Search for dissertations about: "physiotherapy in pregnancy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words physiotherapy in pregnancy.
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1. Pelvic Girdle Pain and Lumbar Pain in relation to pregnancy
Abstract : The prevalence of low back pain (LBP) is higher in pregnant women compared to women of the same age in a general population. Pregnancy-related LBP persists 6 years after pregnancy in 16% of women. Consequently, pregnancy represents a specific risk for LBP and persistent LBP. READ MORE
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2. Chronic Pelvic Pain Persisting after Childbirth : Diagnosis and Implications for Treatment
Abstract : Objectives: To explore the pain mechanism and the origin of the pain and to evaluate a short-term pain relief treatment in women suffering from CPP persisting after childbirth in order to enable physiotherapeutic intervention.Material and methods: Thirty-six parous women with chronic pelvic pain persisting after childbirth were recruited at the Department of Physiotherapy, SundsvallHospital and by advertisements in newspapers and 29 parous women without chronic pelvic pain were recruited from an organized gynaecological screening at a midwifery surgery. READ MORE
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3. Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain management Tailored physiotherapy treatment strategies anchored in women's experiences and expectations
Abstract : Introduction: Pregnancy-related pelvic pain (PGP) affects over half of all pregnant women. This pain can significantly impact daily activities and limit the ability to move freely, leading to reduced physical activity, which negatively impacts overall health. READ MORE
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4. The AfterBabyBodyStudy: Muscular changes, exercising, and activity limitations and their associations with pelvic girdle pain and urinary incontinence in the postpartum period
Abstract : Aim: Pregnancy and childbirth can lead to several symptoms, changes in the pelvic floor muscles and a diastasis recti abdominis (DRA). This thesis aimed to assess and explore stress urinary incontinence, vaginal heaviness, pelvic girdle pain and muscular changes in the postpartum period, in relation to each other, and in relation to exercising, activity limitations and women’s experiences. READ MORE
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5. Alternatives in the treatment of abdominal rectus muscle diastasis : an evaluation
Abstract : Introduction: Abdominal rectus diastasis (ARD) is defined as a widening of the distance between the two rectus muscles located on either side of the Linea Alba (LA). A width of more than 3 cm is, in this thesis, considered as pathological. There are several reasons why ARD occurs, where pregnancy is one of the most common. READ MORE