6 Ways to Treat Pinched Nerves During Pregnancy by Sleeping on Your Side, Yoga, Guaranteed to Work!
- Six ways to treat pinched nerves during pregnancy by sleeping on your side, yoga, watching your weight, compressing with warm water, guaranteed to work.
Pinched nerves are actually common in pregnant women due to weight gain and increased pressure on the spine.
Painful pinched nerves are one of the common symptoms during pregnancy. This condition usually occurs in the lower back, bund. Primarily, pinched nerve pain can occur in pregnant women due to increased production of the hormone relaxin.
This increase in hormones causes the connections between bones (ligaments) to become looser. When the ligament loosens, one of the nerves in the spine (sciatic) can become pinched.
Other factors that also cause these symptoms to occur are increasing body weight, increasing size of the fetus and uterus, increasing the amount of fluid in the body, the habit of sitting for long periods, and the habit of lifting heavy weights and objects.
How to Treat Pinched Nerve Pain in Pregnant Women. To treat these symptoms, mothers can try the following methods.
1. Sleep on your side
sleeping facing left to treat pinched nerves in pregnant women (Tribun Travel - Tribunnews.com)
The first way is, you can try sleeping on your side. Look for a sleeping position on your side with the side of your body that doesn't hurt. This is useful for reducing pressure on pinched nerves, as well as reducing pain.
If possible, you can sleep on your side while placing a pillow between your legs to reduce pressure on the pinched nerve.
2. Compress with warm water
Another way that you can also do is compress the painful part of the body with a towel or cloth soaked in warm water. This method can indirectly reduce the pain that Moms feel.
3. Prenatal Yoga
The next way to overcome the pain of pinched nerves during pregnancy is to do prenatal yoga.
Apart from being suitable for treating the pain of pinched nerves, prenatal yoga is also good for reducing the risk of headaches and back pain.
4. Consume Magnesium Rich Foods
Moms should know that magnesium is an important mineral that is useful for improving nerve function. In fact, magnesium is very good for maintaining a person's nervous health, especially during pregnancy. For this reason, mothers can consume rice, beans, spinach, broccoli, carrots, apples, avocado, bananas and yogurt.
5. Maintain your weight
maintain body weight to treat pinched nerves in pregnant women (Tribunnewswiki.com)
As previously stated, excess body weight is one of the factors that causes pinched nerve pain in pregnant women. Therefore, mothers are strongly advised to maintain the weight gain that occurs during pregnancy. During pregnancy, mothers generally experience weight gain ranging from 10 - 12.5 kg.
6. Take pain medication
Another alternative is to take pain medication to treat the pain of pinched nerves during pregnancy. One of the drugs that Moms can consume is paracetamol. However, Moms should consult with a gynecologist before taking this medicine.
Apart from doing the methods above, mothers also need to take several other preventive measures. These include avoiding lifting weights or heavy objects, actively moving or exercising regularly, and preventing sitting for too long. ( Shannon Leonette/nakita.grid.id )