Association of self-reported physical fitness with pain during pregnancy: The GESTAFIT Project.

Nuria Marin-JimenezPedro Acosta-ManzanoMilkana Borges-CosicLaura Baena-GarcíaIrene Coll-RiscoLidia Romero-GallardoVirginia Ariadna Aparicio

Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2019)

Greater self-reported overall physical fitness and its components are associated with less bodily, lumbar and sciatic pain, and reduced pain disability during pregnancy. Future studies are needed to explore whether increasing physical fitness before and during pregnancy could decrease pain in this relevant stage.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
neuropathic pain
pain management
minimally invasive
peripheral nerve