October pregnancy is a painful and happy thing for a mother, when the baby in the abdomen grows day by day, the weight of the waist is also getting heavier and heavier, back pain during pregnancy plagued many mothers-to-be, often to the spine surgeon’s clinic or obstetrics and gynecology clinic to seek help. So, why do you have back pain during pregnancy? How can we alleviate the torture of low back pain, so that we can comfortably and safely through the pregnancy? First, lumbar disc herniation can cause low back pain during pregnancy mother-to-be Currently for women during pregnancy lumbar disc herniation research at home and abroad do not give an exact incidence, but it is still the biggest risk of spine trouble pregnant women. However, it remains the greatest risk to the spine of pregnant women. Some experts have reported cauda equina syndrome in pregnant women due to lumbar disc herniation, which is characterized by severe neurological damage and urinary and bowel abnormalities. Of course the vast majority of lumbar disc herniations that occur during pregnancy are treated conservatively, but if they are very severe they may progress to the stage of requiring surgery. Then, when faced with the trade-off between your condition and the safety of the fetus, it can often be a painful choice no matter which side you choose. Second, the risk of maternal lumbar disc herniation can be divided into three stages 1, prenatal stage: the long October pregnancy is a big challenge for the mother-to-be, when the fetus gradually grows, pregnant women belly gradually bulging, will change the body’s center of gravity, increase lumbar spine flexion, this change in the line of force on the lumbar intervertebral disc herniation is a great threat; coupled with the body’s hormonal changes in pregnancy, the lumbar muscles and ligaments are further relaxation of the lumbar vertebrae. The protective effect of the lumbar spine further decline, so with the pregnancy of lumbar disc herniation risk is also increasing; of course, some pregnant women lack of exercise, after pregnancy, continued to rest, lumbar muscle strength is insufficient, difficult to fight against the increased burden is also a potential risk. 2, stage of labor: the process of normal delivery of continuous abdominal pressure increases is a huge hidden danger of lumbar disc herniation, which is why many mothers postpartum lumbar disc herniation; secondly, if the mother herself has a lumbar disc herniation, then the anesthesia process of painless labor or cesarean section is also an aggravation of the threat of lumbar disc herniation; 3, postnatal section: maternal muscle ligaments are further relaxation, lack of the necessary Exercise; part of the maternal over-nutrition, weight gain are maternal in the early postpartum stage of lumbar disc herniation risk. Spine surgeon’s advice 1, women need to clarify whether there is a lumbar disc herniation before pregnancy: if you have had similar back pain or leg pain in the past, it is recommended to go to orthopaedic clinic, through professional examination, to clarify whether there is a lumbar disc herniation. 2.If there is lumbar disc herniation before pregnancy: it is recommended that specialists (spine surgeons and obstetricians and gynecologists) assess the risk before pregnancy; if it is very serious, it may require surgical intervention (minimally invasive local anesthesia under intervertebral foraminoscopy nucleus pulposus removal) before pregnancy; if it is not serious and does not meet the surgical indications, it is also possible to consider getting pregnant, but it is necessary to establish a close communication between orthopedic surgeons and obstetrician and gynecologists to have a systematic continuity of the changes of the disease. However, it is necessary to establish close communication between orthopedic surgeons and obstetricians and gynecologists, so as to have a systematic and continuous understanding of the changes in the disease, and also to give specialist advice to obstetricians and gynecologists for the final delivery. 3, pregnant women’s sleeping position has to pay attention to: pregnant women’s lumbar spine than before the curvature increased, if you sleep in a soft bed, the spine will show an abnormal arc, there is a certain degree of hardness of the mattress can be very good support for the pregnant woman’s body, so that the spine as far as possible to maintain the normal position of the brown mattresses or hardboard beds store cotton mattresses are better. 4, to develop good posture habits: whether to hold the child, breastfeeding, give the child a bath, change clothes try to avoid sedentary and stooping forward bending action, because this will lead to lumbar intervertebral disc force increase and lumbar intervertebral disc herniation risk. 5, whether prenatal or postnatal: moderate exercise for mothers-to-be to increase the strength of the muscles and ligaments of the lumbar back, to strengthen the protection of the lumbar spine are necessary. 6, the use of auxiliary devices: for pregnant women who already suffer from lumbar disc herniation, under the guidance of the spine surgeon can use some pregnancy belt and baby holding belt, is also a choice to protect the lumbar spine.