Balance, Pulmonary Function, and Low Back Pain in Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women

Assistant Professor, Physioterapist, PhD

The aims of this study were to investigate balance and pulmonary functions in pregnant and non-pregnant women and to determine their relationship with LBP.

Inclusion Criteria:

• pregnant women (in the second and third trimester), non-pregnant women, aged between 18 and 40 years, volunteering to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a high-risk pregnancy, preeclampsia, multiple pregnancies, gestational diabetes mellitus, hypertension, any physical disability, prior history of surgery related to spine or abdominal, spinal deformity, serious neurological, rheumatologic, cardiopulmonary or psychiatric diseases, malignancy, fracture history, or those having any exercise program or sportive activity in the last 3 months for pregnant women
• Having any physical disability, spinal or abdominal surgery, spinal deformity, serious neurological, rheumatologic, cardiopulmonary or psychiatric diseases, malignancy, or fracture history, or those having any exercise program or sportive activity in the last 3 months for non-pregnant women