Most mothers will have a very sore waist after giving birth!
Some even exceeded 6 months and became chronic low back pain...
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Studies have proved that 80% to 95% of mothers, low back pain will relieve within 6 months after childbirth. Only a few cases may persist into 2-3 years or more after childbirth.
And those mothers who have not recovered will begin to doubt:
"Is it a problem with painless needles?" It hurts where the needles are given. ”
"It should be that the confinement did not sit well, and fell ill!"
The "painless needle" is a big wrong, definitely a back pot man with postpartum low back pain!!
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It does make you feel a temporary dull pain in the puncture area of your waist, but the pain will basically disappear within 2 weeks after giving birth.
Therefore, long-term postpartum low back pain is not caused by this needle!
And according to a 2012 British survey study, comparing the probability of low back pain in women who "chose painless delivery" and "chose ordinary vaginal delivery", the results showed that low back pain was not related to labor analgesia.
Even women who do not have a painless delivery are 40% likely to experience chronic postpartum low back pain.
Star Li Ai once said in an interview:
"I didn't fight painlessly, and after giving birth, I still had waist pain, as long as I took my own child, the waist pain was really like a shadow."
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Li Ai's mother responded:
"Fortunately, you didn't hit painlessly, otherwise I would have felt that this back pain was the cause of the painless beating."
In real life, many elderly people (even mothers themselves) have concerns about this aspect, so they refuse to fight painlessly.
For this reason, there are countless contradictions between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law...
There's really no need, there's no need! Who then describes low back pain as a pot of painless needles: either stupid or bad!
Destroy the harmony of the family, we really don't want to do it!
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In fact, from the moment of pregnancy, the risk of low back pain is slowly superimposed.
Initial phase: estrogen + enlarging uterus
During pregnancy, the ligaments of the spine become loose under the action of estrogen, which makes the spine shake and increases instability!
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At the same time, the increasingly enlarged uterus will displace the mother's center of gravity forward and upward, while the lumbar spine will be compensatory forefoil, thoracic kyphosis, and undergo some deformation. At this time, the mother will often feel that the waist is more sore, easy to get tired...
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Intermediate stage: constant weight gain + abdominal muscle relaxation
As the fetus gets bigger, the mother's spine is under tremendous pressure. Moreover, if the mother herself does not control the weight, the spinal force will be superimposed on another level. This made the spine, which was not supported much, miserable.
At the same time, as the uterus enlarges, the abdominal muscles are stretched. Abdominal muscles play an important role in supporting the spine, which further weakens the stability of the spine.
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As a result, the risk of spinal damage during mother activity is further increased. Waist pain, and even some pregnant women will feel numbness in their legs and feet...
Advanced stage: impaired childbirth + mental state
After giving birth, when the mother sits upright, especially when leaning back, she will feel pain in the coccyx, and sometimes she will feel pain when she stands for too long, in fact, this is because during childbirth, the pressure on the tail vertebrae causes postpartum coccyx pain.
Therefore, long labor time, dystocia, muscle and nerve damage during childbirth may also lead to the occurrence of postpartum low back pain.
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At this time, if you meet the "incompetent husband" + "bad mother-in-law", you will be depressed in minutes.
Many scholars have found that the incidence of chronic low back pain in pregnant or postpartum anxiety and depression has increased significantly.
Ultimate period: postpartum rest overuse / overwork
Many mothers ignore the need for proper exercise when they rest in confinement after childbirth.
The rest and rest of the traditional confinement and long-term lying will make the damaged waist muscles that have not been exercised for a long time weaker, and it is easy to cause the atrophy of the core muscles.
In the long run, the stability of the spine is even worse...
Coupled with lactation, do you bend over hundreds of times a day? Eating and drinking all day long for your children, and not having time to take care of yourself?
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All these improper postures are all adding to the waist, adding fuel to the fire, fueling the waves...
To summarize:
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The first 3 of these are all "internal factors of the body" that we cannot control!
Only the last "postpartum rest" can be controlled by us, so what exactly can be done to alleviate it?
1. Confinement period: adjust posture and reduce waist burden!
Hold the child at the waist
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If you don't have enough strength in your arm, you can buy one of these straps.
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Hold the child from the crib
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Pick up the child from the ground and bend straight over
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Change your posture when feeding and don't always sit
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2. Start a light exercise
Walking and swimming are good exercises, they do not burden the joint ligaments, but also allow the muscles to get exercise.
At first, it is recommended to exercise two or three times a week, and then slowly increase the amount of exercise after the body adapts.
3. Adhere to core training
After the body adapts to a certain amount of exercise, it can begin to strengthen the training of core strength. A simple workout action is recommended:
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In addition, you can also improve low back pain through stretching movements such as yoga, but be careful not to cause new problems by overstretching.
Finally: If it has not been alleviated for more than half a year, it is recommended to go to the hospital for treatment to exclude intervertebral disc herniation and other related diseases.
All in all
Restores abdominal core strength
It is the key to solving postpartum low back pain
I heard that some mothers have "tingling and swelling in their arms" after giving birth, and some have "pubic pain", so what about you?
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