Lumbo-pelvic pain, which can be defined as, pregnancy related low back pain or pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain, occurs in 24%-90% of women while they are pregnant (Van Benten et al., 2014). Although this usually goes away after birth over 1/3rd of women still have pain 1-year post pregnancy (JOSPT, 2014). What is Pelvic Girdle […]
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As promised here are some core exercises that I started while I was pregnant and am still continuing today! Transverse Abdominis (TA) Activation Sitting against the wall, best to sit on a ball for beginners Take a deep breath and while slowly exhaling pull your belly button to your spine keeping everything tight. Hold for 3
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Do you have a diastasis? I DO! Surprisingly, being in the medical field I had never heard much of this before becoming pregnant. When I was about 20 weeks along I noticed this strange ‘ridge’ forming in the middle of my stomach every time I leaned backwards or got out of bed. Naturally, I freaked
So, I’m currently 33 ½ weeks pregnant. Getting down to the home stretch! This has been such an overwhelming experience that I don’t even know where to start. I have learned so much about myself, the human body, and the miracle of creating a human being! Most importantly I feel this has been a life
