Impact of Corrective Exercises on Back Pain During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Sports Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University , Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Maritime, Chabahar Maritime University, Chabahar, Iran

3 Master of science corrective exersice and sport injuries of shahrekord university

4 Physical education and sport since department, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kurdistan University, Kurdistan, Iran

10.22059/sshr.2025.379727.1154

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate back pain during pregnancy and the effect of eight weeks of corrective exercises on back pain in women after childbirth . For this purpose, the first 30 pregnant women Obstetricians referring to specialized gynecology and obstetrics clinics in Shahin Shahr and suburbs were randomly selected . The required tools of the research included the Quebec standard questionnaire . Two weeks after delivery , 13 subjects were in the control group and 12 were in the experimental group . For statistical analysis, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics including analysis of variance for repeated measurements and independent test were used to investigate the effect of corrective movements on postpartum back pain in control and experimental groups . The results showed that back pain increased significantly during pregnancy, and corrective exercises after childbirth can be an effective factor in reducing back pain left over from pregnancy .

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