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Pregnancy leads to several changes in a mother's body including the physical, mental and hormonal ones. While these changes start disappearing on their own after delivery, in some cases, it advances and causes great discomfort. Sleep deprivation, fatigue, breastfeeding, lifestyle habits, disrupted routine: all these changes can take a toll on the mother's health. One of the common issues that most mothers face after delivery is muscular pain. The aches and pain in the various body parts are generally a result of uterine contractions during delivery, incisions, breastfeeding, incorrect posture and chemical changes. To ease these acute pregnancy-related pains, a mother requires physiotherapy treatment.
Here are five physiotherapeutic interventions done post-pregnancy that every new mother should consider:
Pelvic floor muscles are responsible to provide support to the womb during gestation. However, during vaginal birth, these muscles stretch to their utmost limit i.e to 4 times their normal size. In this process sometimes they even get ruptured. Due to all these extreme changes, the muscles require rehabilitation. A physiotherapist vigilantly examines and assesses the muscle condition of the pelvic region and accordingly provides its treatment.
Pregnancy causes the two main abdominal muscles to get distanced from each other. Performing something specific can help to repair these distanced and weakened muscles. Regular exercising as instructed by the physiotherapist can help to thicken and strengthen the muscles and assist them to fix the separation.
Soon after the delivery, a mother experiences pain in the pelvic girdle and the back. The reason for these pains is the constant bending of the head and rounding of the shoulders while carrying or breastfeeding the newborn. Suitable exercises and physiotherapy interventions can help a mother to get rid of this pain.
It's the contraction and dilation across the pelvic muscles that causes urination or excretion. Since these muscles are also accountable for carrying the womb, their rupture or deformity can cause severe pain and dysfunction. Such dysfunction can easily be rectified with physiotherapy help.
It is crucial to bring the body back to the normal non-pregnant state after delivery. To be fit and perform a mother's duty better, new moms are required to plan out their exercise and meditation routine. Physiotherapy programs can help you reach your goal successfully by providing physical strength to the body.
Following these five steps consistently will help you overcome the changes caused to your body by childbirth. It is essential to realize this and visit a physiotherapist to plan out your routine properly.
The article is authored by Dr. Sameera Gupta, an acclaimed physio - occupational therapist & award-winning obesity management specialist, founder & medical director at DR. Sameera's Physio Slim Clinic.
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