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Back pain relief? Heat or ice?

GinnyJ2012GinnyJ2012 member
in August 2014 Moms
I've been having intense contractions off and on all day, but nothing consistent. Is it better to use heat for back pain caused by contractions or ice? With DS my water broke after my second painful contraction, and I went to the hospital, so I never had time to try back relief methods.


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Re: Back pain relief? Heat or ice?

  • RacllaRaclla member
    I know showers help with contractions, so I would say moist heat.

    If it's just in your back and feels like something pinched or inflamed, ice alleviates that type of pain better.

    You could always rotate ice and heat. 15 on, 15 off and then rotate.
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  • shevaCCshevaCC member
    edited June 2014
    I don't know about heat or ice but my doula recommended the cat/cow stretches for back pain a while ago. Basically you get on all fours then alternate between a flat back and a curved back where you're tucking in your tailbone.

    ETA - I've heard to do 20-25 at least, holding for a few seconds each
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  • Allison7Allison7 member
    It depends on what hurts...muscle pain should get heat. The heat relaxes the muscle and makes it more flexible. If it is a pinched nerve, then you want ice. And I second doing some stretches. I have found that prenatal yoga helps with both pinched nerves and tight muscles.
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