Experimental studies of gait biomechanics during pregnancy: systematic review of clinical trials. (2000-2018)
Abstract
Background: Pregnancy is a moment in a woman's life whose physiological, hormonal, and morphological changes generate great bodily changes. These changes occur in a very short period of time and cause a loss of stability and a series of kinematic and kinetic changes in their gait that cause falls and musculoskeletal discomfort in the lower limb and foot.
Methods: A review of the scientific literature has been carried out to identify possible scientific studies on gait and pregnancy. The main biomedical search engines and databases were consulted: Medline-Pubmed, Enfispo, Scielo and Science Direct®. The search period was comprised February-June 2018.
Results: In our search we found 912 summaries of articles with the selected keywords. 892 articles of the aforementioned were excluded after reading them because they did not meet the selection criteria of the study. Therefore, we obtained 20 relevant.
Conclusion: There are experimental studies that show changes in the kinematics, kinetics of the trunk, pelvis, lower limb and foot in pregnancy and postpartum.
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