This is the first part of a series on back pain during pregnancy. Last week I posted a request for topics and questions on my Facebook page. The most common inquiry I received was about back pain during pregnancy. My own sister posted the following on my page:
“My worst back pain ever was during pregnancy — my OBGYN gave me drugs because I was in so much pain (I drove over 300 miles in 2 days, my back would have been tender if I wasn’t pregnant) but then Scott used some of the techniques from Back Together to help ease my tender back and make it feel much better. You’re a great big bro and a great doctor!”
I am grateful for the complement Julie! Your story is not too different from many I hear. Depending on whose study you reference, anywhere between 50-80% of women develop back pain during pregnancy. I should mention that the techniques you used were from a pre-release manuscript (The Back Together book on bookstore shelves is definitively NOT for pregnancy related back pain.)
In this series, I will cover the causes of pregnancy related back pain, some suggestions for preventing and relieving it, and end with some hands-on techniques you and a partner can do to reduce it.
