Educating women to prevent and treat low back and pelvic girdle pain during and after pregnancy: a systematized narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This review evaluated the effectiveness of patient education and information on low back pain (LBP) and pelvic girdle pain (PGP) in pregnant and postpartum women and evaluated their alignment with modern pain education principles rooted in the biopsychosocial model.

Method

A systematized narrative review was performed, including a systematic search of three databases and reference screening from relevant systematic reviews. The methodological quality of the included randomized controlled trials (RCT) was evaluated using the PEDro scale.

Results

Eighteen studies, including nine RCTs with PEDro scores ranging from to 2-8, indicated that patient education during pregnancy can help reduce pain and related disability. Most studies did not differentiate between LBP

SUBMITTER: Vesting S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11921157 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature