Category Archives: rectus diastasis

Sensible advice for new mums about pelvic floor exercises

There’s a lot of good evidence which recommends pelvic floor muscle (pfm) training to avoid incontinence during and/or after pregnancy.  Yet not many women know about it, and not many are doing them!  A recent survey by health professionals revealed … Continue reading

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Physiotherapy In Pregnancy Essentials

Just because you’re pregnant doesn’t mean you have to put up with back ache, pelvic girdle pain or other pregnancy-related problems. Physiotherapy in pregnancy can really help women who are suffering from pregnancy-related problems to resolve or manage their symptons and/or … Continue reading

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Women’s health physiotherapy video – conditions related to pregnancy

In this Women’s Health Physio video Vicky explains what women’s health physiotherapists do and how they can help women with problems related to pregnancy cure, improve, manage or avoid getting their symptoms in the first place. Watch my other video … Continue reading

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Antenatal classes Sheffield: Essential physiotherapy for pregnancy

Did you know that two thirds of women who are pregnant suffer from back pain? Or that roughly one fifth complain of pelvic girdle pain (formerly called symphysis pubis dysfunction or SPD)? A proportion of women will also have problems … Continue reading

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