Integrating Physiotherapy Into Your Postpartum Recovery Plan
What should the standard of care look like for a postpartum woman? For many, this only includes a 6 week postpartum check up and an additional follow up 1 year later with their OB/Gyn or midwife. This may feel like an inadequate amount of postpartum resources, but what if we could change the postpartum recovery plan and include pelvic health physical therapy? That’s one of our missions at Revitalize Physical Therapy and below we will explain 4 reasons why we feel so passionate about providing postpartum physical therapy at our clinic.
Birth is a Major Medical Event Deserving More Follow Up Care
There are some medical procedures that the healthcare industry will immediately refer to physical therapy for improved surgery and mobility outcomes. One surgery that comes to mind is a knee replacement.
Many pelvic health physical therapists are trying to change the narrative around postpartum care to include a physical therapy assessment around your 6 week OB/Gyn or midwife visit. At this visit your medical provider discusses many important topics including mental health, breastfeeding concerns, general pelvic health recovery and wound healing. However, this does not leave enough time for the practitioner to educate on scar massage, core and pelvic floor strengthening, and return to exercise guidance. A pelvic floor physical therapist can be a great addition to the recovery team to educate on these additional topics!