Had Cesarean With The Spinal Anaesthesia. Back Pain While Standing Or Bending. How To Get Relief?
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Back pain after an epidural anaesthesia during caesarean section is a common problem. It can happen due to a nerve injury or extreme stretching after the procedure. Most of the times this pain subsides within six months of childbirth without any treatment.
I would suggest that you consider seeing a spinal specialist and see if with an MRI or CT they can determine any specific pathology of spine causing the pain.
It might be related to scarring, otherwise termed adhesions, of the dura mater of the spinal cord, or leaking of cerebrospinal fluid at the site of the epidural into the epidural space if it goes in too XXXXXXX
The pain can be relieved by doing a hot fomentation and applying a local analgesic gel. Stronger prescription drugs like muscle relaxants or gabapentin might be needed in persistent pain.
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It seems that your problem is related to a muscle stiffness. You need to do adequate warming up before starting the exercise. It will take some time before your muscles regain the tone. You can start with mild aerobics to regain the flexibility.
Doing a hot fomentation and applying local analgesic gel will help in reducing the symptoms.
I suggest you to try back strengthening exercises by extension of the back muscles which can be taught by your Orthopedician or Physiotherapist. This will help to relieve the possible muscle spasm which causes the pain.
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