Postnatal Physiotherapy
Helping women before and after pregnancy with physiotherapy.
Pregnancy causes a dramatic change on the body, and the recovery of getting back to your former self can be a significant journey also. There are common physical challenges and ailments that require professional assessment and management. If you are experiencing one or more of the below symptoms, it is important to talk to your General Practitioner (GP) and who may recommend you to a physiotherapist:
- Weakness in your stomach and pelvic floor muscles
- Leakage of urine when sneezing, coughing, exercising
- Urgency or rushing to the toilet, with or without leaking
- Frequent urination
- Difficulty initiating urination
- Problems emptying the bladder completely (including after-dribble)
- Leakage of feces or wind
- Urgency or rushing to the toilet
- Constipation and/or difficult emptying
- Pain with sexual intercourse
- Neck or back pain
- Pelvic girdle pain
- Pain in the vaginal, vulval, pelvic, coccyx, rectal or bladder region
Common Postnatal Injuries
Some common postnatal injuries are:
- Prolapse of the uterus
- Prolapse of the vagina
- Cystocele and cystourethrocele - Bladder/Vaginal Hernia
- Enterocele - Vaginal Hernia
- Rectocele - Rectal/Vaginal Hernia
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
Sycamore Health is currently not offering women's health or continence physio, Contact us for a list of people who can help
Common Postnatal Treatments
Sycamore Health has a number of medical professionals specialised in musculoskeletal therapies (physiotherapy). Located in Morayfield on Brisbane’s northside, Sycamore Health has staff fully qualified and specialised in physiotherapy and massage to properly assess, treat and manage your symptoms and your recovery.
Some common postnatal physiotherapy treatments are:
- Individualised exercise programs for pelvic floor and abdominal muscles
- Abdominal brace
- Specialised diet
- Bladder training
- Circulation exercise
A professional assessment at Sycamore Health will help get to the cause of the issue and provide the right treatment to get it resolved.
... and so much more! These are simply the most common conditions, but anything muscular, joint or skeletal in nature is where physiotherapy shines. Physiotherapist's are also qualified in rehab, pilates, hydrotherapy and exercise prescription. There's a reason physiotherapists are considered the movement specialists!
How does it all work?
They also give a little bit of homework, usually exercises. These are are designed to decrease pain, improve strength and restore function, and are vital to your recovery.
Sycamore Health is currently not offering women's health or continence physio,
Contact us for a list of people who can help
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Wait, there's STILL MORE?
Yep! We're so convinced you'll love physio, that we even offer a FREE initial assessment. This appointment is a 15 minute, no-obligation assessment where you can explore how physiotherapy could benefit you. If you love it, we'll even treat you for half price, right then and there!