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Remedies for Backache
Many women begin to suffer back pain in pregnancy as their center of gravity shifts and the baby begins growing large, making moving around difficult. As with anything, consult your healthcare provider before beginning any new exercise or herbal program in pregnancy.
Exercises for back pain:
- Get on your hands and knees on a firm surface; inhale letting your head hang down and arch your back like a cat. Exhale, lifting your head all the way up and allowing your spine to go parallel to the floor. This exercise can be done daily or whenever necessary.
- Lie on your back on a firm surface and pull your knees to your chest. Stretch your arms out to the sides. Roll your knees to the left and your head to the right; relax for thirty seconds, then roll your knees to the right and your head to the left and relax again. Repeat once or twice. This exercise may be done once a day or when necessary.
Other remedies:
- Sleep with pillows supporting your back, legs and belly.
- Be careful to lift with your legs bent, using your legs to lift and not your back.
- Wear flat, supportive shoes.
Herbs for back pain:
- Wheat grass juice contains nutrients to strengthen muscles and keep the spine flexible. Soak wheat berries overnight, drain the water, and spread the wheat one berry deep into an inch of dirt on a cookie sheet. Water several times per day, harvesting the shoots when they are several inches high. Use a wheat grass juicer or blend the shoots with water in a blender, strain and drink.
- Nettle infusion is great for toning the kidneys (another potential source of back pain).
- Comfrey infusion provides vitamins and minerals to prevent backache.
- St. John's Wort is used for muscle spasm. Use 15-25 drops of the tincture in a glass of water every two hours as needed. For severe pain, add 3-5 drops of Skullcap tincture.
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