Pregnancy and Postural Changes
The uterus grows from an organ that weighs 70g with a cavity
space of about 1mL to an organ that weighs more than 1000g that can accumulate
a fluid area of almost 20 L. The uterus becomes ovoid. The uterus is completely
palpable in the abdomen at about 12- 14 weeks of gestation. More than 50% of gravid
females complain of back pain during pregnancy,
which may also due to relaxin levels during pregnancy or paraspinous muscle
spam. About 4-6per 1000 women will have scoliosis. Osteoporosis doubles the
bone loss rates of a menopause
of female, reversibly losing about 2% of bone during the first 20 weeks of
gestation.