During this two-hour face-to-face session, our Women's Health Physiotherapist will teach you practical skills to help avoid and manage common pregnancy-related musculoskeletal challenges. Topics inlcude:
- Activity and exercise in pregnancy: Why? What kind? How much? How often?
- Pregnancy related Low back, hip and pelvic girdle pain; including pubic symphysis and sacroiliac joints
- The pelvic floor and pregnancy and the post-natal period
- Carpal tunnel and forearm, wrist and hand pains
- Swelling/Oedema
- Abdominal muscle separation or DRA/DRAM in pregnancy and early post-natal period
- Massage and relaxation
- Early postnatal recovery: Pelvic floor after birth of any kind, DRAM, handling baby, back and pelvic pain after birth, return to movement and exercise
- Questions and requests for other topics is strongly encouraged
The session is designed as your first port of call for any Physiotherapy-related issues in pregnancy and follow up can be organised by the clinician if required.
Please book to attend this session from 22 weeks of pregnancy.
A postnatal group session is also available to support your recovery in the first few months after the birth of your baby - you can ask more about this during this antenatal session if you are interested, or details will be in the booklet you receive after your birth.
To get the most out of your time with our Women's Health Physio, we recommend accessing online module 8 on our website: https://bendigohealth.org.au/PregnancyCare/
When: Wednesdays, 2.30-4.30pm
Where: Education Room, Level 3, Bendigo Health (Main Hospital)
100 Lucan Street, Bendigo 3550
* Due to the nature of these sessions we kindly ask that only the pregnant person attends *
