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Lower back and leg, knee pain
Hello, I had a normal delivery in the month of February since then my lower back and legs especially knees hurt alot. Pls suggest me what to do. Also will this last lifelong?
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As u told ur r post partum. U must know that during pregnancy due to hormonal changes and stretching the ligaments of pelvis become weak more over increase abdominal girth during pregnancy also put more stress over lower back muscles. Causing pain in lower back .
Also during and after pregnancy there is weight gain which again puts more pressure on your knee joints cartilage. Causing pain there.
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try to reduce weight.
pelvis floor excercises
lower back strenthing excercises
tab Dolo 650 mg a SOS
volini gel x local application x tds
general conditioning excercises like walking,cycling and yoga
Health Tips
avoid squatting, sitting crosslegged ( paalti), bending forward and mopping floors.
avoid Indian toilets use English one
avoid stairs, use lift instead.
high protein, low carbohydrate and no fat diet.
continue calcium and vit d as in pregnancy.
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Any injection give in your low back while delivery to reliev pain ?
As you said normal delivery full term . Post delievery back ache and knee pain are common complaint . And need not worry about it.
As u have just delivered . And must be nursing mother to baby.
Not advisable to take any medicine now .
X-rays can't be taken as again a nursing mother.
So we can wait.
Next Steps
best u can do is
1. rest
2. avoid sitting on ground or lower surface
3. avoid forward bending and weight lifting (even baby)
sit down and lift up is advisable.
4. geting up from bed - turn side ways and get up help releive pain.
5. avoid indian washroom .use commod recommended
6. while sitting take proper back rest. do not sit for long hours at one place change positon or take walk for 5 min.
7. Hot fomentation for low back thrice per day for 20 min for 7 days.
8. apply volini gel for backn and your knees thrice per day after fomentation.
9.knee as it is joint better to apply ice pack instead of hot water bag
if not comfortable with ice can apply hot water bag. and then apply volini gel on knees .
10 Medicine calcium and vit d3 supplement to continue as it must be give by your gynac doctor.
any furthe queries plz connect with us. or your local Orthopaedic doctor.
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Hello,
I understand you have post partum pain in lower back and knees.
However it is important to know if there was any pain before delivery?
Also some more details in your history are missing
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Dr. Sandeep Saraf Agarwal
Orthopedist
15 yrs exp
Visakhapatnam
U NEED TO CONSULT WITH ME DIRECTLY THROUGH PRACTO
DR SANDEEP SARAF AGARWAL
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Dr. Pranav Patel
General Physician
11 yrs exp
Vadodara
I understand that you might be feeding the baby.
In such situations there is increased requirement of Vitamin b12 and d3.
Supplement yourself.
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