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This educational review outlines the prevalence, mechanisms, clinical presentation, and management of low back pain and posterior pelvic pain during pregnancy.
This educational article reviews the prevalence, mechanisms, diagnosis, and management of pregnancy-related low back pain.
May guide evaluation of pregnancy-related low back pain; leaves open optimal management pending prospective trials.
Educational ObjectivesAs a result of reading this article, physicians should be able to:1.Recognize the prevalence of low back pain during pregnancy as well as the degree to which it impacts on a patient's life.2.List the proposed mechanisms that explain low back pain during pregnancy and the associated risk factors.3.Explain the difference between low back pain and posterior pelvic pain in terms of their clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management.4.Discuss the successes and problems of interventions in reducing the severity, duration, and incidence of low back pain.
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Sneag et al. (2007) conducted a review in Pregnancy-related low back pain. This educational review outlines the prevalence, mechanisms, clinical presentation, and management of low back pain and posterior pelvic pain during pregnancy.
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