Expectant mothers have plenty to worry about during pregnancy. (If you ever doubt it, Google phrases like "Can I eat" and "Is it safe" and look at all the popular worries autocomplete dredges up.) Besides food limitations, travel restrictions and swollen ankles, back pain during pregnancy is a common problem.
Whether it's lower back pain or middle back pain, these aches can be distracting or, even worse, almost incapacitating. Fortunately, Dahn Yoga offers a number of techniques that can give mothers-to-be a little relief.
Where do these backaches come from? According to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, once a woman reaches her second trimester, her center of gravity begins to shift.
In order to stand upright, a pregnant woman must lean back, putting strain on her dorsal muscles. The American Pregnancy Association adds that hormonal fluctuations and stress can make this back pain worse.
The weight of a baby can even aggravate sciatica because it presses on the delicate nerves in your pelvis and legs!
To ease backaches during your second and third trimesters, consider trying a few minutes of soothing, gentle Dahn Yoga.
