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Implications of Prenatal Gentle Yoga on Low Back Pain among Women in the Second and Third Trimesters of Pregnancy
Back pain during pregnancy is caused by changes in anatomical and
hormonal structures. Anatomical changes occur because the role of
the spine which is getting heavier to balance the body due to the
enlargement of the uterus and fetus. Another cause is an increase in
the relaxin hormone which causes the spinal ligaments to be unstable
so that it is easy to clamp blood vessels and nerve fibers. This study
was conducted by applying prenatal gentle yoga. Yoga movements
were carried out for 60 minutes so as to reduce low back pain that is
often experienced by pregnant women in the II and III trimesters.
This was a Quasi-Experimental study with one group non-equivalent
pre-test post-test design. The study samples of 30 women in the II
and III trimesters of pregnancy who experienced back pain were
selected through total sampling technique. The study was conducted
from March to May 2022. The results of the study showed that there
was a difference in the mean value before and after being given
prenatal gentle yoga intervention in reducing low back pain among
women in the II and III trimesters of pregnancy, with a p-value of
0.000
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