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The phase of pregnancy is the most beautiful in a woman’s life. This phase reveals a lot of information about one’s body and even helps to accept the rapid changes that take place during and after pregnancy. The changes do not take place only during pregnancy, but even after the delivery of the baby as well. It is seen that most expecting mothers feel pain in joints, legs, etc, even after the surgery is over and the baby is out. The pain after delivery is consistent and severe pain that can make one’s life difficult especially as age progresses.
The phase of arthritis, post-pregnancy is stressful for women, as they undergo many hormonal changes and they must take care of the newborn baby. Having a nourishing diet helps in recovering from postpartum depression etc. To have a better understanding, let us see what it means, its causes, ways to manage it, and a few remedies. Let us study them one by one as follows:
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Arthritis is a term that defines joint pain. The pain and the inflexibility in one of the joints or even more are the major reasons for arthritis. This disease can gradually develop with time or can even happen suddenly. This can affect adult as well as children. Having good information can help the people suffering through it and even help the patients to be able to manage it in a better way.
There are different types of arthritis and they are as follows:
Pregnancy is quite a difficult yet amazing phase of a woman’s life. It is commonly seen that expected mothers suffer from the problem of arthritis, especially after the birth of the child. There are many underlying causes which could be lack of nutrition, fitness, etc. However, a few of them need to be looked at and they are as follows:
It is common for women who have had this issue prior to the pregnancy phase, as this problem decreases once the women are pregnant as the immunity system shifts off, but it again revokes after delivery. To make it more complicated most of the medicines that effectively managed arthritis during pre-pregnancy time cannot be taken during the breastfeeding phase of the mother (some drugs can pass through the milk to the baby).
The problem of Arthritis is a common one and can occur at all ages. This problem generally aggravates post-pregnancy. It deteriorates for the women after the pregnancy phase is over as the body is already fighting from the changes that have taken place during pregnancy and arthritis adds up to weaken the system further.
There are a few tips that can be used to control the occurrence of Arthritis after pregnancy and some of the measures are as under:
It has been seen that arthritis is a very common problem among expecting mothers. There is no set process for getting rid of the joint pain after delivery. There are though certain home remedies apart from the medical help that one can resort to for reduction of pain to a certain level.
Some of the common home remedies that can be applied are as follows:
It is advisable to follow a light fitness regime daily. These are done to keep one active. This helps to regulate the pain. Doing exercises that put less pressure on the joints like swimming should be encouraged. It is highly recommended to seek medical assistance before starting it though.
Another common technique is the application of the hot and cold technique which helps in reducing pain. One can use hot bags or take hot baths then use cold packs to get rid of the pain in the joints. But care should be taken not to put them directly on the skin. It should always be wrapped in a towel and then applied to the concerned areas.
Body massage is the mantra for healing the pain as a good and light massage on the joints by oneself or an expert works great. One can even resort to the application of different oils, and ointments, which can help to reduce joint pain.
Acupuncture is yet another technique that can be used to get relief and it can be done with proper help or by oneself if one is aware of the right movements.
Therefore, one should be able to do exercises that help in strengthening the muscles and along with medical assistance get into a fitness regime. The pain and the twinges are a natural phenomenon that is a part of the pregnancy and post-pregnancy phase. If the recovery time is offered to the body, with a balance of relaxation methods the pain automatically starts to subside. So, it is important to follow the home remedies and tips along with proper nutrition and care and help to alleviate the pain.
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