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Infographic: Systematic review found that moderate certainty evidence that “stand-alone” exercise is acceptable to pregnant women with lumbopelvic pain and prevents episodes of low back pain in the long-term.

Last month we summarised the systematic review by Santos et al 2023. The review concluded that moderate certainty evidence that “stand-alone” exercise is acceptable to pregnant women with lumbopelvic pain and prevents episodes of low back pain in the long-term.

Some findings are included in this infographic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santos FF, Lourenço BM, Souza MB, Maia, LB, Oliveira VC, Oliveira MX. Prevention of low back and pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials with GRADE recommendations. Physiotherapy 118 (2023) 1–11 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2022.09.004

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