What common pre/post-partum conditions can Physical Therapy help?

Some common conditions that Physical Therapy can help are:

• back (neck, midback, lower back) and pelvic pain

• postural deficits resulting from changes in center of gravity during pregnancy

• rib cage pain

• diastisis recti

• pain resulting from instability due to hormonal changes

• urinary incontinence

• pelvic organ prolapse

Physical Therapy may include:

• corrective exercise prescription and therapeutic exercise programming for both pre-natal and post-partum

• postural and body mechanics adjustments

• education on body changes

• manual therapy techniques to treat musculoskeletal pain