Cochrane · systematic review · CD001139
Interventions for preventing and treating low‐back and pelvic pain during pregnancy
Liddle, SD, Pennick, V · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
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Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 50%Moderate 2 · 50%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Show all 2 versionsLow‐back pain: any exercises + usual prenatal care versus usual prenatal care
Population: pregnant women with back pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity measured by a number of different measurements; lower score = better. Low‐back pain: any exercises + usual prenatal care vs usual prenatal care | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 645 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Disability measured by Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire and Oswestry Disability Index; lower score = better. Low‐back pain: any exercises + usual prenatal care vs usual prenatal care | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 146 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Pelvic + low‐back pain: any exercises + usual prenatal care versus usual prenatal care
Population: pregnant women with, or at risk of developing, pelvic and back pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of women who reported pain on Visual Analogue Scale. Pelvic + low‐back pain: any exercises + usual prenatal care vs usual prenatal care | RR 0.66 [0.45, 0.97] | 4 studies · 1176 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Number of women who reported LBPP‐related sick leave. Pelvic + low‐back pain: any exercises + usual prenatal care vs usual prenatal care | RR 0.76 [0.62, 0.94] | 2 studies · 1062 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |