Marian Majchrzycki, Przemysław M Mrozikiewicz, Piotr Kocur, Joanna Bartkowiak-Wieczorek, Marcin Hoffmann, Wanda Stryła, Agnieszka Seremak-Mrozikiewicz, Edmund Grześkowiak
Pain of lumbosacral segment of the vertebral column and the pelvis concerns about 45% of all pregnant women. The change of the body posture during pregnancy is the result of gravity centre relocation, which affects the musculosceletal system. Development of the joint, ligament and myofascial dysfunctions, as well as the pain in the lumbosacral segment and the pelvis, are the most common reasons of spine pain. The aim of this review is to present the current state of knowledge about lumbar spine pain in pregnant women with special focus on the pain connected with muscular, joint and ligament disorders...
November 2010: Ginekologia Polska