This week’s pregnancy symptom has been SI joint pain and hip popping so for our exercise of the week I’m going to show you a move that can help improve hip muscle activation, strength, and lumbopelvic stability. Pain and popping around the low back and hips are common during pregnancy and post-partum because of the […]
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To all my pregnant ladies or moms who have had babies this year, what a weird journey it has been. As I compare this pregnancy to my last, I can’t help but feel a sense of anxiety, uncertainty, fear, and loneliness. This year has separated us from our support systems, forced us to attend stressful
EXERCISE OF THE WEEK: Tennis Ball Massage Okay, so this is not your typical exercise of the week but more of a self-management trick to help get rid of those nasty knots in your muscles, to relieve tension, and to feel better. With all changes happening quickly to your body during pregnancy, it is extremely
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In the first trimester of pregnancy, we are all about preventing and preparing our body for the changes to come. But by the second trimester, we are seeing and feeling all the changes. Therefore, we shift our focus to MODIFY and MAINTAIN. Doctors of Physical Therapy are great resources to help you maintain your health,
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EXERCISE OF THE WEEK: WALL PELVIC TILTS Stiffness in the low back is one of those symptoms that seems to just increase more and more throughout pregnancy, especially as that bump grows. Today I want to share one of my favorite exercises to help relieve low back stiffness as well as to help you learn
The second trimester is often considered the “Honeymoon Phase” of pregnancy, but that doesn’t mean this trimester doesn’t come with its own set of fun symptoms. Along with persistent symptoms from the first trimester, the second trimester may leave you dealing with new issues that come along with a changing body and growing babe. Luckily,
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EXERCISE OF THE WEEK: Shoulder Stability Matrix Another common issue among new mommas is shoulder instability. You may feel popping with lifting and reaching tasks or feel like your shoulder shifts within the joint. This can occur due to the increased laxity and the increased demand on the shoulders with the many new tasks of
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Last week, we talked about how physical therapy can provide symptom relief during the first trimester of your pregnancy. Now what if you are one of those super blessed mommas that has no need for symptom relief – how can physical therapy possibly benefit you? Two word: PREVENTION and PREPARATION. Even if you are not
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Let’s start at the beginning. Pregnancy can bring on ALL sorts of symptoms from weird cravings to crippling back pain to crazy dreams to nausea and vomiting. And while physical therapy cannot address every strange pregnancy symptom, there are MANY that a Doctor of Physical Therapy can help with! NAUSEA Sorry, physical therapy cannot cure
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EXERCISE OF THE WEEK: REVERSE MARCH To kick-off our pregnancy and post-partum focused exercises is one of my favorite deep abdominal activation and strengthening exercises – the reverse march. This exercise focused on deep core activation, control, and lumbo-pelvic stability which is essential during this stage of life. During pregnancy and after giving birth, our