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Sciatic Nerve Pain During Pregnancy
Back pain is just another discomfort women face as they carry a baby. With that little bundle growing and moving inside, he is likely to strike a nerve, even with the most patient mom-to-be. If that nerve is the sciatic nerve, just behind the uterus, pain can shoot across your back and down your leg, causing excruciating pain. Take precautions to avoid or alleviate such pain.
How to Relieve Sciatic Nerve Pain During Pregnancy
A common problem during pregnancy, according to the Women’s Health Care Topics website, is sciatic nerve pain. The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body. The nerve is located from your lower back to your legs and feet. Problematic symptoms include tingly feelings in your legs, pain running down the back or side of your leg and numbness. Because the nerve runs under your uterus, pregnancy often exacerbates the problem as the baby grows and presses against it. You can take several measures to help you alleviate the pain.
Finding Relief From Pelvic Pain
The following is part 1 in a three-part series onfinding relief from pelvic pain through physical therapy, yoga, and other complementary therapies.Question from Kate, a mother of two boys, ages 5 and 7:”I have pelvic pain due to a non-relaxing pelvic floor. I cannot even sit down without pain. I am already doing pelvic physical therapy and have had multiple therapies (see below). What can yoga do to help me find relief …
Study: Music Can Reduce Child’s Stress and Pain During Doctor Visits
Any parent who has held their screaming child down to get a shot or during a check-up knows how nerve-wracking a visit to the doctor can be. It’s agonizing to watch your baby feel pain – even when it’s for their own good. But what if there was a simple way to ease that pain? Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have found that listening to music effectively reduces the amount of pain children perceive when they’re in the emergency room.
Relief From Pelvic Pain: How Yoga Can Help
This is Part 3 in a three part series on finding relief from pelvic pain through physical therapy, yoga, and other complementary therapies.Click here to read Part 1, which discussed how to recognize pelvic pain, and what therapies are available. Click here to read Part 2, which coverswhat questions you should ask your health care providerto get the care you need.Question from Kate, a mother of two boys, ages 5 and …