Can you exercise during pregnancy? Firstly, congratulations on your big news! What a time to be alive! Now that reality is setting in, I wanted to reach out to expecting Mums in the Gungahlin region. Keeping up your regular exercise levels is crucial to you and your new baby’s health.
By being guided by a Women’s Health Physiotherapist through the pregnancy process, as well as collaborating with your GP, you can expect to benefit greatly from treatment at our clinic. [Read more…]
Mastitis is a common condition and this article will discuss how you can manage mastitis, including how physiotherapy can help you.
First of all, congratulations! Revel in this amazing experience and enjoy every minute. But secondly, keep yourself informed so you can look after yourself and ultimately your new-born baby. [Read more…]
Is post-natal Pilates right for you? Getting back into exercise is tough after having a baby. Limited sleep and a never-ending to do list can make regular exercise seem unachievable. Your body has been through a lot during pregnancy and birth. It’s important to allow your body time to recover and to get back into exercise gently.
Doing the right type of exercise after giving birth is important. Returning to high impact exercise (such as running and team sports) before your body is ready can increase your risk of long-term pelvic floor weakness and pelvic organ prolapse. Strengthening your pelvic floor and abdominal muscles provides your body with the strong base it needs to return to high impact activities safely.
We’ve already written about tips to improve and keep your pelvic floor strong. You can read more about returning to sport and exercise after birth here and here.
Post-natal Pilates is an excellent way to target those muscles most affected by pregnancy and birth. It also increases your whole body strength and fitness in preparation for returning to other forms of exercise.
The pelvic floor is an important group of muscles that support your bladder and bowel within the pelvis. For females the pelvic floor is particularly important for supporting the uterus and should be a priority after childbirth. Take a look at our Pre & Post natal physiotherapy services.There are five things males and females should think about if they are experiencing incontinence, heaviness in the pelvic floor region, or, for females, if they have had children.
Mother’s Day is coming up quick and if you haven’t found the perfect gift as yet, then Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy have a few unique gift ideas for you to consider.
Everyone loves a relaxing massage and the health benefits are numerous. However, we tend to put off doing those things that can be so beneficial for us. In fact, stress reduction and relaxation are essential facets to maintaining a healthy and long life and this is where massage can help by;
An excellent opportunity exists at Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy for a motivated physiotherapist interested in looking after a diverse range of clients, developing their therapy skills, being challenged and wanting to work with a great team in a multi-disciplinary setting. We have two growing multi-disciplinary practices at Gungahlin Town Centre and Canberra City West, providing services in physiotherapy, podiatry, massage, exercise physiology and pilates. We pride ourselves on our education program and the support we offer for our physios, both new grads and experienced therapists alike.
