Core stabilization exercises for the low back pain of gestant mothers

Abstract

Introduction. Low back pain in pregnancy is a common condition that affects maternal-fetal health, due to its impact on the quality of life of pregnant women, causing severe functional disability and interfering with work activities, sleep quality and level of physical activity.

Objective. To determine the effects of a core stabilization exercise program in reducing low back pain in pregnant mothers

Materials and methods. The study was longitudinal, quasi-experimental, in 20 participants connected remotely through the zoom platform. To determine the exercise plan, a systematic search and review of scientific articles in different databases was carried out, selecting 20 that supported the proposal. Subsequently, they were evaluated before and after the intervention, with the numerical pain scale (NRS), to measure the intensity of pain; and the Oswestry scale to identify the level of disability associated with low back pain, the data obtained were tabulated and statistically analyzed using the IBM SPSS V22 program.

Results: There were significant differences both clinically and statistically, in the intensity of the pain they went from a moderate to severe intensity before the intervention to a mild intensity after the intervention (0.000), and the level of associated disability from a moderate level - severe to a mild disability level (0.000);

Conclution. Core strengthening exercises are effective in reducing low back pain in pregnant women.