title: Challenges of the pregnant athlete and low back pain.
abstract: Low back pain during pregnancy is a common problem with a high prevalence among pregnant athletes. The etiology of pregnancy-related low back pain remains unclear, although more evidence is supporting a biomechanical/musculoskeletal origin. This article will review the causes of low back pain in athletes and pregnant women, differentiate low back from pelvic girdle pain, and discuss the treatment and prevention of pregnancy-related low back and pelvic girdle pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. mnoon@mcw.edu
authors.forename: Megan L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Noon
authors.forename: Anne Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Hoch
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D059388:Pelvic Girdle Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*