Can postpartum back pain be completely cured?

Giving birth is the most painful thing for women because the pain of childbirth is at the highest level. Moreover, women's bodies are prone to various disease symptoms after childbirth. For example, there may be back pain, sore eyes, and swelling. Breastfeeding, milk production issues. The sequelae that will be left are often obvious symptoms of low back pain. Especially in the few days before menstruation. So treatment must be improved. But can postpartum back pain be completely recovered?

Reason 1: Physiological calcium deficiency

After pregnancy, hormones in the body will affect the mother's body. Various systems will change due to the pregnancy of the baby. Calcium is involved in bone metabolism. Both the mother and the baby have a large calcium requirement, which cannot be met by diet. After giving birth, new mothers are relatively weak and consume a lot of energy. In addition, insisting on breastfeeding is the choice of most new mothers, and calcium loss is also very serious. Calcium deficiency can easily cause back pain.

Treatment method: Pregnant women should pay attention to strengthening nutrition and taking appropriate calcium supplements after giving birth. Drink at least 250 ml of milk every day, choose more beans or soy products, go outdoors more often to bask in the sun, and do postpartum exercises to promote bone density recovery and increase bone hardness. Since the calcium content in food is difficult to determine, it is best to supplement calcium under the guidance of a doctor.

Reason 2: Overwork

Pregnancy and childbirth can cause changes in the skeletal system. Common changes include slightly loose bones and joints, stretched muscles and ligaments, and decreased elasticity. Women's muscles and ligament tension are weaker than men's. If some new mothers are in poor health at ordinary times, coupled with improper rest after delivery, such as standing or sitting for a long time too early, the sacroiliac ligament that was relaxed during pregnancy cannot recover effectively, causing strain on muscles, ligaments and connective tissues and causing pain.

Treatment method: Rest more after delivery and avoid overwork, but you should also exercise appropriately.

Reason 3: Improper posture

When mothers are feeding their babies, they like to lower their heads and watch the babies sucking milk. Since each feeding time is long and there are many feedings every day, mothers are prone to fatigue. Some new mothers are accustomed to sleeping in a fixed position in order to take good care of their babies at night or to facilitate breastfeeding. Sleeping in a fixed position for a long time causes unilateral muscle fatigue and leads to back pain after delivery. In addition, catching a cold after childbirth, improper living habits, sprains of the waist and kidneys, and congenital diseases of the lumbar region may also cause back pain after childbirth.

Treatment method: Adjust posture. Do not stay in one posture for too long when breastfeeding after delivery, and do not hold the baby for a long time. In addition, you should also pay attention to keeping warm after delivery, move gently in your daily life, and avoid doing physical work.

Reason 4: Anesthesia back pain

The most commonly used spinal anesthesia in China, commonly known as "half-body anesthesia", can also cause damage to the muscles and ligaments of the lower back. The incidence of lower back pain after spinal anesthesia is as high as 2%-5%. Intrathecal anesthesia is an injection of anesthesia behind the waist. The puncture needle must pass through specific subcutaneous tissues, muscles, ligaments, etc. in the waist and back in turn. Like all invasive procedures, these tissue injuries have a repair process. If you do not pay attention to rest and care, it will cause back pain.

Treatment method: The mother should choose an appropriate anesthesia method. Female patients are usually more prone to back pain, so this should be considered when choosing anesthesia methods. If necessary, general anesthesia should be considered to avoid damage to the back and back ligaments caused by anesthesia puncture, which may aggravate back pain.

Reason 5: Improper lying posture after surgery

Improper lying posture after surgery may also lead to lower back pain.

Treatment method: Pay attention to care when returning to the ward after surgery. In addition to adding a thin pillow, turning over as necessary can also relieve muscle strain, fatigue, and reduce pain. In addition, you can get out of bed and move around early to prevent postural strain. It should be noted that if the mother's back pain persists for a long time, in addition to taking painkillers, she can also receive physical therapy, such as infrared lamp irradiation, magnetic therapy, ion penetration therapy, heat therapy, etc. If necessary, she can go to the pain department or orthopedic department to promote early recovery.