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Lower back pain in pregnancy

Filed in Back, March 15, 2009, 3:30 pm ,

Both during and after pregnancy, women are subjected to altered mechanical stresses that affect the lower back and frequently result in lower back problems. As the new infant develops in the mother’s womb, two simple changes occur that influence the woman’s posture.
First, there is the gradually increasing bulk and weight of pregnancy.