How to Alleviate or Prevent Pregnancy Backaches?

Backache is a common problem among pregnant women. Bad body postures and movements can aggravate your backache during pregnancy. Therefore, it is important to learn healthy movements and postures. Certain exercises and home remedies can help relieve this problem.

Stretching of the muscles of your back helps alleviate pregnancy backache. Do these exercises 10-15 times, twice daily. Sit on a chair, keeping your back straight and curve your back backwards to stretch the muscles. Repeat this exercise 10-15 times. You can perform the exercise while you stand up, keeping the hands on your hip.

How to Correct Body Postures During Pregnancy? - Part 2

How to stand and walk?

During pregnancy, most women tend to bend the back backwards while standing up as their abdomens enlarge gradually. Therefore, this posture pushes the enlarged abdomen forwards and strains the muscles of the back. Keeping the back and the shoulders straight while standing up helps reduce the back pain. It is better to maintain this erect posture and swing your hands well, when you walk as well. You should look forward and do not focus on the ground while walking, because this helps you to keep up your posture.