There are techniques and positions that can reduce back pain during sex. The best back-saving sexual positions you should use depends on your specific back problem. For women who have a disk condition, you should keep your back in a neutral to very slightly arched position.
Your options are:
1. lying face down, pillow under your hips, and your partner on top;
2. kneeling on the floor, elbows on a chair and your partner behind you;
3. sitting on his lap, facing him, with his hand giving back support.
If your pain is caused by arthritis or other degenerative changes, try keeping your lower back slightly flexed so that it is flattened, not arched. This takes the pressure off the pain areas.
Your best options:
1. the missionary position with both knees bent as much as is comfortable;
2. being on top;
3. lying on your side with your partner behind you.
If your pain is caused by sacroiliac joint pain, which is usually one-sided caused by trauma, overuse or pregnancy.
Your best options:
1. the missionary position with your leg on the side that hurts, up over your partner;
2. lying on the side that does not hurt with a pillow supporting the bent leg;
3. lying on your back with your partner on their side with one of your legs over their
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