Sciatica & Back Pain Cure Center

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Many expectant mothers experience low back pain during their pregnancies, but unfortunately, the majority of them don’t know there are treatments available.

Pregnant women who experience back pain or sciatica due so partly because of their weight increase; the average expectant mother gains between 25 and 35 pounds.

There are other changes to the pregnant woman’s body. As the baby grows, it can put pressure on the nerves, muscles and ligaments of the mother’s back and pelvis. Pressure is increased as the baby grows even larger and descends in the uterus, and as the baby grows, the mother-to-be may overcompensate for the extra weight by leaning back.

To try and prevent back pain, pregnant women can exercise if they were active before becoming pregnant. Walking, swimming and other gentle exercises are safe, even for first-timers, but they should check with their obstetrician first.

They also should wear flat shoes, because heels tip the pelvis forward, making pregnant women overcompensate by leaning backward.

Pregnant women are rightly concerned about taking medications, even over-the-counter ones, because they may damage the baby or cause birth defects.

Chiropractic care is an effective, alternative treatment that is safe for both the mother and the baby. A chiropractor can adjust the pregnant woman’s back either manually or with an FDA-approved handheld adjustment tool that delivers a gentle tap without twisting or cracking of the nerves, muscles or ligaments.

It is also worth considering the Webster Technique. This provides a specific chiropractic analysis and adjustment that reduces interference to the nerve system and facilitates biomechanical balance in pelvic structures, muscles and ligaments.

This technique has been shown to reduce the effects of intrauterine constraint, and allows the baby to get into the best possible position for birth.

In layman’s terms, it’s a safe technique chiropractors can perform that reduces strain on the uterus, letting it return to its normal state and giving the baby a chance to turn naturally.

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Driving Back Exercises for Sciatica

Note: Always Keep your eyes on the road.

Exercise #1

Firstly, don’t fall into the “driver’s slump” (or “PC slump” if you’re at your desk). Sit up straight and try to “grow an inch” by bringing your shoulders back and llifting your head so that your upper spine is erect and in more of a straight line.

Stay in this position for 30 seconds while taking fuil slow breaths in and out.

Next, roll your shoulders forward 3 times and then backwards 3 times while holding the steering wheel. Gently pull your shoulder blades down and back toward your tailbone. This movement helps to exercise your middle back muscles and also helps to loosen shoulder muscles, which tighten with stress.

Exercise #2

Tighten your abdominal muscles to scoop up your belly and pull in your waistline so that your navel moves towards your spine and takes the stress off the lower, lumbar spine.

Exercise #3

The “buttock clench”. Imagine that you have a winning lottery ticket and grasp it and hold it tightly between your cheeks while counting to 10.

Doing this exercise helps counter the numbness in the large gluteal muscles in your posterior that occurs from prolonged sitting, whether in the car or at your desk. She also advises men to remove their wallets from their back pants pockets since sitting on them can add to the numbness and increase the risk of painful sciatica.

Exercise #4

Grip the wheel. Clench as tightly as possible, then release. At the same time, try to relax your shoulders and sit up straight. Repeat 30 times in about a minute.

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