsor
- South Valley University
- Brief Summary
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.
- Detailed 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 66
- 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.
- Their ages ranged from 18 to 35 years.
- Participants were assessed between the 6th week to the 12th week postnatal.
- All participants were able to continue all assessment procedures.
- They might have a mild or moderate myofascial LBP
- Women who were below 18 years old or above 35 years.
- Women who did not continue all assessment procedures.
- Women who had a severe myofascial LBP or any specific low back conditions.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Group B Bubble Inclinometer and Digital Pelvic Inclinometer 15 females who experienced vaginal birth Group C Bubble Inclinometer and Digital Pelvic Inclinometer 40 females who were the controls, did not experience any pregnancy Group A Bubble Inclinometer and Digital Pelvic Inclinometer 40 females who experienced cesarean birth
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Lumbar Spine Extension Active Range of Motion Assessment will be done 6-12 weeks after Cesarean or Vaginal birth It represent the non-painful full range of motion from standing upright to leaning backward in the sagittal plane
Lumbar Spine Flexion Active Range of Motion Assessment will be done 6-12 weeks after Cesarean or Vaginal birth It represent the non-painful full range of motion from standing upright to leaning forward in the sagittal plane
Lumbar Spine Right Side Bending Active Range of Motion Assessment will be done 6-12 weeks after Cesarean or Vaginal birth It represent the non-painful full range of motion from standing upright to leaning sideway to the right in the frontal plane
Lumbar Spine Left Side Bending Active Range of Motion Assessment will be done 6-12 weeks after Cesarean or Vaginal birth It represent the non-painful full range of motion from standing upright to leaning sideway to the left in the frontal plane
Lumbar Spine Right Axial Rotation Active Range of Motion Assessment will be done 6-12 weeks after Cesarean or Vaginal birth It represents the non-painful full range of motion from standing with trunk forward bended 90 degree then head, neck, shoulders, and trunk rotation to the right side
Lumbar Spine Left Axial Rotation Active Range of Motion Assessment will be done 6-12 weeks after Cesarean or Vaginal birth It represents the non-painful full range of motion from standing with trunk forward bended 90 degree then head, neck, shoulders, and trunk rotation to the left side
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Faculty of physical therapy, South Valley University
🇪🇬Qinā, Qena, Egypt