Are you healing from a vaginal birth?
In a vaginal birth the pelvis opens like a flower blooming and may not close completely on its own leading to many common symptoms
In a vaginal birth the pelvis opens like a flower blooming and may not close completely on its own leading to many common symptoms
- Discomfort in pelvic floor whether or not you tore
- Heavy feeling in pelvic floor at the end of the day
- Bladder leaking
- (Stress Incontinence -ie cough, sneeze or lifting)
- (Urge Incontinence -ie feel urge, but can't get to the bathroom in time
- Constipation and hemorrhoids
- Back & pelvic pain - caused by joint restrictions or misalignments
- Neck pain from sitting posture while feeding baby
- Coccyx (tailbone) pain with sitting and standing
Are you healing from a belly birth (c-section)?
During a C-section the abdominal muscle have NOT been cut, just the skin and fascia. However, this reduced the support the abdominal muscles can give you to the basic things such as get out of a bed or a chair, lift your baby and even walking.
As you reconnect with your body, common symptoms include
During a C-section the abdominal muscle have NOT been cut, just the skin and fascia. However, this reduced the support the abdominal muscles can give you to the basic things such as get out of a bed or a chair, lift your baby and even walking.
As you reconnect with your body, common symptoms include
- Abdominal soreness and pain with simple movements
- C-section scar healing
- Back & pelvic pain - caused by joint restrictions or misalignments
- Neck pain from sitting posture while feeding baby
- Coccyx (tailbone) pain with sitting and standing
- Heavy feeling in pelvic floor at the end of the day from inability to connect to support muscles
- Bladder leaking
- (Stress Incontinence -ie cough, sneeze or lifting)
- (Urge Incontinence -ie feel urge, but can't get to the bathroom in time
- Constipation and hemorrhoids
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What is DRA?
Why is it important to address?
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Are you ready to return to Exercise?
While you may be looking in the mirror and want to address the outside appearance,
It's best to start with how you FEEL on the inside.
When you start with the deep core muscles ie abdominals, back and pelvic floor first you will build strength, stability and stamina and reduce pain and fatigue
While you may be looking in the mirror and want to address the outside appearance,
It's best to start with how you FEEL on the inside.
- Do you have back, neck or pelvic pain?
- Do you have a heavy feeling in the pelvic floor at the end of the day?
- Do you have bladder leaking with cough, sneeze, laugh, lifting?
- Do you DRA-abdominal muscle separation?
- Do you start to exercise and make any of these things worse?
When you start with the deep core muscles ie abdominals, back and pelvic floor first you will build strength, stability and stamina and reduce pain and fatigue
What's included in care and recovery?
Elements frequently assessed
- State of the Art C-Section Scar Release Therapy (SRT) is a highly effective and straightforward treatment for minimizing the negative impact of scars. Including the reduction of appearance, fascial restrictions, deep adhesion that may be causing pain in other parts of your body.
- Upper back (rib cage) & Abdominal area: mobility, Diastasis Recti (DRA), Abdominal muscles, restriction around bladder and uterus and for healing and mobility
- Pelvis: mobility, restrictions and open birth pattern
- Internal Pelvic floor: muscles, scar, bladder, uterus, strength (ability to do a Kegel) concerns that may have been started during pregnancy
- Learning how to move, lifting and carry to reduce pain and stress on pelvic floor, back and neck
- Learning how and when to start an "exercise program" (if you are walking, lifting, and carrying baby, you have already started)