Dr. Manali Grover explains the Cat and Camel exercise and its benefits in pregnancy especially if you have back pain
The cat and camel pose or the Marjaryasana. Put your hands on the mat, bend your knees, ankles on the floor.
Inhale as you arch your back and exhale as you round your back.
Make sure as you breathe in, you relax your pelvic floor muscles and as you exhale, tighten your pelvic floor muscles.
Make sure, you maintain the alignment of your spine and be in awareness of your breath as you arch and you round your spine.
Repeat this asana at least 10 times. This asana is very helpful in lengthening the hip muscles, the back muscles, and abdominal muscles. It helps to increase the flexibility of your spine as well as your pelvic girdle. It is very beneficial because, in this position, the weight of the baby is offloaded from the mother’s spine.
It is very helpful and beneficial in the case where the woman is suffering from back pain or any kind of hip-related pain.
