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Postnatal Physiotherapy: Advice after pregnancy

A woman’s body undergoes tremendous changes during pregnancy as well as postnatally. These often result into pain, discomfort and sometimes medical conditions. Postnatal physiotherapy can help resolves these post pregancy issue, namely pelvic floor pain, diastasis recti (bulging belly), lower back pain, Urinary incontinence, Sciatica among others. Physiotherapists at Back to life attend to several of these postnatal concerns of new mothers across clinics in Nagpur

Your body during pregnancy and after child birth

Pregnancy and childbirth can bring immense joy, but a pregnant woman’s body goes through tremendous changes that can notably affect her day-to-day life. In a relatively short span of time, the centre of mass changes, the pressure on the organs rise and there is increased weight to be carried. While some uneasiness is expected, the discomfort can get overwhelming. Doing simple preganancy excercise and forming healthy habits can help you in multiple ways including the following:

• cope with many of the bodily changes that happens because of pregnancy.
• reduce injuries and problems in the future.

A physiotherapist is the best person to go to concerning these points. Physical Therapy will not only help prevent and/or ease distress in context with aches, pains and incontinence, but will also help you all the way for:
• preparing you for labor’s physical stress and
• getting you back in shape after your baby is born.

What is postnatal physiotherapy?

Post-natal physiotherapy encourages you to start a little bit of exercises as soon as possible after delivery. It gives you more information on how to look after yourself and about what things you need to be careful of. The exercises conducted during a PNC physiotherapy session are safe, they will help you recover and make you feel good about yourself. The physiotherapist in charge of you will carry the exercises forward with gradual progressions. PNC physiotherapy will mainly target:
• your abdominal muscles
• pelvic floor muscles,
• the back,
• your bowel and bladder functions and
• give you ergonomic and postural advices
• corrections for child care and other functional activities.
There are many benefits of exercises to you and to your baby

1) It makes you feel better by releasing endorphins (natural chemicals in brain). This makes you more confident about yourself to take up a new responsibility and change in life.
2) It relieves backaches and improves your posture by toning muscles in your back, buttocks, and thighs.
3) Exercises also eases the common ailments like cramps, swollen feet, heel pain, etc.
4) Exercises help you sleep better by relieving the stress and anxiety.
5) Regular exercises for minimum 10-15 minutes helps to reduce constipation by accelerating movement in your intestine. This will take of your nausea and reduced hunger.
6) The very important role of exercises in delivery is, it prepares you and your body for birth - Strong muscles and a fit heart can greatly ease labor. Gaining control over your breathing can help you manage pain. And in the event of a lengthy labor, increased endurance can be a real help.
7) You can avoid unnecessary excessive fat deposition with exercises. So, you can also get back to your pre-pregnant weight, lose fat and improve fitness early after delivery.
8) Exercise improves baby's ability to fight with stress from outside atmosphere after delivery. It also improves oxygen and glucose supply to the baby making it healthier.
Combine cardio exercises with body toning work outs. Toning will include exercises to strengthen abs, back, thighs and also chest and arms. This will help you avoid the agony of joint pains and to maintain good posture. Stretching is highly recommended in pregnancy. It is relaxing and will take care of muscles tightness. The Kegel's exercises are meant to develop strength in pelvic floor muscles, the muscles which support womb, bladder and bowel. Developing good strength in these muscles improves ability to control and relax these muscles better this prepares you for labor and delivery. We at Back to life take care of each and every aspect of pregnancy exercises. Also help you get back to pre-pregnant posture and tone in few months time.

It will help treat problems that have occurred because of pregnancy and help prevent future physical problems. Post-natal physiotherapy will help you look after yourself even while looking after your baby.