Adaptive changes in spatiotemporal gait characteristics in women during pregnancy

Błaszczyk, Janusz W.; Opala-Berdzik, Agnieszka; Plewa, Michał

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.09.016

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“…he observed decrease of this angle, which was signiicant by efect size, indicates to a substantial shortening of the stride length associated with the gait velocity decrease, described also in previous studies during pregnancy (Błaszczyk et al 2016;Forczek & Staszkiewicz, 2012). Clinically signiicant efect of the foot-loor angle changes was observed in the experimental group after the tested footwear introduction, indicating an increased contact time of the forefoot with the loor associated with the foot muscles activation.…”

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Changes in the lower limb alignment during the gait in advanced phases of pregnancy and the effect of special footwear

Gimunová¹,

Zvonař²,

Sagat³

et al. 2018

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Cambios en la alineación de las extremidades inferiores durante la marcha en fases avanzadas del embarazo y el efecto de calzado especial Changes in the lower limb alignment during the gait in advanced phases of pregnancy and the efect of special footwear Abstract: he hip, knee and foot pain are common complaints during pregnancy as pregnancy afects the musculoskeletal health. he purpose of the study was to investigate the pregnancy gait adaptations and the efect of special footwear. 16 pregnant women divided into a control and experimental group, who obtained the special footwear, participating at 27, 32 and 37 gestational weeks in data collection sessions. At each session participants were asked to go barefoot in a space captured by the Simi Motion®. To compare the diferences between diferent collection sessions, efect size obtained by Cohen's d was used. Results of this study showed, that using the tested footwear enabled a verticalization of the pelvic segment, increase of the maximum hip extension angle, reduction of foot-loor angle and maintaining the same height of the knee during walking in the experimental group, possibly decreasing the risk of pain development in these body segments during pregnancy.

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Changes in the lower limb alignment during the gait in advanced phases of pregnancy and the effect of special footwear

Gimunová¹,

Zvonař²,

Sagat³

et al. 2018

sportk

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“…Any point when both limbs are touching the floor is determined as 'double support,' and any time when only one limb has contact with the floor is defined as 'single support' [55]. Spatially, in pregnancy a decreased stride length is observed [56][57][58]. Alongside this, pregnant women display an increased step width, which is shown to be at its greatest during the third trimester [23,44,[57][58][59][60].…”

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“…Despite these significant findings, similar studies have reported no effect of pregnancy on stride length or stride width [29,61,62]. Temporally, gait velocity is reduced by pregnancy [4,56,59]. However, researchers found that at slower speeds, pregnancy had no effect on gait velocity, and that pregnancy reduced velocity only at higher speeds [58].…”

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“…However, researchers found that at slower speeds, pregnancy had no effect on gait velocity, and that pregnancy reduced velocity only at higher speeds [58]. During pregnancy, single limb support time was shown to decrease while double support time increased [56,[58][59][60]63]. Pregnant women also display shorter swing phases and longer stance phases in comparison to non-pregnant women [56,58,59].…”

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“…During pregnancy, single limb support time was shown to decrease while double support time increased [56,[58][59][60]63]. Pregnant women also display shorter swing phases and longer stance phases in comparison to non-pregnant women [56,58,59]. A significant correlation is seen between a decreasing stride length and a decreased gait velocity amongst pregnant women [56].…”

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The Biomechanics of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review

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During pregnancy, a number of biomechanical and hormonal changes occur that can alter spinal curvature, balance, and gait patterns by affecting key areas of the human body. This can greatly impact quality of life (QOL) by increasing back pain and the risk of falls. These effects are likely to be the ultimate result of a number of hormonal and biomechanical changes that occur during pregnancy. Research Question and Methodology: Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, this systematic review sets out to analyse all available literature relating to the biomechanics factors caused by pregnancy and assess how this might reduce QOL. Fifty papers were deemed eligible for inclusion in this review based on the PUBMED and SCOPUS databases. Results: Angles of lordosis and kyphosis of the spine are significantly increased by pregnancy, but not consistently across all studies. Back pain is significantly increased in pregnant women, although this is not significantly correlated with spinal changes. Increased movements of centre of pressure (COP) and increased stability indexes indicate postural control is reduced in pregnancy. Trunk range of motion, hip flexion, and extension are reduced, as well as decreased stride length, decreased gait velocity, and increased step width; again, not consistently. It is likely that each woman adopts unique techniques to minimise the effects, for example increasing step width to improve balance. Further research should focus on how altered limb kinematics during gait might affect QOL by influencing the human body, as well as assessing parameters in all planes to develop a wider understanding of pregnant biomechanical alterations.

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Adaptive changes in spatiotemporal gait characteristics in women during pregnancy

Cited by 46 publications

References 23 publications

Changes in the lower limb alignment during the gait in advanced phases of pregnancy and the effect of special footwear

Changes in the lower limb alignment during the gait in advanced phases of pregnancy and the effect of special footwear

The Biomechanics of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review

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