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​Fit For Pregnancy
​prenatal physiotherapy

Want to keep fit & healthy in your pregnancy & avoid aches & pains such as common pregnancy related conditions such as pelvic, back or rib pain, carpel tunnel or plantar fascitis.
Treatment can include:
  • Postural & biomechanical analysis & advice
  • Core muscle training including the abdominals, pelvic and back muscles
  • Education and assessment of the pelvic floor muscles
  • A bespoke rehabilitation & exercise programme to help you continue to remain active and healthy in pregnancy
  • Soft tissue & manual therapy
  • Taping to facilitate optimal muscle function
Getting your body 'pregnancy fit' and an initial assessment can start before taking your first pregnancy test or folic acid tablets.

There is no other comparison in life to the changes to the human body and increase in demands to that which is required during pregnancy. A favourite saying of mine is that the pregnant body must be robust to cope with the vast changes that mums to be go through.

Just because you are pregnant does not mean you have to put the rest of your life on hold or be in pain.


The Mummy MOT
postnatal physiotherapy check

Recommended for all new mums
​Mummy tummy worries?
Backache?
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The time after giving birth is very hectic, and if you get the time to think about yourself and start to think about addressing any physical problems you may have, it is hard to know where to turn for help or how to get started. The Mummy MOT is designed for this reason & will focus on your individual needs, problems, or desires of getting back to a certain activity as a new mum.

​What to expect from a Mummy MOT:
  • Posture and biomechanics alignment check
  • Abdominal muscle assessment & Diastasis Rectus Adbominis check (tummy muscle gap)
  • Examination of the Pelvic Floor Muscles
  • Pelvic and core stability muscle assessment &
  • Screening for bladder, bowel or sexual dysfunction 
  • A bespoke safe postnatal rehabilitation programme tailored to your body's needs, lifestyle & fitness goals
  • Scar tissue management
  • Bladder & bowel retraining
  • Functional assessment with education on safe lifting, carrying & feeding postures and techniques
  • Bespoke & safe return to exercise & sport rehabilitation programme

​Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Physiotherapy

Pelvic floor physiotherapy could be beneficial for you if you are experiencing the following;
  • Bladder or bowel dysfunction including urgency, frequency, leakage (incontinence) or emptying difficulties
  • Pelvic Organ Prolapse symptoms including a sensation of vaginal dragging or bulge 
  • Sexual dysfunction symptoms including painful sex (dyspareunia)
  • Pelvic pain
Not all women's health issues are present during the child bearing years but in fact they can appear many years later around the menopause.

Pelvic floor physiotherapy can be beneficial even if you have been experiencing symptoms for years. It's never too late to make a difference.

What is covered in pelvic floor physiotherapy assessment & treatment;
  • A detailed screening of bladder, bowel & sexual dysfunctions
  • Request to complete a bladder or bowel diary if deemed relevant to help acquire further insight into any issues
  • Assessment of related musculoskeletal issues such as posture, breath and hip control
  • An internal examination of the pelvic floor muscles by a postgraduate qualified physiotherapist
  • Feedback on the findings with a bespoke physiotherapy treatment plan including an exercise and rehabilitation programme, and recommendations of further physiotherapy treatment or medical support deemed appropriate​.
All 1-2-1 sessions are as follows;
​£75 Initial Appointment (1 hour)
£45 Follow up treatment sessions (30 minutes)

*THESE SERVICES ARE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE BETWEEN NOV 2018-MARCH 2019 DUE TO MATERNITY LEAVE*

Pregnancy Pilates & Core Fitness Course

Wanting to stay fit and toned and avoid unwanted aches and pains in pregnancy?
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*NO FUTURE COURSES SCHEDULED BETWEEN NOV 2018-MARCH 2019 DUE TO MATERNITY LEAVE*

​Over the six week course I will support you through a progressive pilates & core fitness programme, specifically tailored to the pregnant body and the changes in which it goes through at this unique time.

What is covered in this course;
  • Aerobic exercise to maintain fitness and help you cope with the increasing cardiovascular demands on your body through pregnancy. National guidelines recommend 150 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic exercise a week for a healthy pregnancy
  • Education on the pelvic floor muscles which are a very  important group of muscles requiring particular focus at this time in a women's life as they ca become under strain in pregnancy and birth. You will practice how to incorporate them into daily exercise and activities.
  • Core exercises to develop the support of the deep abdominal, back and pelvic stability muscles to aid your body to cope with the increasing demands placed upon the musculoskeletal system at this time
  • Gentle strength & resistance exercises using resistance bands and gymballs - national pregnancy exercise guidelines recommend two sessions a week of strength & conditioning exercises for a healthy pregnancy.
  • Education and exercise to help you prevent & self manage common pregnancy related musculoskeletal conditions such as pelvic and back pain, carpel tunnel and plantar fascitis.
  • Relaxation & deep diaphragmatic breathing techniques to calm the mind & quieten the body at this time of change in your life. These can serve as excellent strategies to a hypnobirth aproach to labour.
  • FREE access to the pregnancy pilates closed Facebook group where you can find pregnancy related exercise and health videos and advice to support you with exercising outside of the class and help you to maintain a healthy and active pregnancy.​

Postnatal Pilates & Restore Your Core Course

​Keen to safely return to exercise after birth & learn more about your body now as a mum?​
Start healing from the inside out with this postnatal specific pilates & restore your core course before returning to higher level exercise
Next courses:
  • 7th November - 12th December at 10.45-11.45 /12-1pm
  • 2nd January - 6th February 2019 at 10.45-11.45 & 12-1pm.
  • 13th February - 20th March 2019 at 10.45-11.45 / 12-1pm
This class which is suitable from 6 weeks afterbirth focuses on optimising your recovery by taking you through a progressive course of core recruitment exercises specifically designed for targeting those key areas that can become weak, stiff or painful following pregnancy & birth.

Pre-crawling babies are welcome! As a new mum myself I recognise the challenges of being away from your baby and finding any 'me time' for you to exercise at this early time. This course is designed for you with that in mind, so feel free to bring along bouncers and blankets to keep your little one comfortable.

What is covered in this course;
  • Postural education and exercises: aimed at targeting common issues such as 'the mummy hunch' acquired from repetitive feeding positions
  • Pelvic floor activation and control exercises. Preventing underactive (weak) or overactive (tight) issues of this group of muscles which can contribute to continence or pain symptoms afterbirth.
  • Deep abdominal muscle exercises to reduce 'the mummy tummy'
  • A check for Diastasis  or 'tummy gap' at the beginning and end of the course. A diastasis commonly develops during pregnancy to accommodate your growing baby and can sometimes need specific exercises to help it improve.
  • Diaphragmatic breath education and restoration: our breathing pattern and control can be greatly altered during pregnancy and regaining this can help optimise our core recovery afterbirth 
  • Restoring stability and strength to key muscle groups affected from pregnancy & birth such as the back, hips, upper and lower legs, shoulders and wrists.
  • Safe progressions of low impact / intensity exercise to aid your return to pre-pregnancy exercise levels without compromise to your pelvic floor and back.
  • Resistance bands and gymballs to gradually progress the core muscles....be prepared to get a little warm!​
  • FREE access to the postnatal pilates closed Facebook group where you can find exercise and postnatal health videos and advice
  • After the class feel free to have a coffee, chat and feed with the other mums in our quite studio snug or head across to the pub over the road!