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Furthermore, evidence exists in the literature about the impact abdominal muscles have on low back pain, lumbopelvic pain, breathing and lumbar abdominal strength; however, no studies analysing the level of association between abdominal diastasis and lumbar pain pressure threshold (PPT) exist. The aim of this study was to analyse the level of association between the rectus abdominis distance and pain pressure threshold in the lumbar spinous processes in women who have given birth between the ages of 30 and 45 years. Secondly, it was to study the level of association between the time elapsed since the last delivery and low back pain in women who have given birth between 30 and 45 years of age. Material and Methods: This was a pilot observational study in which 21 females participated. The abdominal diastasis was measured by ultrasound, the pain pressure threshold was assessed by an algometer and the pain perception by the Mc Gill questionnaire. Results: There was no significant relationship between increased abdominal distance and increased lumbopelvic pain in women who gave birth between the ages of 30 and 45 years. However, there was a correlation between the time that had elapsed since the last delivery and low back pain. Conclusions: there was a correlation between the time that had elapsed since the last delivery and low back pain. Further studies analysing factors that may perpetuate the chronicity of symptoms, such as lifestyle and intrinsic factors, are needed.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina60040591","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,3]],"date-time":"2024-04-03T03:37:21Z","timestamp":1712115441000},"page":"591","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["The Relationship between Abdominal Diastasis and Lumbar Pain Pressure Threshold in Women Who Have Given Birth between the Ages of 30 and 45 Years\u2014An Observational Pilot Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"60","author":[{"given":"Ana","family":"Gonz\u00e1lez-Mu\u00f1oz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Medicine and Public Health PhD Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Av. de la Ilustraci\u00f3n, 60, 18071 Granada, Spain"},{"name":"Clinica Ana Gonzalez, Avenida Hernan Nu\u00f1ez de Toledo 6, 29018 Malaga, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2955-4675","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Leo","family":"Pruimboom","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Chair in Clinical Psychoneuroimmunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Campus of Melilla, University of Granada and PNI Europe, 2518 JP The Hague, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4302-1106","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Santiago","family":"Navarro-Ledesma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Chair in Clinical Psychoneuroimmunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Campus of Melilla, University of Granada and PNI Europe, 2518 JP The Hague, The Netherlands"},{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Campus of Melilla, University of Granada, Querol Street, 5, 52004 Melilla, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"200","DOI":"10.1016\/j.math.2014.09.002","article-title":"Prevalence and risk factors of diastasis recti abdominis from late pregnancy to 6 months postpartum, and relationship with lumbo-pelvic pain","volume":"20","author":"Pascoal","year":"2015","journal-title":"Man. 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