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What You Need to Know

85% of women will have a baby in their lifetime. There has been a lot of uncertainty in how to train, when to train, and when to return to training during and after pregnancy. If you are moving or working out on purpose, you ARE an ATHLETE! We can help guide your rehabilitation through this unique time in your life. We can help in each aspect of your journey: pelvic floor, pregnancy, postpartum.
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Pelvic Floor

What if you didn't have to deal with leaking, heaviness, or pain? All these things are common, but we can play a large role in helping you live your life without these inconveniences. We provide care for urinary incontinence, painful intercourse, urinary frequency and urgency, diastasis rectus, pelvic organ prolapse, and more. The root of the problem is oftentimes multifactorial, not just one thing. We treat the whole person, not just the pelvic floor!

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Pregnancy

Dealing with aches and pains? Do you want to know how to scale or modify your workout to stay in the gym during pregnancy? We can help guide you through your pregnancy journey to keep you in the gym and help prepare you for returning to the gym and daily life postpartum.

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Postpartum

Every woman is different. There are general time frames in which women return to lifting and running, but every woman's journey and time of return is different. We will make sure you are physically and mentally ready to return to your desired recreational activities. Whether it's pelvic health concerns, when and how to return to your desired workouts/exercise,  or just daily aches and pains associated with caring for little ones, we've got you covered!

Book a Free 15-min Pelvic Floor Consult

Pelvic Floor, Pregnant and Postpartum Athlete Roadmap

Here's how it works:

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    Step 1: Assess and Train

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    Step 2: Teach and Train

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    Step 3: Load it!

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Step 1: Assess and Train

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Assess and Train Awareness, Range of Motion, and Strength for the Movement or Task

The first thing we need to do is find the root of the problem. Is it a strength, coordination, or timing issue? By first identifying where the deficits are we can better target our action plan.
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Step 2: Teach and Train

Pregnant woman bracing her core during breath work in training her pelvic floor.

Teach and Train Proper Bracing Techniques Relative to the Task and the Load of the Task

Free breathing, exhale on exertion, closed glottis, valsalva? When should I do what? We will teach you when to use different breathing techniques based on the volume, duration, and load of your task as well as your body's fatigue to allow you to be successful. It's important to integrate the pelvic floor through cues and breath. 
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Step 3: Load it!

Pelvic floor patient working out under supervision of a qualified physical therapist

Load it!

We need to accumulate sub-threshold volume. The pelvic floor is just like any other muscle. We need to train and load it to be able to handle heavy loads in the gym, as well as daily stressors.

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Can Help YOU

 

Find out how our Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy can benefit you within one appointment! Talk with one of our doctors of physical therapy who specializes in pelvic floor therapy to discover a plan to get you back to your best today.

Remember:

  • Leaking isn't normal (during working out or otherwise)
  • Body changes during pregnancy do not need to completely restrict your activity
  • Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy is a key part of postpartum recovery
  • Pelvic pain or feelings of "heaviness" can be solved without any surgery
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