PELVIC HEALTH
Prenatal and postnatal pelvic health is designed to assist women prevent, recover from and cope with health issues that arise during and after pregnancy
Different stages of a woman’s life bring different health challenges. Our goal is to empower women with knowledge, guidance and exercises needed for them to meet each challenge.
What challenges do women face?
Women must prepare for, live through and recover from the effects of puberty, pregnancy, childbirth, hormonal changes and eventually menopause. Restoring the core is an important part in the post- partum phase to minimize future problems. At any stage in life, it is never too late to start retraining your core.
What conditions can we help to avoid/treat:
Pelvic floor dysfunction
- Stress incontinence
- Urgency/frequency
- Painful bladder syndrome
- Painful intercourse
- Constipation
- Fecal/gas incontinence
Vaginal/rectal pain
- Persistent pain
Muscular imbalance & core stability
- During pregnancy
- Post- partum
Back, pelvis, shoulder, neck pain
What treatment is involved?
Initially, an assessment is completed to determine your specific concerns and needs. Your physiotherapist will then design a program that is specific to your needs. Treatment for the condition mentioned, have been shown to be very successful
An internal examination is required for all pelvic floor and core dysfunction.
Approach to treatment:
Exercises
- Strengthening of pelvic floor
- Core stabilization
- Stretching of hips/back/pelvic
- Yoga
Postural retraining
Balance and function retraining
- For sports and everyday life activities
- Pelvic floor
- Internal external scar mobilization
Manual therapy
- Extremities/spinal joint mobilizations
- Trigger point release
- Soft tissue works in preparation for delivery
Electrotherapy
- Ultrasound and TENS
Take a moment to ask yourself:
- Do you dribble when you sneeze, laugh, run or exercise?
- Do you consistently run to the bathroom in case?
- Do you have hard time to get to the bathroom on time (“key in the door” syndrome)?
- Do you have difficulty holding stool or gas?
- Do you feel like your pelvis is too loose? Like your tail bone / pelvis is twisted?
- Do you have pain in your pelvis/back when getting out of the car, getting up from sitting, standing and walking for too long?
- Do you have knew/hip pain when running, going up/down stairs or hills?
- Do you have back pain when picking up your child?
- Do you want to have an easier delivery and prevent incontinence & pelvic pain?
- Do you have neck, back, or shoulder pain with childcare?
- Since you had your children, do you have pain in the vaginal/labial area with intercourse?
- Do you go several days without a bowel movement?
- Do you have difficulty passing your stool?