EFFECTIVENESS OF A KINESIOTHERAPY PROTOCOL FOR LUMBOPELVIC PAIN IN PREGNANT WOMEN FROM THE FIRST TRIMESTER

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594232422022

• Palavras-chave: Kinesiotherapy. Gestation. Physiotherapy. Backache. Obstetrics.

• Keywords: Kinesiotherapy. Gestation. Physiotherapy. Backache. Obstetrics.

• Abstract:

  Introduction: Globally, a complaint always reported by society is low back pain, which is present at some point in life; For women, this discomfort or pain associated with the pelvis can happen at the beginning of the gestational period, where the body will undergo sudden changes in a short space of time. Objectives: To analyze the effectiveness of a kinesiotherapy protocol for lumbopelvic pain in women from the first trimester of pregnancy. Methods: This research was an uncontrolled clinical trial with a quantitative approach. Participants were pregnant women over 18 years of age, with a gestational age greater than 10 weeks. The protocol included an initial assessment where the Pelvic Girdle questionnaire was administered through an interview, after which ten sessions began, being carried out twice a week with an average duration of five weeks. After this, a reassessment was carried out using the questionnaire, the sessions were held on the premises of the Physiotherapy Clinic of `` Universidade Filadélfia de Londrina``.
  – UniFil. Results: Initially the sample included the participation of 49 pregnant women, however, due to exclusion and withdrawal reasons, the final sample consisted of 30 participants, of which the main complaints of pain were: pain at night (88.8%), doing things more slowly ( 81.7%), interrupted sleep (48.1%) and pain in the morning (44.4%).Conclusion: The protocol applied to the 27 pregnant women participants showed a satisfactory result in both aspects of symptoms and difficulties in carrying out actions. Given the numbers presented, it was found that the protocol presented a significant difference in several activities, especially in the symptoms of lumbopelvic pain, showing that the application of kinesiotherapy throughout the gestational period brings benefits. Thus, there was a need for a physiotherapist during the gestational period, helping during pregnancy and the postpartum period.