Effect of Practicing Pelvic Tilt Exercise on the Intensity of Lumbopelvic Pain among Pregnant Women

Kamal, Asmaa Mohamed; Morgan Farahat Khatap, Asmaa; Hassan, Sara Saied; Mohamed Hasanein, Nevein Mohamed

doi:10.21608/tnhcj.2025.389685.1072

Effect of Practicing Pelvic Tilt Exercise on the Intensity of Lumbopelvic Pain among Pregnant Women

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University

² Maternity Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Ismailia Egypt

³ Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Egypt

10.21608/tnhcj.2025.389685.1072

Abstract

Background: Lumbopelvic pain is the most common musculoskeletal complaint facing pregnant women which negatively affects their daily activities and quality of life. Pelvic tilt exercise helps in decreasing lumbopelvic pain that often occurs during pregnancy. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of practicing pelvic tilt exercise on the intensity of lumbopelvic pain among pregnant women. Subject and method: A quasi -experimental design was applied on 100 pregnant women having lumbopelvic pain who chosen by purposive sampling technique according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and was equally divided into two groups (study group = 50 women who was practice setting pelvic tilt exercise and control group=50 women who received routine hospital antenatal care. Setting: The study was carried out at outpatient clinic at Suez Canal University hospitals in Ismailia Governorate in Egypt. Tools: Three tools were utilized. Tool 1: Structured interviewing sheet. Tool 2: Pain Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Tool3: Modified Oswestry Disability questionnaire (MODI). Results: The mean pain score and Modified Oswestry Disability pain were significantly decreased in the study group compared to the control group after 2 weeks of application of sitting pelvic tilt exercise (P ≤ 0.001). Conclusion: Sitting pelvic tilt exercise was effective in reducing Lumbopelvic pain in pregnant women. Recommendations: Pelvic tilt exercise should be performed regularly as a part of routine antenatal care and designing of brochure about sitting pelvic tilt exercise for all pregnant women as a part of the routine antenatal care.

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