Postpartum Back Pain
Postpartum rehabilitation is about re-gaining and maintaining muscle control. It’s not a quick fix but a lifelong journey of regular pelvic exercises.
POSTPARTUM CORE EXERCISES & LOWER BACK STRETCHES
Postpartum rehabilitation is a healing and muscle re-education process that can take several months.
On top of weight loss and pelvic floor related challenges, new moms are often dealing with chronic pain in the lower back, pelvis or hips.
The nature of this pain is biomechanical.
Women’s joint mobility increases during pregnancy due to the high level of a hormone called Relaxin.
Stretched out core muscle tissues do not provide sufficient support to the pelvis and lumbar spine.
Pelvis Out of Alignment
The weight of the baby during pregnancy pulls the lumbar spine, pelvis and hips out of a Neutral Position, leading to Anterior Pelvic Tilt and Hyperlordosis.
An asymmetrical posture and carrying the newborn on one side of the body leads to:
Hypermobility makes Sacroiliac Joints unstable during pregnancy and several months after childbirth.
Pelvic Floor Muscles
Pelvic Floor
Kegel exercises are a first step in the re-education of the pelvic floor that supports the uterus, bladder, rectum, and, together with 35 other core muscles, provides stability to the pelvis.
Some studies have suggested that a simultaneous contraction of the pelvic floor and deep core muscles such as Transversus Abdominis and Internal Obliques, is nearly 70% more effective at reducing urine loss episodes in women.
Save your time by doing your Kegel exercises with simultaneously tilting your pelvis toward the 12 o’clock marker. Advanced Exercise for Pelvic Floor Muscles.
Transversus Abdominis Muscle
The Pelvic Clock® helps you do the following:
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