Good health care helps prevent and relieve maternal back pain

  Low back pain in pregnant women is a very common phenomenon during pregnancy and is a normal physiological reaction. In mild cases, low back pain, or in severe cases, leg cramps, sciatica and other symptoms. If pregnant women usually lack exercise, it is more likely to cause low back pain. The symptoms of low back pain in early pregnancy, mid pregnancy and late pregnancy are different.  Low back pain in pregnant women is one of the common pregnancy reactions. If there are no other complications, no special treatment is usually needed, and the symptoms of low back pain can be effectively relieved by exercising properly, maintaining a correct walking posture, avoiding long periods of standing and paying more attention to rest.  Doing good health care helps prevent and relieve maternal back pain 1, massage, hot compresses: this is a good time for the father-to-be to offer a great deal of attention, do massage for the pregnant mother every day to relieve back pain. Massage, the father-to-be five fingers together, respectively, on both sides of the lumbar vertebrae, palms inward, slowly rubbing up and down until the part is hot. At the same time, you can also do local hot compresses, hot towels on the waist for about half an hour every day, can effectively reduce the pain feeling.  2, the use of belly belt: after entering the middle and late stages, pregnant mothers can consider using a belly belt, from the lower abdomen slightly inclined to hold up the enlarged abdomen, to help relieve the pressure on the waist.  3, do a good job of keeping warm measures: cold waist easily damage the kidney, causing back pain, so pregnant mothers should do a good job of keeping the waist warm measures, even in the summer should be less naked waist, sleep with the air conditioning remember to cover the belly with a thin layer of quilt.  4, supplemental nutrients: during pregnancy, due to the increasing demand of the fetus for various nutrients, if not timely supplementation of various nutrients, not only can not meet the needs of the baby’s growth, but also will lead to a lack of various nutrients and minerals in the pregnant mother’s body. When the pregnant mother’s body lacks calcium, vitamins and iron, it will easily cause back pain, therefore, pregnant mothers should be properly supplemented with various nutrients during pregnancy under the guidance of doctors.  5, weight control: excessive weight gain during pregnancy is an important cause of low back pain, the mother-to-be’s weight increased significantly, intensifying the maternal lumbar spine load, coupled with the pregnancy body shape changes, the body weight shifts forward, resulting in an increase in the physiological curvature of the spine, which will also increase its rear support tissue and lumbar intervertebral disc load. Therefore, pregnant mothers in pregnancy to eat a balanced diet, do not let the weight gain too much, too fast.  6, pay attention to calcium supplementation: during pregnancy due to the growing fetus, bone formation, need a lot of calcium for the fetus, so pregnant mothers should not only intake their own calcium needs, but also provide sufficient calcium to the fetus. If calcium is not supplemented during pregnancy, the mother will be calcium deficient at the end of the whole pregnancy, with loose teeth, back and leg pain.  Maintaining a good sitting, standing, walking and sleeping posture can avoid or relieve back pain during pregnancy: sitting posture: shoulders, neck and head are kept upright and balanced, shoulders naturally relaxed and sagging, body close to the work platform, upper arms naturally hanging on both sides of the body, back maintaining normal curvature, equal force on both sides of the hips and thighs, feet flat on the ground. When sitting, pregnant women can put soft cushions on the back of the chair to relieve the pressure on the back, while the feet can also be placed on a low stool to help blood circulation in the legs.  Standing posture: the mother-to-be must avoid standing for too long during pregnancy, if you stand for a long time, you can stand with both feet one in front of the other and change the front and back position every few minutes, so that the weight falls on the outstretched front leg.  Sleeping posture: It is recommended to sleep on your side, which can relieve the burden on your waist.