Many pregnant people experiencepain in the lower backthat radiates into the buttocks and legs.
Learn more about lower back pain during pregnancy, including signs and symptoms, causes, and treatment.
For some people, it can be chronicthat is, pain is persistent and lasts more than three months.
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Symptoms
You may experience lower back pain at any time during your pregnancy.
For most people, symptoms will resolve after the birth of their child.
Unfortunately, some may experiencechronic painthat remains after childbirth.
Sciatic nerve pain usually affects only one side of the body, however.
Causes
The causes of lower back pain in pregnancy are considered multifactorial.
This process adds excess strain on the lumbar joints, discs, ligaments, and muscles.
The psoas muscle of the hip becomes shortened from the compensatory lordosis, further adding to low back pain.
Psoas Muscle
The psoas muscle connects the upper body to the lower body.
you might alternate between hot and cold.
Use a heating pad in the painful area.
Wearing a pregnancy support belt might help with improving posture during pregnancy.
Check with your healthcare provider before seeking out acupuncture while pregnant.
There are many ways to practice meditation.
you could meditate in silence or make use of an audio program.
Fortunately, there aresome medications that are safe to use during pregnancy.
Back pain in pregnancy might be a sign of preterm labor or a urinary tract infection.
Remember to always listen to your body and stop activities that make back pain worse.
Check with your healthcare professional before you kick off exercising.
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