As many as 80% of pregnant women complain of back pain. It is mostly a consequence of posture changing during pregnancy. The growing bump shifts the centre of gravity. A deepened lumbar lordosis and an increased forward tilt of the pelvis compress the vertebrae, and pain follows.
Most often the pain involves only the lower back, but it happens that it “drags” changes in the thoracic spine along with it, which leaves the back rounded and the shoulders closed. That in turn brings pain in the neck, the nape and between the shoulder blades.
Therapy
- Strengthening and releasing exercises
- Postural correction
- Stretching and breathing exercises
- Kinesiotaping
- Dry needling
- Massage
- Cupping
- Myofascial techniques