It is known that 1 in 3 women experience some urinary incontinence after having a baby and this common postnatal pelvic health issue can be a great barrier in return to exercise, especially high impact activities such as running.

Following the healing and recovery phase we always advise a gradual return to exercise with modifications.

During the first 4 weeks after delivery it is a crucial time for rest and recovery, wound support, and early muscle rehabilitation.

Did you know abdominal separation is one of the most common conditions that physiotherapists see in pregnant and postnatal patients?

pic via https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/abdominal-separation

Giving birth is one of life’s truly remarkable experiences and pregnancy and delivery (vaginal or caesarean section) are major events that bring about much change to your body and your life. Therefore, it is critical to understand how this process has affected you to enable optimal recovery postpartum and a safe return to exercise.

A Men’s Health Physiotherapist is a qualified physiotherapist with a special interest and further training in the area of the male pelvic floor.

Here are some of the pessaries we fit at Body Align Physio.

Pebble dropping into water. This is one of the visualisation cues we give women to assist in relaxing their pelvic floor prior to delivery.

Perineal massage has been shown to reduce the risk of an assisted delivery by 21% and can reduce the risk of higher-grade perineal tears by 64%.

40% of women and 30% of men have overactive bladder symptoms.

Women's health physiotherapists all over Australia continue to hear a similar narrative and phrase at postpartum appointments - “I wish I had have known”.