Pregnancy and Postpartum PT

Solving pelvic floor and core problems during pregnancy and postpartum:

Pelvic floor and core conditions commonly seen related to pregnancy and childbirth benefit most from a combination of manual therapy (external only during pregnancy, combination internal and external during postpartum), therapeutic exercises, and patient education. We also frequently use surface EMG biofeedback to help our patients know what their pelvic floor and core muscles are doing when they exercise and when they do functional activities.

Common pelvic floor and core conditions treated at PelvicSmart include:

• Urinary conditions: Stress, urge and mixed incontinence, urinary frequency during the day and night, urinary urgency

• Bowel conditions: Bowel incontinence, gas incontinence, constipation

• Pelvic organ prolapse

• Core muscle weakness and DRA (abdominal muscle separation)

• Pain conditions:

  • Pelvic pain with intimacy, tampons, or gynecological exams

  • Pelvic girdle pain (SI pain, pubic symphysis pain)

  • Buttocks of tailbone pain with sitting

  • Muscular-related abdominal pain

  • Back, hip and groin pain