1. While sitting in a chair or in a car, try using a small pillow in the natural curve of your lower back. This can take some of the strain off the small muscles that line the spine.
2. Consider going to a prenatal exercise class. The more you strengthen the abdominal muscles in your core area, the less work your back muscles will do.
3. When you need to bend, try bending at your knees, not your waist. This way the large muscles of the upper thigh are doing the work.
4. Avoid twisting and bending at the same time. If you do need to pick something up, turn your entire body to face the object and then bend at the knees to pick it up.
5. If you’re lying down on your back and need to get up, first roll to your side and then use your hands and arms to push yourself up (instead of sitting straight up).
I've been experiencing back pain during my pregnancy. How can I feel better?
