Does the first trimester of pregnancy induce alterations in the walking pattern?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

From among many studies observing the walking pattern throughout pregnancy, only two items monitor the influence of pregnancy on the movement system during gait considering the period before gestation.

Research question

Does the women's gait pattern at the end of the first trimester undergo changes in comparison to body movement pattern before pregnancy?

Methods

All subjects who met the inclusion criteria gave signed and informed consent before the study. Two experimental sessions were arranged according to the same protocol: (P0) before pregnancy and (P1) at the end of the first trimester of pregnancy (12th week of gestation). At first the anthropometric measures were taken. Then, walking trials at a self-selected speed along a walkway were registered wi

SUBMITTER: Forczek W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6334989 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature