What to do if you have back pain during confinement after a normal birth

Natural birth and cesarean section are two common modes of female delivery in today's medical field. Compared with cesarean section, children born through natural birth are healthier and can reduce the possibility of many diseases. At the same time, the recovery period for mothers who choose natural birth is relatively short. Therefore, many pregnant women are still willing to choose natural birth. However, many women experience back pain after giving birth naturally. What should they do at this time?

We will solve the problem of lower back pain in postpartum women from five aspects;

Daily life;

Two main points to note

1. Pay attention to hygiene during menstruation, keep it clean and avoid urinary system infection;

2. Patients who sit or stand for long periods of time should move their waist appropriately to relieve pain.

Dietary intake modification;

1. Avoid eating too much cold and damp food;

2. Some people who suffer from chronic low back pain can take some Chinese patent medicines to strengthen the kidneys and waist.

Rehabilitation massage therapy;

1. Press the lumbar sacral area with your palms - Lie on your stomach, overlap your palms and press them on the painful lumbar vertebrae until no pain is caused.

Then, one inhalation and one exhalation counts as one time, and do this 10 to 15 times;

2. Rub your back: Rub your back muscles with your palms in the morning or before going to bed, 50 to 100 times.

3. Rub the muscle knots: Use the tip of your thumb to carefully touch the waist and sacrum. If there are painful lumps, press them with your fingertips. Rub each knot for 1 minute.

4. Push the lower limbs: With the help of others, lie prone, fix the hips, and use the base of the palm to start from the sacrum, through the tun, along the outer side of the thigh and the outer side of the calf, to the other side of the limb;

Aerobics therapy;

1. Leg exercises: Lie on your back, hold one leg knee with both hands, bend your hip as much as possible, and make the front of your thigh close to your abdomen. Do this 5 to 10 times in a row, then do the other lower limb; then hold both knees with both hands at the same time, and do this 5 to 10 times at the same time. Do it once every night, or once more in the morning;

2. Sit-up exercise: Lie on your back and sit with your abdomen contracted. Be careful not to use your upper limbs to help, keep your lower limbs straight, and the number of times is not fixed. This exercise can also help reduce abdominal fat;

3. Waist rolling exercise: Lie on your back, keep your legs bent, curl up your body into a ball, and roll back and forth 10 to 20 times. Lie on your back and use a hot, wet towel (with no water flowing out) to apply to the painful area of ​​your waist and the sacrum slightly below. Place a hot water bag on top and keep warm for about 10 minutes, then continue to apply hot water on both sides of your waist for about 10 minutes each. Finally, lie on your back and do the same with your abdomen. Especially suitable for lower back pain during menstruation. Pay attention to the temperature to avoid burns.

Food therapy;

1. 250 grams of turtle and 100 grams of walnut kernels. Cook together and take. Used for chronic consumptive low back pain;

2. 1 pair of pork or lamb kidneys, 100 grams of black beans, 3 grams of fennel, and 9 grams of ginger. Cook together, eat the kidneys and beans, drink the soup, and can be eaten often. Used for low back pain caused by cold and dampness.

3. 20 grams of mistletoe and 250 grams of pork bones. Cook soup together. It can be eaten for general low back pain.

4. Add 30 grams of motherwort and 2 eggs, add appropriate amount of water and cook together. Peel the eggs after they are cooked, and cook for another 20 minutes. Eat the eggs and drink the soup. Take once a day or every other day for those with aggravated low back pain before and after menstruation or accompanied by dysmenorrhea.