Pregnancy, labour, and delivery create many changes in a woman's body - some slowly over several months, and some acutely due to trauma during labour and delivery. All women who go through this amazing process change the way they use their muscle system to stabilize the lumbopelvic region and transfer loads through their bodies. The Postpartum Health for Moms program is designed to identify the non-optimal strategies and movement patterns specific to postpartum women, then promote and restore optimal form and function of the lumbopelvic region through education, exercise and changing movement patterns.
The goal of this program is to provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to restore optimum function of your low back and pelvis. The program specifically addresses the consequences which occur through the experience of pregnancy and delivery. The information delivered, as well as the exercises and movement strategies taught, will help to restore optimal stabilization strategies for your low back and pelvic girdle. Optimal stabilization and movement strategies can potentially reduce the risk of future low back and pelvic pain, as well as prevent problems such as uterine prolapse and bladder dysfunction.
The program runs periodically during the year at Innovative Fitness in White Rock and is taught by a team member from Diane Lee & Associates - Consultants in Physiotherapy. The program consists of educational information as well as practical exercises all directed towards learning the right exercises for restoring optimal function of the deep abdominal wall and the pelvic floor. The full program was developed by Diane Lee & Linda-Joy Lee - See Products.
You will be provided with a workbook which contains all the educational materials as well as plenty of space to write your own notes. There will be an opportunity to see that you are doing the exercises correctly by watching the muscles via ultrasound imaging.
For further information and registration please email Innovative Fitness at whiterock@innovativefitness.com .
