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To evaluate the biomechanical adaptations caused by pregnancy and determine how these alterations influence postural control, gait kinematics, back pain, and quality of life.

December 2, 2019Journal of Functional Morphology and KinesiologyOpen Access

The Biomechanics of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review

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RCRebecca ConderUniversity of Exeter RZReza ZamaniTarbiat Modares University MAMohammad AkramiUniversity of Exeter

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Systematic review reveals altered spinal curvature, reduced postural stability, and modified gait patterns in pregnant women, highlighting adaptive mechanisms that impact balance and back pain.

Key Points

To evaluate the biomechanical adaptations caused by pregnancy and determine how these alterations influence postural control, gait kinematics, back pain, and quality of life.
Conducted a systematic review following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.
Identified and screened 50 eligible peer-reviewed studies retrieved from PubMed and Scopus databases.
Spinal lordosis and kyphosis angles increase during pregnancy across multiple studies, accompanied by a significant rise in back pain that lacks a direct correlation with spinal curvature changes.
Postural control decreases as demonstrated by increased centre of pressure displacement and higher stability indexes.
Locomotor adaptations frequently involve reduced trunk range of motion, decreased hip flexion and extension, shorter stride length, reduced gait velocity, and increased step width.

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Conder et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd4c2f99c691022d99bd9f https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk4040072

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December 2, 2019Journal of Functional Morphology and KinesiologyOpen Access

The Biomechanics of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review

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Authors

RCRebecca ConderUniversity of Exeter RZReza ZamaniTarbiat Modares University MAMohammad AkramiUniversity of Exeter

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Implication

Systematic review reveals altered spinal curvature, reduced postural stability, and modified gait patterns in pregnant women, highlighting adaptive mechanisms that impact balance and back pain.

Key Points

To evaluate the biomechanical adaptations caused by pregnancy and determine how these alterations influence postural control, gait kinematics, back pain, and quality of life.
Conducted a systematic review following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.
Identified and screened 50 eligible peer-reviewed studies retrieved from PubMed and Scopus databases.
Spinal lordosis and kyphosis angles increase during pregnancy across multiple studies, accompanied by a significant rise in back pain that lacks a direct correlation with spinal curvature changes.
Postural control decreases as demonstrated by increased centre of pressure displacement and higher stability indexes.
Locomotor adaptations frequently involve reduced trunk range of motion, decreased hip flexion and extension, shorter stride length, reduced gait velocity, and increased step width.

Cite This Study

Conder et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd4c2f99c691022d99bd9f https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk4040072

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