Postpartum physiotherapy
Recovery after birth - diastasis recti, caesarean and episiotomy scars, pelvic floor, milk stasis and engorgement.
The postpartum period is not six weeks of lying down after which the body returns to how it was before pregnancy. The abdominal wall, the pelvic floor and the scars need specific work - and the earlier it starts, the less there is to repair years later.
The first postpartum visit is best planned around week 3-6, even before your gynaecological check-up. If months or years have already passed, therapy still makes sense - scars and diastasis recti respond well long after birth.
I work with diastasis recti, mobilisation of caesarean and episiotomy scars, incontinence of urine, gas and stool, pelvic organ prolapse, milk stasis and engorgement, and a safe return to physical activity.
What you can come with
Back and hip pain after birth
Pregnancy and the postpartum period are when back pain appears most often.
Read more →Caesarean scar therapy
Failing to look after a caesarean scar properly brings a series of unwelcome consequences.
Read more →Diastasis recti
Diastasis recti is a widening of the linea alba, the band of tissue running between the two heads of the rectus abdominis muscle.
Read more →Episiotomy scar therapy
An episiotomy is a procedure performed during a vaginal birth. It most often runs down and to the side. The vagina, the perineal muscles and the skin are cut.
Read more →A weak or an overactive pelvic floor
The pelvic floor muscles serve a range of important functions, among them the normal working of the urinary, sexual and digestive systems.
Read more →Pelvic organ prolapse
The problem most often affects new mothers after birth and women going through menopause.
Read more →Incontinence of urine, gas and stool
A properly working pelvic floor muscle system is responsible, among other things, for holding and storing gas and stool, and for holding urine.
Read more →Milk engorgement and stasis
Engorgement and milk stasis are among the most common problems for new breastfeeding mothers, and often recur.
Read more →Getting back in shape after birth
A postnatal training programme matched to how long it has been since the birth - function first, then the pelvic floor and deep abdominal muscles.
Read more →Read on the blog
Book a visit
Appointments are booked online through znanylekarz.pl. If you are not sure whether physiotherapy is right for your problem, call me - we will sort it out in a few minutes.
In-person visit: 210-350 zł · Monday to Friday, 12:00 - 19:00 · every other Saturday 10:00 - 12:00