Study on Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises to Ease Low Back Pain and Improve Sleep in Pregnant Women

What this Trial Is About

Pregnant women often experience lumbopelvic pain, which is pain in the lower back or pelvic area related to pregnancy, as well as sleep disturbances. This research aims to study how progressive muscle relaxation PMR exercises may affect reducing low back pain and sleeplessness in pregnant women during their pregnancy. The study is interventional and focuses on women in their second and third trimesters with uncomplicated pregnancies who experience significant back pain and insomnia. Participants will be divided into two groups randomly. One group will receive conventional therapy, which includes hot packs, TENS a form of electrical nerve stimulation, and patient education, combined with PMR exercises twice a week for six weeks. The PMR involves guided muscle tensing and relaxing of various body muscle groups starting from the feet and moving up to the forehead, promoting physical and mental relaxation. The other group will receive only the conventional therapy twice a week for six weeks. During the six-week study, participants will be monitored for changes in pain levels using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale and assessed for sleep quality with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Insomnia Severity Index. Additional evaluations include the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire and the Short Form-36 health survey. The study includes safety monitoring and will last from the start date in August 2024 until August 2025.

Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises During Pregnancy.