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Back Pain During Pregnancy
About 80% of adults suffer from back pain at some time in their lives, Backaches are categorized as acute and chronic, acute pain is cause by movement or excessive use of the back which can injure the muscles, ligaments, bones, tendons.
Chronic pain is a reoccurring backache that results of normal movements or for no particular reason, and can also affect the tendons, ligaments, bones.
Problems with some organs can cause back pain as well, for example kidney infection, prostate problems, female pelvic disorder, bladder, and even constipation can be felt on the lower back.
Back pain is very common during pregnancy, due to the considerable anatomical changes and stress in the body. Carrying a child changes the position of your internal organs putting a huge amount of pressure on the lower spine. The increase in body weight, the muscle relaxing effects of the hormone progesterone, and the change in your center of gravity contribute to the problem. That's why every day as your baby grows it's harder to get up and down of chairs and beds.
If you have back pain you can feel also muscle aches, locked areas in your back, stiff neck and your hole body will ache.
Other causes of back pain can be poor postural habits, strains, microtrauma, muscle tension and nutritional deficiencies. When repeated episodes of injury are added to this mix, the discs become thin, deteriorated or ruptured. These events can also lead to arthritic related conditions. With nerves close by, swelling or compression in the spine often results in neuritis, lumbar neuralgia, or sciatica.
Herbal medicines are used in these conditions with far more safety then drugs, specially in pregnant women.
We recommend
- Ask someone massage the affected area with herbal oils using knuckles and increasing pressure slowly. After a few minutes you will feel less discomfort. This gets rid of tension and relaxes the muscles in that area.
- Every time you lift something, remember to bend your knees first, this will prevent your lower back from getting tense causing damage to your spine and back muscles.
- Never twist while lifting this can have bad effect on your vertebrates.
- Avoid lifting heavy objects in the last couple of weeks of your pregnancy.
- Do not sit in couches, always sit in firm chairs supporting the lumbar area with a pillow. This will help you keep your waist and lower back in the proper position.
- Apply St. john's wart directly to the back area. CAUTION: Do not suntan, this oil makes your skin very sensitive to the sun.
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