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What causes back pain (scoliosis) during second pregnancy?

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Pregnancy: Causes: strain , arthritis, changed posture, kidney stones, obstruction or infection, herniated disk, shingles , sciatica among many others. Talk to your physician.

Answered 4/29/2015

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Dr. Edward Hellman answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Multifactorial: There are a lot of potential reasons back pains worsens in pregnancy. These include the weight gain involved, the distribution of the weight gain, and hormonal influences just to name a few. Pregnancy itself does not usually cause or worsen scoliosis. Thank you for the question.

Answered 3/28/2013

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