Prenatal & Postnatal Physiotherapy - What Should You Know?

Physiotherapy is recommended to the expectant mothers and the new mothers by experts to ease out the troubles and lessen the strain related to different phases of pregnancy, childbirth, and nursing. Therefore, it is recommended in both the Prenatal as well as Postnatal periods. But it has to be ensured that the type of treatment is followed strictly under the eye of an expert professional.

While Physiotherapy is not the same as Personal Physical Training, though it has components closely related to it and overlapping it. Physiotherapy is a medical profession which deals with pain management and treatment by identifying the root cause of it and working towards its elimination. It treats through medically prescribed methods like heat therapy, massages, exercises, and electrotherapy.

The treatment options in Prenatal Physiotherapy include treatment for back pain, core stability training (for prevention and treatment of back pain and pelvic pain), flexibility training, pelvic floor muscle training (to address urinary incontinence), posture training, joint alignment programs, massages for relieving strain and electrical stimulation therapy.

Pelvic floor muscles support the bowel, bladder, anus, urethra, uterus, and vagina. Pregnancy and childbirth strain these muscles and make them drastically weak. Pelvic floor muscle training is therefore highly recommended for gaining back strength to make sure that problems like poor bladder control are avoided later in life. Pelvic rocking, pelvic rolling, and abdominal stretch are other recommended exercises in Physiotherapy for postnatal strength training.