How can I avoid back pain during sex?

To avoid back pain during sex, you need to be evaluated and diagnosed properly; then you need to communicate with your partner to find what's most comfortable for you. Watch physical therapist Peggy Brill discuss how to prevent back pain during sex.

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You want this to be a very intimate and trusted position to have this sensuality and not be distracted by pain

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or be bracing yourself because you're worried about back pain. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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Avoiding back pain during sex is-- you know, first of all, you need to get evaluated and find out how do you relieve your pain when you're not having sex?

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You know, getting on your belly, doing press-ups, does that relieve your pain, or lying on your back, pulling one knee to your chest, two knees to your chest,

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doing a routine like more stretching in that direction? Again, everybody's different, and they need to be individually evaluated and diagnosed

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by a physical therapist that can tell you how do you restore that function? And then when you're looking at the sex,

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you know, part, like, you know, how do I keep my spine supported? Again, with the pillows under the low back is great.

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Just like as if you were sitting in a chair, you'd put a pillow in your low back that feels better. Kind of explore that.

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Honey, let me get a pillow under my back. Or why don't you try this, you know, because that feels better on my back.

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You know, again, you want this to be a very intimate and trusted position to have this sensuality and not be distracted by pain

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or be bracing yourself because you're worried about back pain. Because, again, that affects not just you, but your partner.

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