What is pelvic floor PT in pregnancy?
The care that helps your body adapt to the load and geometry changes of pregnancy in a way that protects the joints, the abdominal wall, and the floor of the pelvis. Not just delivery prep.
In plain language.
Pelvic floor PT during pregnancy is not about delivery prep alone. It is the care that helps your body adapt to the load and geometry changes happening over forty weeks, in a way that protects the joints, the abdominal wall, and the floor of the pelvis from breaking down.
It is also one of the most effective things we can offer for the back pain, hip pain, and SI joint pain that many patients accept as part of pregnancy but do not have to.
What it addresses.
Patients during pregnancy often come in for:
- Pelvic girdle pain, including SI joint and pubic symphysis pain
- Low back pain that worsens by trimester
- Round ligament pain
- Sciatica-pattern leg pain
- Diastasis prevention work
- Preparation for delivery, including pelvic floor lengthening and pushing mechanics
What makes our treatment different.
Not just delivery prep. We address the back pain, hip pain, and SI joint pain along the way, the things many patients accept as part of pregnancy but do not have to.
All trimesters, positioning adapted to where your body is in the moment. No prone work after the first trimester unless we have adapted the setup. The manual therapy is dosed to what the day allows.
Coordinated with your OB. We share notes when it helps the plan. For delivery prep specifically, we work on pelvic floor lengthening, pushing mechanics, breath coordination, and labor positioning.
Begin with a closer look.
Book a 60-minute evaluation, or call to talk through where you are first.