Search MENU Home Services Offered Gynecology Birth Control Obstetrics Urogynecology Breast Health Patient Forms Employment Domestic Violence Glossary Contact Us		Alaska Women's Health, PC   4115 Lake Otis Parkway   Anchorage, AK 99508   awh@akwomenshealth.com   Exercises for Relief of Minor Discomforts During Pregnancy   FOR UPPER BACKACHE: Sit tailor fashion (cross-legged) on the floor or in a straight chair. Place your hands on your shoulders, pull your elbows back, then up towards your ears, then forward. Try to make a circle with your elbows.   PRESSURE ON RIB CAGE: Sit tailor fashion on the floor. Raise your arm on the affected side over your head. Place your opposite hand on your hip. Bend towards your unaffected side.   FOR STITCH IN SIDE: Lie on your unaffected side and assume a relaxed side-lying position. Bend your knee to your chest on your affected side.   TO LOOSEN INNER THIGH MUSCLES FOR DELIVERY: Sit tailor fashion on the floor, place your hands on the inside of your knees and press towards the floor. When you no longer feel stretch in this position, place the soles of your feet together and press your knees towards the floor.
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