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Teaching Prenatal Exercise: Part II ‐ Exercises to Think Twice About
Author(s) -
Shrock Pamela,
Simkin Penny,
Shearer Madeleine H.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
birth
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.233
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1523-536X
pISSN - 0730-7659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1523-536x.1981.tb01576.x
Subject(s) - physical therapy , squatting position , straight leg raise , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , thigh , psychology , surgery , range of motion
Three physical therapists with widely varying views of exercise in pregnancy have pinpointed those exercises and positions which are the subject of controversy. They caution against certain thigh adductor stretches, all contorted and uncomfortable positions, any maneuver that causes the back to arch, such as “bridging,” and strenuous abdominal strengthening exercises such as the curl‐up, the sit‐up and double straight‐leg raising. They discuss pros and cons of “mobilizing” pregnant women's joints, treating back pain, squatting, and positions that might cause an air embolus.