Pre-Post Natal Care
Our physiotherapists are trained in helping women to optimize their physical health during pregnancy, labour, delivery, and the postnatal period.
How long is the postnatal period following the delivery of a baby?
For the rest of that mother's life!
This is why it is important to understand the healthy progression of becoming pregnant and delivering a baby as it has a lifetime's worth of effects (mostly good). Following an ACL tear, most people will have a surgery or undergo extensive physical rehab for a significant time period. After a woman goes through a very laborious process of delivering a baby, her health is often neglected as the baby's care is now in the forefront.
We are here to help support the mother in this very joyous and life-altering experience.
Prenatal Period
We do functional assessments and provide treatment plan to ensure that the mom-to-be is aligned and is feeling physically well for the duration of her pregnancy. Some of that treatment may involvemanual therapy, prenatal yoga therapy with a Certified Yoga Instructor, and prescription exercises to make sure all the right muscles are strong, flexible and coordinated. We help to prevent problems that may arise during the normal process of pregnancy and labour & delivery.
The most common problems are: (these conditions should be described in pelvic floor section)
- Diastesus rectus
- Urinary incontinence
- Coccydinia
- Pubic symphysis pain
- SIJ instability
- Lumbar pain
- Plantar fasciitis
- Edema in the lower extremities
- Cramping