{"id":1271,"date":"2015-09-07T21:07:59","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T21:07:59","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-02-16T15:26:43","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T15:26:43","slug":"moms-back-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.boredmom.com\/?p=1271","title":{"rendered":"Moms & Back Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"
As a Mom, I feel like I’m constantly doing things to beat up my back. I carry heavy baskets of laundry, gallons of water, bend over doing gardening and other household work. I also sit a lot — either at the computer or while driving. All of these things can be a recipe for back disaster, and I’m no stranger to back pain. Thankfully I’ve found a few techniques and tools so I can self-manage my pain.<\/div>\n
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Here’s are some simple things to do to combat daily back abuse.<\/p>\n

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Opening up lower hips and lower back can help relieve sciatica nerve pain. Often as Moms, our hips can get tight and then the pain will slowly ratchet all the way up our backs as we get out of alignment. So, yes – tight hips can actually cause a headache!<\/p>\n

Hold the leg against your chest for about 30 seconds. Keep your other leg in a comfortable position – usually against the floor, either straight or bent at the knee.<\/p>\n

To add hip-flexing element to the stretch, use your hands to rotate your leg by gently pulling your shin across your body.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a video with five more quick stretches that are also super effective:<\/p>\n