Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Pregnancy Back Brace Can Help To Reduce Back Pain

By Olivia Cross


Almost half of the pregnant women will have back pain during their pregnancy. The pain that is experienced tends to happen in the final trimester. This pain can actually last for several month after the baby is born. The pregnancy back brace is a good way for treating the pain that can be experienced and these braces can also be used once the baby has been born. All women who have ever had been pregnant will be able to describe in details what they went through in terms of pain. The pain that is experienced can affect everyday life of the women and it can affect their daily activity as well as their ability to work.

The change in body posture is what is thought to cause most of this pain. Most of this pain is experienced in the lower back, pelvis and pubic areas. One of the braces can help to reduce the pain. There is a range of exercises that can be done and these help with stretching and mobilising the muscles. A cold or hot compress can also help to reduce the amount of pain that is experienced.

The physiological and biochemical changes within the body is one of the main reasons for the pain whilst pregnant. The abdominal muscles are stretched whilst you are pregnant during and this can lead to the body struggling to maintain a normal posture. Due to the change in posture the muscles and ligaments become weak and the spine will lose the stability.

Pregnancy places a lot of strain on the ligaments of the spine and the instability of the spine is aggravated due to the loosening of the ligaments by the hormone relaxin which occurs in the last trimester. Relaxin is the hormone that is secreted during the third trimester in order to create joint laxity in the symphysis pubis and the sacroiliac joints in order to accommodate the fetus.

There is a lot of options when it comes to pain relief however some of these will not be suitable for pregnant women. One of the methods is electrotherapeutics however there is not a lot of information known about the effects of this treatment. This treatment works by adjusting and manipulating the joints of the body. There is no known information on the effects of the unborn baby therefore possibly not worth taking the risk.

There is a lot of safe methods that can be used to treat pain that happens in pregnancy. The safe methods include hot water bottles, heated pads, massages or a supportive brace.

There are a number of things which you can do to avoid getting pain whilst pregnant and even after pain starts to annoy you these things are worth doing. Wearing shoes with a low heel can give a bit more support therefore these are a good type of shoe to wear as it will help with support.

It is a good idea to avoid lifting or if it cant be avoided at least do it in the correct manner. Lifting in an inappropriate manner will put additional strain. One of the things that is worth considering even before you experience pain is to wear a brace as this will ensure that posture is correct.




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