Postpartum Physiotherapy Sherwood Park

INTRODUCTION

Reclaim Your Strength and Confidence with Postpartum Physiotherapy

Motherhood is a beautiful and transformative journey, bringing joy, love, and a new set of physical challenges. At Emerald Hills Physiotherapy, we are dedicated to supporting new mothers as they navigate these changes. Our specialized postpartum physiotherapy in Sherwood Park is designed to help you boost your strength, confidence, and overall well-being, ensuring you can fully enjoy this precious time with your baby.

Why Postpartum Physiotherapy?

The journey through pregnancy and childbirth places significant stress on your body, often leading to issues such as pelvic floor dysfunction, abdominal separation (diastasis recti), back pain, and more. Our postpartum physiotherapy in Sherwood Park addresses these specific challenges, helping you restore function, alleviate pain, and enhance your quality of life. At Emerald Hills Physiotherapy, we adopt a holistic and personalized approach to postpartum care. Here’s how we can help:

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Why Postpartum Physiotherapy?

The journey through pregnancy and childbirth places significant stress on your body, often leading to issues such as pelvic floor dysfunction, abdominal separation (diastasis recti), back pain, and more. Our postpartum physiotherapy in Sherwood Park addresses these specific challenges, helping you restore function, alleviate pain, and enhance your quality of life. At Emerald Hills Physiotherapy, we adopt a holistic and personalized approach to postpartum care. Here’s how we can help:

Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation:

Pregnancy and childbirth often result in the weakening of pelvic floor muscles, resulting in issues such as incontinence and pelvic pain. Our targeted exercises and techniques help strengthen and retrain these muscles, promoting better bladder control and reducing discomfort.

Techniques and Modalities Used in Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation

  • Myofascial Release: At our clinic, myofascial release involves gentle, continuous pressure on the myofascial connective tissue to decrease pain and restore motion. This technique helps release tension and adhesions in the pelvic floor muscles, improving flexibility and reducing discomfort.
  • Trigger Point Therapy: We offer trigger point therapy, which targets specific tight spots within the pelvic floor muscles that can cause pain and dysfunction. By applying focused pressure to these points, we can relieve pain and improve muscle coordination.
  • Biofeedback Therapy: At Emerald Hills, we use biofeedback therapy with specialized equipment to provide real-time feedback on pelvic floor muscle activity. This helps patients learn to control and strengthen their pelvic floor muscles more effectively.
  • Shockwave Therapy: Shockwave therapy uses acoustic waves to stimulate tissue repair and regeneration. This non-invasive treatment is effective in reducing pain, improving blood flow, and accelerating the healing process of pelvic floor muscles and connective tissues.
  • Ultrasound Therapy: We employ ultrasound therapy, which uses high-frequency sound waves to penetrate deeply into tissues. This promotes increased blood flow, reduces inflammation, and accelerates tissue healing. This modality is particularly beneficial for alleviating pelvic pain and muscle tightness.
  • Dry Needling: We provide dry needling, which entails inserting fine needles into specific trigger points within the pelvic floor muscles to release tension, improve blood flow, and reduce pain. Dry Needling technique is highly effective in treating myofascial pain and muscle tightness.

Exercises used in Pelvic Floor Rehab:

Kegel Exercises: 

Our physiotherapists guide you through Kegel exercises, which entail contracting and relaxing the pelvic health muscles. By repeatedly engaging these muscles, you can improve their strength and endurance, leading to better bladder control and reduced pelvic discomfort.

Pelvic Tilts: 

We provide pelvic tilts to strengthen the lower back and pelvic muscles. This exercise involves gently rocking the pelvis back and forth while lying on your back with your knees bent.

Bridge Exercise: 

Our physiotherapists incorporate bridge exercises to engage the pelvic floor and glute muscles. Lying on your back with knees bent, you lift your hips towards the ceiling and maintain the position before lowering back down.

Pre And Post Natal Care

Abdominal Recovery:

Many women experience diastasis recti, a separation of the abdominal muscles, postpartum. We provide specialized techniques to safely close this gap, restore core strength, and improve stability.

Deep Core Activation Exercises:

Our physiotherapists focuses on deep core activation exercises that specifically target the transverse abdominis, the deepest layer of abdominal muscles. These exercises help draw the abdominal muscles back together and improve core stability.
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Pain Management in Other Parts of the Body:

During the postpartum period, many new mothers experience various types of discomfort, including back pain, neck and shoulder pain, hip pain, knee pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and leg pain. These discomforts can significantly impact your daily life and overall well-being. At Emerald Hills Physiotherapy, our experienced physiotherapists provide tailored treatment plans to address these common postpartum issues. By focusing on therapeutic techniques, such as myofascial release, joint mobilization, and soft tissue massage, we help alleviate all these pains, ensuring you regain strength and functionality.

Diastasis Recti Treatment
Addressing Incontinence:

Incontinence is a common issue many new mothers face after childbirth, often resulting in leakage due to urge or during sneezing. However, it doesn’t have to be a permanent problem. At Emerald Physiotherapy, we address incontinence by strengthening the muscles of the pelvic floor, improving bladder control, and enhancing overall pelvic health. Our physiotherapists guide you through targeted exercises and techniques, such as bladder training designed to restore muscle function and reduce leakage, allowing you to regain your confidence and comfort.

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Posture and Alignment:

Pregnancy often affects your posture, leading to back and neck pain. Our physiotherapists at Emerald Hills will guide you through exercises and postural corrections to improve alignment and alleviate pain.

Postural Awareness Training:

At our clinic, we emphasize postural awareness training to help you recognize and correct poor posture habits that may have developed during pregnancy.

How Postural Awareness Training Works:

  • We educate you on the ideal alignment of your spine, shoulders, and pelvis.
  • You’ll learn to identify and adjust improper postures in daily activities.
  • Consistent practice helps you maintain better posture naturally.
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Scar Management:

Whether you’ve had a cesarean section or an episiotomy, scar tissue can cause discomfort and restrict movement. Our gentle scar management techniques help reduce pain and improve mobility.

  • Scar Tissue Mobilization: Our physiotherapists provide scar tissue mobilization, which involves gentle manual techniques to improve the flexibility and movement of the scar tissue. By applying specific pressure and movement, we can help break down adhesions and reduce restrictions.
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Safe Return to Exercise:

Returning to exercise after childbirth can be daunting. We offer personalized guidance to help you safely resume physical activities, rebuild strength, and boost endurance without risking injury.

Gradual Progression:

We emphasize a gradual progression to help you safely rebuild strength and endurance. Starting with low-impact exercises, we slowly increase the intensity as your body adapts and recovers.

Examples of Gradual Progression:
  • Beginning with gentle stretching and breathing exercises.
  • Progressing to light aerobic activities like walking or swimming.
Pre And Post Natal Care

Addressing Postpartum Depression and Enhancing Mental Health Through Postpartum Physiotherapy

Both cesarean and vaginal deliveries require postpartum care and treatment. At Emerald Hills Physiotherapy, our comprehensive postnatal physiotherapy program not only tackles these physical challenges but also reduces postpartum depression by alleviating pain and discomfort, promoting physical activity, enhancing body confidence, and providing a supportive environment.

Our physiotherapists guide new moms in deep breathing with abdominal contraction exercises, which release endorphins, alleviate pain, and restore strength, helping you enjoy time with your baby while boosting your mental state. Our caring physiotherapists offer emotional support and encouragement, helping you feel understood and less isolated while providing holistic care to ensure overall physical and mental well-being during the postnatal period.

Meet Our Expert Physiotherapist, Navdeep Kaur

At Emerald Hills Physiotherapy, we are proud to introduce our experienced and passionate physiotherapist, Navdeep Kaur, PT, BPT, CMT, MIAP, MCPA. Navdeep graduated from G.N.D University in India with a degree in Physiotherapy and brings 17 years of experience in physical therapy in various hospitals and clinics across India and Canada. She is a Certified Pelvic Floor Therapist, trained to fit vaginal support pessaries for pelvic organ prolapse and stress incontinence, and has completed the Dynamic Pelvic Floor Piston for Rehab and Fitness Course. Navdeep is also a Certified Manual Therapist, certified in Level I and II Acupuncture and Advanced Manual Manipulation. Specializing in Dry Needling, Vestibular and Concussion Rehab, and treating Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Navdeep’s extensive knowledge and compassionate approach ensure you receive outstanding care tailored to your specific needs.

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Feel Your Best

Feel Your Best After Childbirth with Emerald Hills Physiotherapy:

Postpartum physiotherapy in Sherwood Park helps in reclaiming your body and enhancing your overall well-being after childbirth, ensuring you feel your best during this transformative period. At Emerald Hills Physiotherapy, we're committed to providing personalized care that caters to your precise needs, helping you regain strength, improve mobility, and reduce any discomfort or pain you might be experiencing.

Ready to start working out postpartum and reclaim your health? Don't wait any longer! Contact Emerald Hills Physiotherapy today to schedule your postpartum physiotherapy consultation. Our experienced physiotherapists are eager to help you achieve your health and fitness goals.