Back pain can be one of the most common pregnancy symptoms. You may suffer from back pain because of the hormones, weight gaining, the new way you work and so on. However, you don't have to worry about it. Here are some causes of back pain and tips to deal with it.
Causes of Back Pain:
1. Weight gaining. You have to gain weight during pregnancy because you are carring a growing new life in your body, and you back have to support the additiona weight.
2. Hormones increasing. Hormones released during pregnancy may affect the support your back normally experiences - this can be also one of the causes of your back pain.
3. Changing of the center of gravity of your body. When you are pregnant, your center of gravity will gradually move forward as your uterus and baby grow, and this will make changes on your posture.
4. Stress. Stress can be also one of the causes of your back pain. You may experience an increase in back pain during stressful periods of your pregnancy.
Tips on how to deal with back pain:
Although back pain is quite common in a pregnancy, you can still treat or prevent it with simple self-care strategies or complemenary therapies. Here are some tips for you.
1. Instruction in specific body mechanics for routine activities, such as job, sleeping and housework, etc.
2. Instruction in proper posture while pregnant.
3. Hands-on treatment (such as soft tissue work, gentle mobilization and stabilization exercises) as determined by evaluation by a health care professional.
4. Self help techniques for pain management and mobilization during pregnancy.
5. Instruction in a home exercise program appropriate for your stage of pregnancy.
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