Prevalence and Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Pain when Running During Pregnancy: A Survey of 3102 Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Musculoskeletal pain while running is a concern to women during pregnancy and can lead to running cessation. To support women who wish to run during pregnancy, it is essential to understand the sites, severities and personal risk factors associated with musculoskeletal pain.

Objective

The aim was to investigate prevalence and risk factors for musculoskeletal pain when running during pregnancy.

Methods

An online survey was completed by women who had a child in the past 5 years and ran prior to and during pregnancy. Pain frequency informed prevalence rates by body site, and logistic regression odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals were calculated.

Results

A total of 3102 women of 23 ethnicities from 25 countries completed the survey. Women wer

SUBMITTER: Wyatt HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11258093 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature