For acute back pain, use an ice pack at the site of pain, anywhere between the site of pain and the brain, or on the side opposite the pain. Because of the gating mechanism in the central nervous system, intense cold at any of these locations may beat a pain message to the brain. An ice pack may even be applied to the back of the woman's neck for the duration of a contraction.
-Adrienne B. Lieberman, Easing Labor Pain, Harvard Common Press, 1992
Reprinted from Midwifery Today E-News (Vol 1 Issue 42, Oct 15, 1999)
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