RT journal article
T1 Changes in foot posture during pregnancy and their relation with musculoskeletal pain: A longitudinal cohort study
A1 Vico Pardo, Francisco Javier
A1 López del Amo, Andrés
A1 Pardo Ríos, Manuel
A1 Gijon Nogueron, Gabriel
A1 Castro Yuste, Cristina María
A1 pardo, manuel
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
K1 Pregnancy
K1 Foot posture
K1 Pain
K1 Podiatry
K1 Biomechanics
AB Aim: To examine foot posture changes during the three trimesters of pregnancy and to determinewhether there is a relationship between these changes and the pain experienced in this period.Methods: The study sample consisted of 62 pregnant women who attended the Gynaecology Service atHospital Santa María del Puerto (Cádiz, Spain), between January 2013 and May 2014. In theirfirst visit, thefollowing sociodemographic and anthropometric data were recorded: age, weight, height and foot size.In addition, information was obtained regarding pain in the lower back, knees, ankles and feet. In thisfirstvisit, too, the Foot Posture Index (FPI) was assessed, and three subsequent controls were performedduring thefirst, second and third months of pregnancy (termed Stages 1, 2 and 3, respectively).Results: In Stage 1, the average foot size (i.e., shoe size) was 38.3 (SD 1.5). This size did not change betweenStages 1, 2 and 3. However, body weight and BMI did present statistically significant changes during thisperiod (p < 0.0001). The FPI varied during pregnancy but no relation was observed between thesechanges and the onset of pain.Conclusions: During pregnancy, pronation increases but this does not appear to influence the onset of painin the lower limbs
PB Elsevier
SN 1871-5192
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29869
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29869
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 21-sep-2026