Influence of unstable shoes on women with lumbopelvic postpartum pain: randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Back pain is a normal symptom during pregnancy and is expected to become worse beyond the first three months after childbirth.

Objectives

To determine the effectiveness of wearing unstable shoes instead of conventional shoes, regarding pain intensity, low back mobility and stability, among women with lumbopelvic pain (LPP) during the postpartum period.

Design and setting

Prospective, single-blinded, randomized clinical trial conducted at a podiatry and physiotherapy clinical center.

Methods

A nine-week program of wearing either unstable shoes (A) or conventional shoes (B) was implemented. The following outcomes were measured in three assessments: pain intensity, using a visual analogue scale (VAS); low-back mobility, using a modified Schober test; an

SUBMITTER: Diaz-Meco Conde R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9615595 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature