Pregnancy and Post-Partum
Helping you prepare for birth, address pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy, post-partum complications including diastasis recti, incontinence and pelvic pain, and giving you guidance back to your exercise goals after baby. Conditons treated include but not limited to:
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Pregnancy
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Preparation for childbirth: perineal massage training, pelvic floor muscle training
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Treatment for pelvic floor and girdle pain, groin pain, bladder and bowel issues
Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain
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Occurs in 20% pregnant women (Vleeming et al. 2008), and research suggests that sever pain can persist in 7% of cases for more than 2 years post-partum (Wu et al 2004).
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This can have an adverse impact on the quality of life for a pregnant or post-partum woman.
Post-partum
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Comprehensive evaluation for pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic floor re-education
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Treatment for painful scars
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Treatment for bladder and bowel dysfunction
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Treatment of low back, pelvic girdle pain, and carpal tunnel syndrome
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Dyspareunia/pain with intercourse in the postpartum
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Practical advice during the post-partum period
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Home exercise program guidance for a safe return to exercise in the post-partum
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Post-partum abdominal retraining, treatment advice for rectus divarification/diastasis recti (separation of the abdominal muscles) - occurring in 60% of pregnant women.
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Pelvic Plus Physio - helping you find freedom in motion!
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References:
Vleeming A., Albert H. B., Ostgaard H. C., Sturesson B. & Surge B. (2008). European guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic girdle pain. European Spine Journal 17 (6), 794-819.
Wu W. H., Meijer O G., Uegaki K., et al. (2004) Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPP), I: terminology, clinical presentation, and prevelence. European Spine Journal 13 (7), 575-589.