{"id":7032,"date":"2023-09-02T14:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T09:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/?p=7032"},"modified":"2025-04-16T18:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T12:54:00","slug":"physiotherapy-during-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/physiotherapy-during-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Physiotherapy During Pregnancy and Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>html { scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 5em; .table_of_contents {margin: 25px 0; padding: 10px; background: #F2F5F7;} .table_of_contents a { text-decoration: none; }}<\/style><div class='table_of_contents'><h3>Table of Contents<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"#physiotherapy-helps-in-dealing-with-the-changes-in-your-pregnant-body\">Physiotherapy Helps in Dealing with the Changes in Your Pregnant Body<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#reducing-pain\">Reducing Pain<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#boosting-the-strength-of-the-pelvic-floor-muscles\">Boosting the Strength of the Pelvic Floor Muscles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#keeping-you-ready-for-labour\">Keeping You Ready for Labour<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#physiotherapy-can-help-you-come-back-to-normal-activities-after-the-delivery-of-your-baby\">Physiotherapy Can Help You Come Back to Normal Activities After the Delivery of Your Baby<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Hi! All the mummies-to-be out there! You must be super excited about the most beautiful phase of your life. Isn\u2019t that so? This beautiful part of your life comes with its share of struggles. You\u2019ll be undergoing cramps, pain, swelling, vomiting, etc.\u00a0 While you must visit your healthcare practitioner on a daily or weekly basis to keep track of your pregnancy, you must also visit a physiotherapist to get some relief from the not-so-welcome signs and symptoms of your pregnancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, here, a question should come to your mind &#8211; Is physiotherapy safe during pregnancy or not? To answer that question, physiotherapy is a part of medical science that studies the movement of every human being, and is a solution to many physical pregnancy problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what are the benefits of physiotherapy during pregnancy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"physiotherapy-helps-in-dealing-with-the-changes-in-your-pregnant-body\">Physiotherapy Helps in Dealing with the Changes in Your Pregnant Body<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From the first trimester of your pregnancy to the last, you\u2019ll be undergoing several unimaginable bodily changes. Thanks to your soaring hormones, you\u2019ll notice these changes in yourself. Your physiotherapist can help in easing the changes and strengthening the core.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reducing-pain\">Reducing Pain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lower back pain and hip or pelvic pain are the most common <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/tackle-symptoms-pregnancy\/\">symptoms of pregnancy<\/a>. Moreover, as the baby develops and the centre of gravity shifts, you\u2019re more likely to feel pain and strain in the upper and lower back parts of your body. That\u2019s when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9087601\/\">physiotherapy comes into play<\/a>. While getting physiotherapy done, your physiotherapist would use different types of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/prenatal-massage-benefits\/\">prenatal massages<\/a> to deal with your pain. He or she would also give some physical exercises to relax your muscles, joints, bones, and ligaments and keep them much more relaxed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"boosting-the-strength-of-the-pelvic-floor-muscles\">Boosting the Strength of the Pelvic Floor Muscles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the progression of your pregnancy, you\u2019d adapt your body to give birth to your baby. The pressure of the developing baby goes down the pelvic floor and makes it heavy. The reason your centre of gravity shifts, and the kidney works more, is to make you visit the washroom more often. Getting physiotherapy done can help strengthen the pelvic floor muscles.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"keeping-you-ready-for-labour\">Keeping You Ready for Labour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The pregnancy journey from the first trimester to the last is not all that hunky-dory. You\u2019re, after all, nurturing another life inside you, and you\u2019ll need a lot of strength to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/can-induce-labour-natural-way\/\">naturally induce labour<\/a> and give birth to a baby. Your physiotherapist may advise you on finding a comfortable position while you\u2019re in labour. In case you feel uncomfortable in a position you\u2019re in, you might very well change your direction. That said, you can practice wide-ranging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/pelvic-floor-muscles-exercises-pregnancy\/\">pelvic floor exercises<\/a> to keep you ready for your labour, and meditation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"physiotherapy-can-help-you-come-back-to-normal-activities-after-the-delivery-of-your-baby\">Physiotherapy Can Help You Come Back to Normal Activities After the Delivery of Your Baby<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like your physiotherapist assisted you during your pregnancy, your physiotherapist will guide you after you\u2019ve delivered your baby. Well! You can visit the physiotherapist 6 to 8 weeks after the delivery of the baby. The pelvic floor hasn\u2019t been able to regain strength after childbirth, and pain isn\u2019t completely undeniable. So, during the physiotherapy sessions, the physiotherapist would help you understand everything that is happening with your pelvic floor and help you plan a few postnatal exercises to reduce the pain.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if you\u2019re one of those expecting a child, try to get the help of physiotherapy from the first trimester. Physiotherapy in the first trimester mostly focuses on your sitting and standing posture as well as some of your pre-existing musculoskeletal difficulties. By the time you hit the second trimester, with physiotherapy, you will improve your mobility and flexibility and strengthen the spine.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the moment you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/third-trimester\/\">enter the third trimester of your pregnancy<\/a>, breathing exercises and relaxation techniques in physiotherapy can help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Physiotherapy Helps in Dealing with the Changes in Your Pregnant Body Reducing Pain Boosting the Strength of the Pelvic Floor Muscles Keeping You Ready for Labour Physiotherapy Can Help You Come Back to Normal Activities After the Delivery of Your Baby Hi! All the mummies-to-be out there! 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