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Lower Back Pain
If you are planning on having a baby or have just
had a baby you need to learn more about lower back pain. If you have
not yet had a baby or are not yet pregnant you should find out what
you can do to prevent lower back pain after your pregnancy. If you
have had a baby recently and are experiencing lower back pain there
are many things you can do to alleviate your pain. If you are
currently experiencing severe pain, you need to see your doctor. You
may be referred to a physical therapist or to a chiropractor. Do not
attempt to do any exercises mentioned in this article if you are in
acute pain.
If you are planning on becoming pregnant one of the best things you
can do for your body is to strengthen your abdominal muscles. Many
lower back pain problems can be traced back to weak abdominal
muscles. Therefore if you work on strengthening them before you
become pregnant it will be easier to get them back into shape after
your pregnancy. This may very well prevent any lower back problems
for you after your pregnancy. Some good abdominal strengthening
exercises are both bicycle movement that you do while laying on the
floor and crunches on an exercise ball. Crunches on an exercise ball
are more effective than traditional crunches on the floor.
During pregnancy there are still some abdominal exercises you can do
without harming your self or the baby. These exercises usually
consist of side crunches, reverse crunches and modified crunches.
The modified crunches are done with pillows stacked up behind you so
you are not laying flat on the floor. Doing abdominal exercises
during pregnancy will help to keep your muscles toned and take the
stress off your lower back.
Once you have had your baby you can go back to doing normal
abdominal exercises as per your doctor's instructions. Many women
are concerned about what abdominal exercises they can do if they
have had a cesarean section. As long as your doctor approves, there
are many exercises you can do even if you have had C-section. These
exercises will consist of the isometric abdominal contractions,
isometric gluteal contractions and Kegel exercises.
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