Prenatal & Postpartum
Prenatal physical therapy treats back, pelvic and hip pain during pregnancy and helps you prepare for delivery. Postpartum physical therapy treats ab separation, leaking, prolapse and C-section recovery, and guides a safe return to exercise. Call PAR Physical Therapy in Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet, South Carolina to ask whether a therapist on our team sees prenatal and postpartum patients.
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During pregnancy
Pregnancy back pain
Weight shifts forward and the spine adapts. Therapy eases the strain. See Back Pain.
- Posture and movement
- Sleep positions
Pelvic girdle pain
Pelvic girdle pain includes SI joint pain pregnancy brings, and pubic bone pain pregnancy causes with walking or turning in bed.
- SI joint and pubic symphysis
- Sciatica
Birth preparation
Learning to breathe, move and relax your pelvic floor can make labor feel more manageable.
- Positions
- Pushing mechanics
After the baby is born
Your body has done a lot, and the six-week visit is not the end of recovery.
Diastasis recti
Separation between the abdominal muscles. We guide core retraining and avoid movements that push the gap out.
C-section recovery
Scar mobilization, gentle core work and a graded return to lifting and walking.
Postpartum pelvic floor
Postpartum physical therapy looks at leaking, heaviness and painful sex. See Incontinence, Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Pelvic Pain.
When to start postpartum physical therapy
Most people start after the six-week checkup, with their OB's okay. Gentle breathing and walking can begin sooner if your OB agrees. The overview of the pelvic muscles is on pelvic floor therapy.
Return to exercise after baby, and running after pregnancy
Returning to running is a staged plan, not a date.
- Pelvic floor muscle training and core retraining first
- Strength work for hips, glutes and trunk
- Walking, then a graded return-to-run program
- Stop and call if you leak, feel heaviness or have pain
Wrist pain from carrying and feeding a newborn
Constant lifting and holding can irritate the wrist and thumb. If your hands tingle, see Carpal Tunnel for what we can do.
Prenatal and postpartum care in Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet
Call either clinic and ask whether a therapist on our team treats this. If we are the right fit, we will find you a time, and if not, we will say so.
We see patients in Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.
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