Back Pain
Updated on 12 April 2024
Medically Reviewed by
Dr. Sukanya Patra
Obstetrician & Gynecologist - MBBS| DGO, MRCOG(UK)
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You are not alone now. Your growing baby inside your body is here to accompany you. Hence it is normal and natural to feel a few body changes. Back pain during pregnancy is the outcome of these body changes. An aching back is quite normal in pregnancy, especially as your pregnancy progresses and your weight increases.
In this article, we will discuss the causes of back pain during pregnancy, safe treatments to relieve backache and benefits of these treatments.
Here are some of the causes of back pain during pregnancy:
During pregnancy, a woman gains 11-13 kg on an average. As the baby grows and weight increases, it creates a lot of pressure on your spine and your lower back. As a result, you are likely to experience back pain more during your second and third trimesters.
Your increasing weight, the growing size of your uterus, the water bag, the growing baby, and the heavy placenta can change the center of gravity of your body. This shift also changes the posture of your body causing back pain.
Your uterus will stretch and expand to make room for your growing baby. Due to this expansion, rectal and abdominal muscle sheets spread from the rib cage to the pubic bone and are parallel to each other. This is known as diastasis recti, which makes the back pain even worse.
While it is normal for you to experience stress and anxiety during pregnancy, it can make your back pain worse. Along with growing weight and body changes, anxiety and stress during pregnancy can increase back pain or back spasms.
Due to the secretion of relaxing hormones during pregnancy, your pelvic area ligaments and joints become loose. The supporting ligament of the spine also loosens up, resulting in back pain.
Though you can try many things, the traditionally accepted prenatal massage is the most trusted and safest way to get rid of backache during pregnancy. It can provide you rapid relief even in the most acute backaches.
Research has also proved that apart from relieving pain, prenatal massage also reduces depression and anxiety during pregnancy. However, it is advised that you should avoid oil massage in the first trimester of your pregnancy. Prenatal massages done with the right oil will help relax your tensed muscles, improve your blood circulation, and relieve the pain in your back.
Prenatal massage using Dhanwantaram Oil is considered best for back pain during pregnancy.
A message with Dhanwantaram Oil is highly recommended because of the following benefits:
It provides quick relief from back pain during pregnancy.
It is very effective in relieving muscle cramps, inflammation, and rigidness in joints.
Powered by ingredients like Ashwagandha, Shatavari, Amla, and cow’s milk, it regulates your hormones and gives you relief from anxiety and stress which are the topmost causes of back pain during pregnancy.
It helps to boost your energy and immunity during pregnancy
It helps to improve the elasticity of your skin and prevent ugly stretch marks.
It strengthens your muscles and helps facilitate childbirth process.
It is natural for a mother to become more concerned about the health of her baby. But that doesn’t mean that you should push your health and well-being to the backseat. Most pregnancy symptoms like back pain during pregnancy can be treated and relieved to a certain extent. A regular massage with Dhanwantaram Oil during pregnancy can help you get rid of backaches to a great extent.
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Medically Reviewed by
Dr. Sukanya Patra
Obstetrician & Gynecologist - MBBS| DGO, MRCOG(UK)
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Written by
Ravish Goyal
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