Pre- and Post-Natal Pain

Lower back and pubic symphysis pain during pregnancy are contributed by multiple factors including deconditioning, hormonal changes, increased body weight, and postural change.

During pregnancy, the body becomes more flexible due to hormonal changes. This helps to create space for the baby, and prepare for delivery. Increased flexibility, together with increased body weight and change in posture, calls for better muscle strength and endurance to control posture and movement. Optimal muscle control is the key to pain free movement.

While massage, maternity belt and kinesio taping provide temporary pain relief, training up the muscle system is crucial for longer-lasting effect. At Physio Edge, we help you to establish a simple daily exercise routine to achieve long-lasting pain relief. We also help to establish other daily habits to promote healing.

Addressing the issue early helps to prevent the pain from persisting beyond pregnancy.

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Every mom experiences diastasis recti due to pregnancy. In most cases, the body heals itself in the 6-12 months after delivery. However sometimes the healing process may not be optimal, impairing the force transmission among the abdominal muscles, leading to problems such as back pain, pelvic pain, incontinence, as well as a protruding tummy.

To treat diastasis recti and its accompanying symptoms, an appropriate strengthening program is the key. The exercises need to be well-balanced to adequately activate the correct muscles yet not over-exerting the system at the same time.

At Physio Edge, we guide you through a step-by-step process to maximize the outcome for diastasis recti.

Many new moms suffer from neck and shoulder pain while taking care of their newborn. This is commonly due to repetitive carrying of the baby, poor posture, poor muscle strength and endurance, increased weight of the breasts, and ongoing hormonal changes during breastfeeding.

Such a multifactorial problem need multifactorial solutions. Most women rely on massage to relieve the symptoms, but most times it only provides temporary relief. At Physio Edge, we address the underlying causes of the problem to provide you better relief within shorter time, for longer-lasting effect.

On the day of your appointment, our physiotherapist will visit you at your home. The therapist will take a detailed history of your condition and assess your area of pain. Treatment including manual therapy, Kinesio taping, and exercises will be conducted where necessary. We also advise on other daily habitual changes to promote pain relief. The whole treatment session will last around 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Our therapist need to assess your condition in detail to be able to advise on how many sessions are required. Usually it ranges between 2-5 sessions.