throughout your pregnancy we provide:
- guidance with the do's and don'ts of exercise
- specific exercise prescription for women with high risk pregnancies, including incompetent cervix, placenta praevia, pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes
- minimise pain, including pelvic girdle (front pubic bone and back sacroiliac joints), lower, mid and upper back, ribs and neck
- guidance on posture as the structure of your body changes
- tailbone pain, also known as coccydynia
- carpal tunnel syndrome (tingling and numbness in the fingers)
- round ligament pain
- abdominal separation management
- lower limb, vulval and round ligament varicosities
- treatment of numbness, pins and needles of the legs and/or feet and toes
in preparation for labour and delivery we provide:
- pelvic floor assessment to check for pelvic muscle strength, activation and correct relaxation
- education on all options for delivery modes, including risks associated with each to facilitate informed decision making
- guidance with perineal massage and Epi-No as options to reduce risk of tears
- cueing and coaching on second stage pushing techniques
- guidance with safe and effective birthing positions
- conservative pain management strategies including Obstetric TENs machine and breath techniques
in the early stages of postpartum recovery we provide:
- individualised return to exercise program based on your goals
- pelvic floor assessment, using the results to guide pelvic floor rehabilitation
- diastasis recti assessment (aka DRAM or separated abs), using the results to guide core rehabilitation
- management of any postpartum pelvic floor changes, including vaginal heaviness/pressure, constipation, faecal incontinence, difficulty with wind control, urinary incontinence (even leaking just a bit when you cough or sneeze) and painful sex
- step-by-step guidance on postpartum cesarean section management including scar pain, lower abdominal tightness and muscle weakness
- management of hand conditions including postpartum carpal tunnel syndrome and DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis (aka "mother's thumb" or "mother's wrist")
- postpartum neck, shoulder, hip and/or lower back pain management and postural guidance