top of page

pregnancy Physical Therapy

DSC_9966.jpg

Pregnancy related Pain

  • Pubic symphysis Pain (or “lightning crotch”)

  • Lower back pain

  • Hip pain

  • Tailbone pain

  • Rib pain

  • Sciatica

  • Pelvic pain (with intimacy, using the bathroom, resting, or with activity)

  • Pelvic girdle pain (pain that seems to wrap around from the front to back on one or both sides)

  • Pain with walking (or the pregnancy waddle)

  • Plantar fasciitis or foot/ankle pain

  • Carpal tunnel or hand/wrist pain

Prenatal Care

  • Incontinence, urinary leakage

  • Urinary frequency and urgency

  • Constipation (hard, infrequent or difficult to pass stool)

  • Bowel urgency or leakage (leakage of solid, liquid or gas)

  • Managing hemorrhoids or painful bowel movements  

  • Pelvic organ prolapse (feeling of pelvic pressure, heaviness, bulging, dragging)

  • Pain with intimacy (new or ongoing)

  • Nutrition for bowel/bladder health and overall pregnancy wellness

  • Activity and exercise prescription (how and when to move or exercise based on your body, goals, limitations)

Birth Preparation

Our Birth Prep Program consists of sessions spread across the 3 trimesters and includes:

  • How to relax the pelvic floor well in preparation for delivery

  • How to contract the pelvic floor effectively in cases of pressure, heaviness, and for optimal postpartum recovery

  • Best pushing strategies for your body and to reduce pelvic floor injury during delivery

  • Ideal pushing positions to avoid pelvic floor injury and finding those that feel best in your body

  • Education and tools for pain management and movement for both stage 1 and 2 of labor

  • Collaboration with you partner to teach pain management and supportive techniques 

  • Education on current research and best practices for births in various settings

  • Preparing your physical space for labor, how your environment impacts your nervous system and birth

  • How to advocate for you, your baby, and your desires/needs in any birth space

  • What questions to ask your provider

  • How vaginal or cesarean recoveries are similar/different 

  • Education on the types of interventions available in various birth settings and pros/cons of each one - to help you make informed decisions about your care

  • Prenatal and postpartum nutrition for optimal pregnancy and postpartum

  • Preparing for postpartum healing

  • Postpartum movement, return to exercise and how to reconnect to your pelvic floor

  • What symptoms to look for postpartum that warrant treatment or discussion with a provider

  • What is normal/not normal after having a baby

  • What to expect with your first bowel movement or care for hemorrhoids

bottom of page