Low back pain of women during pregnancy in the mountainous district of central Taiwan.
Two hundred women with apparently normal pregnancies were interviewed in the obstetric wards within 24 to 48 hours after delivery. Of the parturients, 54.5% had been bothered by low back pain in some degree during pregnancy; nine of them were unable to continue their daily work because of severe pain. The pain had reportedly begun mostly during the sixth to eighth month of pregnancy, and was related to strenuous work, previous symptoms of backache during menstruation or a history of low back pain attacks before pregnancy. About half reported pain radiating to the buttocks and lower extremities, where the severity may be affected by posture. Almost 95% of the patients ignored the symptom and considered it as a part of pregnancy. The pain ceased spontaneously in 62.4% of the cases within the first 48 hours postpartum.
Department of Anesthesia, Puli Christian Hospital, Nantou, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013624:Taiwan