Pregnancy feeling buttocks pain

During pregnancy, women may experience a variety of discomfort symptoms, such as constant pain in the buttocks. This is most likely a symptom of sciatica. The incidence of sciatica is also relatively high, especially for people who need to sit for a long time to work. So, if you have a problem like sciatica, what methods can be used to improve it?

1. Resume Exercise

Rest on a hard bed, and insist on doing bed gymnastics. Combine work and rest, have a regular life, and appropriately participate in various sports activities. After exercise, pay attention to protecting the waist and affected limbs. Change underwear in time after sweating to prevent wet clothes from being dried on the body. It is not advisable to take a shower immediately after sweating. Wait until the sweat drops before taking a shower to prevent cold and wind. During the acute pain period, do not pick up weights heavier than 10 pounds (1 pound = 0.9072 catties) and do not use your legs, hips and back to lift heavy objects. You can push but not pull heavy objects.

In order to avoid pulling the sciatic nerve and relieve pain, patients often have some special pain-relieving postures, such as sleeping on the healthy side, slightly bending the hip and knee of the lower limb on the affected side, supporting with the buttocks of the healthy side when sitting down, moving the center of gravity of the body to the healthy side when standing, and bending the knee of the affected limb when bending over to pick up things. Over time, scoliosis will occur, mostly bending toward the diseased side. Any test that pulls the sciatic nerve can induce or aggravate pain. There may be obvious tenderness at various points along the sciatic nerve pathway: such as beside the lumbar vertebrae, which is equivalent to Huantiao, Weizhong point, below the fibular head on the outside of the ankle joint and in the center of the sole of the foot. In addition to pain, there are tingling and numbness on the outside of the calf and the dorsum of the foot. The muscles of the back of the thigh and calf are soft and weak, and there is mild muscle atrophy over time.

The pain of sciatica is most severe in the first 5 to 10 days of the disease, and then it will subside and gradually return to normal after 6 to 8 weeks.

2. Auxiliary treatment

When pain occurs, you can apply ice to the affected area for 30-60 minutes, several times a day, for two to three consecutive days, and then apply a hot water bottle to the affected area at the same interval. You can also take over-the-counter painkillers such as indomethacin.

Before going to bed every day, use a hot towel or hot salt wrapped in cloth to compress your waist or buttocks. The temperature should not be too high, just comfortable.

3. Prevention knowledge

Many patients with sciatica can clearly describe that the onset of the disease is related to a sudden "sprain" of the waist, such as when lifting heavy objects, bending over for a long time or falling. Therefore, before performing sudden weight-bearing movements, the waist should be moved in advance to avoid "sprain" of the waist as much as possible. Usually, more exercises to strengthen the lumbar muscles and improving the humid living environment can often reduce the incidence of this disease. Patients with this disease should seek medical attention in time during the acute phase, rest in bed, and cooperate closely with diagnosis and treatment. The prognosis is usually good.