Keywords
pelvic health, postpartum care, birth healing, pregnancy issues, pelvic floor therapy, C-section recovery, pain during sex, C-sectionscar, labor preparation, women's health, physical therapy
Summary
In this episode of Prepared for Parenthood, part two of a two-part series, we interview Lynn Schulte, a pelvic health physical therapist, who discusses the importance of supporting the pelvic floor muscles and organs during pregnancy and in the postpartum period. Lynn discusses common issues faced by women, such as postpartum pain during intimacy and Cesarean scar tissue pain, and how pelvic floor PT can help alleviate these. She shares how recent research has shown that keeping the abdominal muscles strong during pregnancy can support easier recovery and movement postpartum and how “closing the bones” after birth helps restore healthy pelvic floor function.
Takeaways
~ Postpartum pain during intimacy is common but not normal and can be supported to heal through pelvic floor physical therapy.
~ A Cesarean birth leads to scar tissue that can restrict healthy movement of the muscles and organs in the pelvic floor. Symptoms caninclude back pain, incision site pain, and bladder issues. These can also be healed with proper pelvic floor physical therapy.
~ Abdominal exercises that keep the muscles strong can be practiced during pregnancy, newer research shows, allowing for a more easeful birth and recovery postpartum.
~ “Closing the bones” postpartum also allows for easier recovery.
Guest Contact:
For clients: https://www.centerforbirthhealing.com
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Dr. Stephanie Dueger: info@preparedforparenthood.com
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